''Sagaai'' is a 1966 Bollywood film starring

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and

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Plot

Sheel (

) and Kailash's (

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) marriage is planned by Sheel's father. But fate takes her into the arms of Rajesh (

), and they celebrate their engagement on Sheel's birthday. Rajesh meets with a car accident, conspired by Kailash, and is paralyzed waist down. Rai Sahebh refuses to acknowledge their engagement but Sheel adamantly leaves her home to be with the ailing Rajesh and marries him by Vedic rituals. She nurses him back to health, but is rudely preyed upon by Kailash, who wants to see the end of Rajesh. The film reflects upon the trails and travails of a woman whose husband is ill and paralyzed and she is desired by another man. A very beautiful dance number is performed by Sheel as

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, very much before her life is thrown in such a turmoil.

Cast

* Biswajit as Rajesh *

as Sheel *

as Kailash * Rehman as Dr. Tandon * Jayant as Dwarkanath *

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as Rai Sahib Raghu Prasad (Sheel's Father) *

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as Sheel's Mother *

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as Hariram 'Harry' * Asit Sen as Bansi *

Tun Tun Uma Devi Khatri
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as Hospital Doctor * Helen as Dancer / Singer

Soundtrack

Music is composed by

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, while

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wrote the songs.

External links

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