Journey) is a 1970 Indian Hindi romantic drama film produced by the Mushir-Riaz duo and directed by Asit Sen, based on a novel by Bengali writer Ashutosh Mukherjee.

[2] The film stars Ashok Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore and Feroz Khan in lead roles.

[4] Rajesh Khanna beautifully conveys his character's desperation and his conviction that surviving by a slender thread is not really living.

The movie starts with the desperate attempt of surgeon Dr. Neela (Sharmila Tagore) to save a patient, who she knew was not going to survive.

Neela, due to financial troubles, starts working as a tutor where she meets her student's (Mahesh Kothare) elder brother, businessman Shekhar Kapoor (Feroz Khan).

In a surprising twist during the trial, Shekhar's mother Mrs. Kapoor (Nadira), who was always hostile to her daughter-in-law, testifies in favour of her unblemished character.

Heart-broken and devastated, Neela has lost the will to live, but Dr. Chandra consoles her and takes her under his wing to make her a great surgeon like him.

The film ends with Neela sending her brother-in-law Montu (Mahesh Kothare) abroad for studies and dedicating her life to the medical profession.

[6] In a retrospective review, Rediff.com wrote: "Safar is a story of ordinary people grappling with staggering challenges and compromises.

But in this refreshingly non-melodramatic fare, a murmur of protest, an escaped sob and a half-concealed smirk are the only emotional luxuries its characters afford themselves in the inexplicable journey of life, the eponymous safar of the title.