Madhu Malti

Madhu Malti
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Directed by	Basu Bhattacharya
Written by	Gyandev Agnihotri
Produced by	Chitra Katha
Starring	Sachin Sarika Nadira
Edited by	Tanvir Ahmed
Music by	Ravindra Jain
Release date	25 August 1978
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Madhu Malti (transl. Combretum indicum) is a coming-of-age 1978 Hindi film directed by Basu Bhattacharya. Produced by Chitra Katha, the film stars Sachin and Sarika in the title roles. This was Gulshan Grover's film debut. The film tells the love story of Madhu and Malti, two college students. The film was released on 25 August 1978 and was certified U by the Central Board of Film Certification.

Plot

Madhu (Sachin) and Malti (Sarika) are college students, who are assigned by their professor, Anil Sharma, to play the title parts in a college play based on Romeo and Juliet. The two fall in love along the way but are forced to move to a big city to realise their love, as their traditional families oppose to their relationship. The later move to Goa, where a Goan couple looks after them, but soon decide to go back home and confront the situation.

Cast

The film's cast included:

• Sachin as Madhu
• Sarika as Malti
• Nadira
• Gulshan Grover
• Dinesh Thakur
• Arvind Deshpande
• Manik Dutt
• Bharat Bhushan
• Sulabha Deshpande
• Parveen Paul
• Abha Dhulia
• Benjamin Gilani
• Prema Narayan
• Jayadev Hattangadi

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by Ravindra Jain, and the playback singers included Mukesh, Hemlata, Suresh Wadkar. Jain also sang one of the songs, for the first time in his career.

Reception