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{{short description|1978 film by Basu Bhattacharya}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{About|the 1978 film|the flower|Combretum indicum}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Madhu Malti
| image = Madhu Malti.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Basu Bhattacharya]]
| producer = Chitra Katha
| writer = [[Gyandev Agnihotri]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Sachin (actor)|Sachin]]<br>[[Sarika]]<br>[[Nadira]]
| music = [[Ravindra Jain]]
| cinematography =
| editing = Tanvir Ahmed
| distributor =
| released = 25 August 1978
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Madhu Malti''''' ({{trans|''[[Combretum indicum]]''}}) is a coming-of-age [[Bollywood films of 1978|1978]] [[Bollywood|Hindi]] film directed by [[Basu Bhattacharya]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gulzar |last2=Nihalani |first2=Govind |last3=Chatterjee |first3=Saibal |authorlink1=Gulzar |authorlink2=Govind Nihalani |authorlink3=Saibal Chatterjee |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |date=2003 |publisher=[[Popular Prakashan]] |isbn=978-81-7991-066-5 |page=532 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |date=1999 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94325-7 |page=64 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Ray |first1=Bibekananda |title=Conscience of The Race |date=2005 |publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting |isbn=978-81-230-2661-9 |page=63 |url=https://archive.org/details/CONSCIENCEOFTHERACEINDIASOFFBEATCINEMA/page/n85/mode/2up |language=en}}</ref> Produced by Chitra Katha, the film stars [[Sachin (actor)|Sachin]] and [[Sarika]] in the title roles.<ref>{{cite book |title=Screen World Publication's 75 Glorious Years of Indian Cinema: Complete Filmography of All Films (silent & Hindi) Produced Between 1913-1988 |date=1988 |publisher=Screen World Publication |page=302 |language=en}}</ref> This was [[Gulshan Grover]]'s film debut.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Shreya |title=Actors nowadays are kaamchors, they avoid experimenting: Gulshan Grover |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/actors-nowadays-are-kaamchors-they-avoid-experimenting-gulshan-grover/story-KwqLVwYRQn2uCLCnbCMiHM.html |accessdate=10 September 2020 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=17 May 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Arunachalam |first1=Param |title=BollySwar: 1981 - 1990 |publisher=Mavrix Infotech Private Limited |isbn=978-81-938482-2-7 |page=84 |language=en}}</ref> It also marked the singing debut of composer [[Ravindra Jain]], who composed the soundtrack.<ref name="Jain">{{cite news |last1=Menon |first1=Sriprakash |title=India's nightingales to ring in leading music director Dr Ravindra Jain's 72nd birthday |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-india-s-nightingales-to-ring-in-leading-music-director-dr-ravindra-jain-s-72nd-birthday-2064891 |accessdate=10 September 2020 |work=[[DNA India]] |date=28 February 2015 |language=en}}</ref> The film tells the love story of Madhu and Malti, two college students.<ref name="Indian-films">{{cite book |title=Indian Films |date=1978 |page=231 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AckHAQAAIAAJ&q=%22sachin+sarika+nadira%22 |language=en}}</ref> The film was released on 25 August 1978 and was certified U by the [[Central Board of Film Certification]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Madhu Malti |journal=[[The Gazette of India]] |date=15 November 1980 |volume=467 |pages=4180–4181 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.1980.467/page/n47/ |publisher=[[Government of India Press, Nilokheri|Government of India Press]]}}</ref>

==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:<ref name="Indian-films"/>
*[[Sachin (actor)|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]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kallapur |first1=Malati |title=Drama personified |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bangalore-times/Drama-personified/articleshow/1447611206.cms |accessdate=10 September 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |publisher=The Times Group |date=20 September 2001 |language=en}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The film's soundtrack was composed by [[Ravindra Jain]], and the playback singers included [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]], [[Hemlata (singer)|Hemlata]], [[Suresh Wadkar]].<ref name="Indian-films"/> Jain also sang one of the songs, for the first time in his career.<ref name="Jain"/>
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|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Song !! Singer(s)
|-
| "Duniya Se Door Ek Nai Duniya "
| [[Hemlata (singer)|Hemlata]], [[Suresh Wadkar]]
|-
| "Sagar O More Sagar"
| [[Ravindra Jain]]
|-
| "Bachpan Mohe Peechhe Bulaye "
| Hemlata
|-
| "Jo Sirf Khushi Ka Mol Kare "
| [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]
|}

== Reception ==
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==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=015680}}
* {{BFI|4ce2b89449ae1}}
* [https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/madhu-malti/cast/ ''Madhu Malti''] at [[Bollywood Hungama]]

[[Category:1978 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]

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