| Haath Ki Safai | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Prakash Mehra |
| Written by | Salim–Javed |
| Story by | Om Dogra Ehtram Husain |
| Based on | Do Ustad (1959 film) |
| Produced by | I.A. Nadiadwala |
| Starring | Vinod Khanna Hema Malini Randhir Kapoor Simi Garewal Ranjeet |
| Cinematography | Sudhin Mazumdar |
| Edited by | R. D. Mahadik |
| Music by | Kalyanji-Anandji |
Production company | Pushpa Pictures |
| Distributed by | Goldmines Telefilms |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Haath Ki Safai (lit. 'Skill of Hand'; a euphemism for pickpocketing) is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language masala film, written by Salim–Javed, produced by I.A Nadiadwala, and directed by Prakash Mehra. The film stars Vinod Khanna, Randhir Kapoor and Hema Malini. Vinod Khanna won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, the only nomination for the film.[1] The rest of the cast includes Simi Garewal, Ranjeet and Satyen Kappu. It was a remake of 1959 film Do Ustad. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji. The film became a "semi-hit" at the box office.[2]
The film was later remade in Telugu as Manushulu Chesina Dongalu (1976)[3] and in Tamil as Savaal (1981).[4]
- ^ "Filmfare Nominees and Winner [sic]" (PDF). The Times Group. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Box Office 1974". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ "Haath ki Safai (1974)". The Hindu. 4 April 2013. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "கமலஹாசன்- ஸ்ரீபிரியா நடித்த வாழ்வே மாயம்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2023.