Haath Ki Safai

Haath Ki Safai English Skill of Hand, here it means skill in pickpocketing is a 1974 Hindi film produced by I.A Nadiadwala. Directed by Prakash Mehra, the film features Vinod Khanna, who won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, the only nomination and win for the film. The rest of the cast include Hema Malini, Randhir Kapoor, Simi Garewal, Ranjeet and Satyen Kappu. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji. The film became a semihit at the box office.

Two brothers get separated, when fleeing from their village and reach Mumbai. Raju Randhir Kapoor is led to a crook and becomes a Pick pocket under his tutelage. The elder one Shankar Vinod Khanna becomes a CrimeBoss. Shankar is popularly known as Kumar in his circle and is married to Roma Simi Gerwal, who is pregnant with their child. Roma is unaware of his criminal activities. His runs a hotel as a cover for his criminal activities and mostly involved in smuggling gold and diamond. KaminiHema Malini is an orphaned girl, living with her crook uncle. For a dance show she arrive at Mumbai with her troupe and is robbed of her purse by a pickpocket. Raju retrieves her purse only to steal her expensive necklace. Kaminis uncle owesmillion rupees to another criminal Ranjeet. In order to pay his debt he advises Ranjeet to marry Kamini, so that he can inherit her wealth worthmillion. Kamini runs away from her home. In order to trace her, Ranjeet advertises in newspaper that Kamini has run away from home with jewellery worthmillion. Raju is the first one to trace her and entices her to an isolated bungalow. Here Kamini confesses her love for Raju, but he is indifferent and pretends to love her in return. He secretly checks all her baggage for jewellery and disappointed to know that she has none. Shankar is able to trace Raju and trades Kamini for 10,000. Kamini is heartbroken with the reality.Ranjeet pays off Shankar for Kamini, while Kamini slips past his custody just in time. Coincidentally she seeks shelter at Shankers home and Roma comes to know everything about Shanker. She is shocked and tries to commit suicide. Shanker assumes that she has committed suicide, but is saved by Raju in nick of time and takes her home. Since she is pregnant doctor advices her to rest. Shanker is heartbroken and vows give up all his criminal activities. He also gives shelter to Kamini and keeps her at his home. Kamini respects Shanker for his gesture and treats him like elder brot

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