Dost
1974, Hindi. Directed by Dulal Guha.
Maanav is an orphan who was brought up by a Catholic Priest. After completing his M.A. he returns home and finds out that his mentor is dead. He re-locates to Bombay and a man named Gopichand Sharma attempts to steal his luggage. The men become friends - Gopichand eventually changes his lifestyle, decides to be honest. Maanav gets him a job with Hercules Milk Foods. Maanav meets with and falls in love with the daughter of the owner of Hercules Milk Foods, much to the chagrin of her Dad. Then one day Maanav disappears from Gopichand and Kaajal's lives. He re-locates to Simla and it is here that he learns that things have spiraled out of control.
- Runtime
- 2h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Hindi
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Dost is streaming on Eros Now Select and Ultraplaybox in India.
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Cast & crew
- Dulal GuhaDirector
- DharmendraMaanav
- Hema MaliniKaajal 'Kaju' Gupta
- Shatrughan SinhaGopichand 'Gopi' Sharma
- Ravindra KapoorShyamal
- Kanhaiyalal ChaturvediGadibabu
- Anwar HussainUstad Monto Sardar
- Abhi BhattacharyaFather Francis
- Ramayan TiwariCast
- Kumari NaazKalyani Sharma
- Master BuntyMunna Sharma
- RajuRajesh 'Raju' Gupta
- AltafCast
Details
- Released
- 12 April 1974
- Original title
- दोस्त
- Country
- India
- Written by
- Sachin Bhowmick
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Dost runs 164 minutes (2h 44m).
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Which OTT platform is Dost on?
Dost is streaming on Eros Now Select and Ultraplaybox in India. (Checked 2 November 2026.)
What movies are like Dost?
If you liked Dost, try Homebound, Rogue Agent, What Maisie Knew.
Who directed Dost?
Dost (1974) was directed by Dulal Guha and stars Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha.