Haath Ki Safai
| Haath Ki Safai | |
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| 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. 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.
The film was later remade in Telugu as Manushulu Chesina Dongalu (1976) and in Tamil as Savaal (1981).