Atithee (1978)
2h 18m
Running Time
July 22, 1978Release Date
Plot.
Navendhu Kumar lives a poor lifestyle with his handicapped father, Mohan, housewife mom, two unmarried sisters, Leela and Rajni, a younger brother, Kundan, and a sweetheart in Meena. He works for Avinash Gupta, however, when differences occur, he is framed by Gupta for breaking and entering, arrested by the police, tried in Court, and exiled from the town for a period of 12 months. After he leaves, the family is almost destitute and are exploited by Gupta. Then some months later, a young man, Anand, comes to visit them, informing them that Navendhu has sent him. He gives them some money for day to day expenses, gets some clothes for everyone, and a wheelchair for Mohan. He arranges the marriage of Rajni with her boyfriend, Ajay, despite strong opposition from Gupta, and falls in love with Leela. What the Kumar family do not know is that Anand is a fugitive on the run from the police in Bombay, and he harbors a dark secret that will change their lives forever.
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Cast & Crew.

Shashi Kapoor
Anand

Shabana Azmi
Leela M. Kumar / Julie

Shatrughan Sinha
Navendhu M. Kumar

Vidya Sinha
Meena / Martha

Utpal Dutt
Avinash Gupta

Mac Mohan
Abdullah

Deven Verma
Station Master

Bharat Bhushan
Mohan Kumar

Anandji Veerji Shah
Music Director

Kalyanji Veerji Shah
Music Director

Bunny Reuben
Publicist

Urmila Bhatt
Mrs. M. Kumar

Ganesh Basak
Art Direction

Gayatri
Rajni M. Kumar

Shyam Khandekar
Makeup Artist

Azim Bhai
Fight Choreographer

Radheshyam
Makeup Artist

Belchar Pereira
Makeup Artist

Nath Grover
Makeup Artist

Arabind Sen
Director / Producer

Kishore Kumar
Playback Singer

Asha Bhosle
Playback Singer

Marshall Braganza
Director of Photography

Mahendra Kapoor
Playback Singer

V. V. Gandhi
Sound

Anuradha Paudwal
Playback Singer

Anjaan
Lyricist

Manna Dey
Playback Singer

Varma Malik
Lyricist

Prafulla Roy
Story / Screenplay

Mukhram Sharma
Dialogue

Usha Timothy
Playback Singer

Ramesh Pai
Editor
Details.
Release DateJuly 22, 1978
Original Nameअतिथी
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 18m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
bollywood
Wiki.
Atithee is a 1978 Bollywood romantic drama film directed by Aravind Sen. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, and Shatrughan Sinha. The movie was based on the 1971 Bengali movie Ekhane Pinjar.