Rakhi (1962 film)

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{{Infobox film

| name = Rakhi

| image = Rakhi 1962.jpg

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| director = A. Bhimsingh

| based_on = Pasamalar (Tamil)(1961) by A. Bhimsingh

| producer = Sivaji Ganesan{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/Blast-from-the-past-RAKTHA-SAMBANDHAM-1962/article16076658.ece|title=Blast from the past: RAKTHA SAMBANDHAM (1962)|date=20 October 2016|access-date=18 November 2021|website=Thehindu.com}}

| writer = A. Bhimsingh (screenplay), Rajendra Krishan (dialogue and lyrics)

| starring = {{ubl|

• Ashok Kumar
• Pradeep Kumar
• Waheeda Rehman
• Mehmood

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| narrator =

| music = Ravi

| cinematography = G. Vittal Rao

| editing = A.Paul Durai Singham
R. Thirumala

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| released = {{Film date|1962}}

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| country = India

| language = Hindi

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Rakhi ({{trans|The sacred thread}}) is a 1962 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by A. Bhimsingh and starring Ashok Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Pradeep Kumar and Mehmood.{{cite book|title=Collections|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=4 October 2011|year=1991|publisher=Update Video Publication}} A major success, This film had Kumar winning the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance and screenwriter K. P. Kottarakara won the Filmfare Award for Best Story. It was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Movie and Mehmood was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film was shot at Neptune Studios in Chennai. This film was a remake of the Tamil film Pasamalar, which went on to be remade again in Hindi as Aisa Pyaar Kahan.