: ''For other films, see Dost (disambiguation)'' ''Dost'' () is a 1974 Hindi film. Produced by Premji, it was directed by Dulal Guha. The film stars

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, Asit Sen and Rehman.

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makes a guest appearance. The film's music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal.

Plot

Maanav is an orphan who was brought up by a Catholic Priest, Father Francis. After completing his M.A. he returns home to Taran Devi and finds out that his mentor is dead. He re-locates to Bombay by train, and a man named Gopichand Sharma attempts to steal his luggage, but Maanav chases him and retrieves it. The men become friends, despite of their differences - Maanav wants to lead an honest life, and Gopichand, who is estranged from his wife, a nurse, Kalyani, and son, Munna, is an alcoholic and thief. Gopichand eventually changes his lifestyle, decides to be honest, patches up with his family, but ends up antagonizing his crime boss, Monto Sardar, who chops off his right hand. Maanav gets him a job with Hercules Milk Foods. Maanav meets with and falls in love with Kaajal Gupta, who is the daughter of the owner of Hercules Milk Foods, much to the chagrin of her father, who wants her to marry Shyamal. Then one day Maanav disappears from Gopichand and Kaajal's lives. He re-locates to Simla and it is here that he learns that things have spiraled out of control as Gopichand has been arrested for marketing contaminated milk powder resulting in the deaths of hundreds of children. Maanav decides to return to Bombay and attempts to make sense as to why Gopichand committed this crime.

Cast

as Maanav *

as Kaajal "Kaju" Gupta *

as Gopichand "Gopi" Sharma *

as Anand (Guest Appearance) *

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as Shyamal * Kanhaiyalal (actor) as Gadibabu * Anwar Hussain as Ustad Monto Sardar * Abhi Bhattacharya as Father Francis *

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as Gupta's ex-servant released from jail *

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as Kalyani Sharma * Master Bunty as Munna Sharma * Raju as Rajesh "Raju" Gupta * Maruti Rao as Akbar * Rehman as Mr. Gupta (Kaajal's father) * H. L. Pardesi as Petty Thief * Heena Kausar as Bindu (as Hina Kausar) * Raj Mehra as Police Commissioner * Asit Sen as the Police Inspector who arrested Kaajal * Satyendra Kapoor as Father Rebello (as Satyendra Kapoor) * Chand Usmani ina a guest appearance * Jagdish Raj as Police Inspector who paid visit to Mr. Gupta after Shyamal's death (uncredited)

Awards

;

22nd Filmfare Awards The 22nd Filmfare Awards were held in 1975. ''Roti Kapda Aur Makaan'' led the ceremony with 11 nominations, followed by ''Kora Kagaz'' with 7 nominations and'' Garm Hava'' with 5 nominations. ''Garm Hava'' and ''Roti Kapda Aur Makaan'' won 3 ...

: Nominated * Best Supporting Actor –

* Best Lyricist –

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for "Gaadi Bula Rahi Hai" * Best Male Playback Singer –

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for "Gaadi Bula Rahi Hai"

Soundtrack

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0071436, Dost 1974 films Indian crime films 1970s Hindi-language films Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal Films directed by Dulal Guha Hindi-language crime films