Rakhi (transl. 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. 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. Pasamalar was remade in Telugu as Rakta Sambandham, which went on to be remade again in Hindi as Aisa Pyaar Kahan.