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A series of unfortunate events cause Ramu, a young boy, to lose his parents and his legs. He is befriended by Mohan, a boy with visual impairment, and they team up to survive on the streets.

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Mohan (blind boy)
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Ramnath 'Ramu' Gupta
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Ashok
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Manjula 'Manju' (as Baby Farida)
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Mausi
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Sharma
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Mrs. Gupta
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Head Master
Uma Rajoo ...
Meena
Aziz
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Ashok's employee
Johnny Whisky
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Man standing in balcony during the song jaane walo zara (uncredited)

Directed by

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Satyen Bose

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Ban Bhatt ... (story)
 
Govind Moonis ... (dialogue)
 
Govind Moonis ... (screenplay)

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Tarachand Barjatya ... producer

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Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar ... (as Laxmikant)
Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma ... (as Pyarelal)

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Marshall Braganza

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Nand Kishore Kapoor ... casting coordinator

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Rahul Dev Burman ... musician: special performer
Lata Mangeshkar ... playback singer
Mohammad Rafi ... playback singer: "Chahoonga Main Tujhe"
Majrooh Sultanpuri ... lyricist

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Mr. Gupta passes away after an accident while on duty, leaving behind his ailing wife and school-going son, Ramnath. Both await for some compensation, and when they are informed that the company does not accept liability for Gupta's death, his wife falls down the stairs. and passes out. When Ramnath goes to fetch a doctor, he is knocked down and run over by a speeding car, losing the use of his left leg. When he returns from hospital, he finds that his mom has passed away, and his landlord has evicted him. Penniless and hungry, he roams the streets of Bombay and befriends a blind young man, Mohan, and both use their talents - playing and harmonica and singing respectively to earn some money. Mohan is on the look-out for his sister, Meena, who works as a Nurse in one of the hospitals and hopes to be reunited with her. Both friends befriend a ailing young girl, Manjula, and hope to get some money from her so that Ramnath can attend school. But fate has other plans for them, Manjula passes away, Meena does get to meet Mohan, but refuses to recognize him as she does not wish to associate herself with a lowly beggar; while Ramnath is arrested by the Police for his alleged involvement with a group of robbers. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

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Also Known As
  • Friendship
  • Prijateljstvo (Yugoslavia, Croatian title)
  • Dosti: Dos mendigos (Peru)
  • Дружба (Soviet Union, Russian title)
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Trivia It received six Filmfare Awards, including Best Film in opposition to Raj Kapoor's Sangam (1964).Also got a National Award (Best Film Feature in Hindi), too. It was also screened at the Moscow International Film Festival 1965 as the official Indian entry. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in Khiladi (1992). See more »
Soundtracks Meri Dosti Mera Pyar See more »

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