Haathi Mere Saathi combined the magic of the marquee with the charisma of a circus. Ramu, the elephant, went that one step ahead of his performing circus counterpart by also weeping, smiling and ...

How we all waited for the song “Chal chal mere saathi, o mere haathi”. How we clapped at seeing elephants push a car, bring a rope to the hero! How I missed Ram Chander then!

There was a superhit song ' Chal Chal Mere Haathi ' where the elephant pulls Rajesh Khanna and Tanuja's broken-down car. Again this would not be approved by the Animal Welfare board," says Nilahani.

Haathi Mere Saathi (and its catchy title song, ‘Chal, chal, chal, mere haathi, O mere saathi’), a story about an orphan (Khanna) and four elephants building a life and livelihood together ...