Namak Haraam
Namak Haraam (Hindi: नमक हराम, Nastaliq: نمک ہرام, English: Traitor) is a 1973 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The music is by R.D. Burman, the screenplay by Gulzar, and lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. It also stars Rekha, Asrani, Raza Murad, A.K. Hangal, Simi Garewal and Om Shivpuri. Rajesh Khanna received his third BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) in 1974 for this film.
This was the second Hrishikesh film with Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh after Anand. "Diye Jalte Hai, Phool Khilte Hai", "Nadiya se dariya, Dariye se sagar" and "Main Shayar Badnaam" are the most memorable melodies, all rendered powerfully by Kishore Kumar and picturised on Rajesh Khanna. Namak Haraam was a hit at the box office. It was remade in Tamil as Unakkaga Naan with Sivaji Ganesan.
| Directed by | Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Jayendra Pandya Rajaram Satish Wagle |
| Written by | Sampooran Singh Gulzar D.N. Mukherjee Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
| Starring | Rajesh Khanna Amitabh Bachchan Rekha Simi Garewal A.K. Hangal Asrani |
| Music by | Rahul Dev Burman |
| Cinematography | Jaywant Pathare |
| Edited by | Das Dhaimade |
Production
company | |
| Distributed by | R.S.J Productions Ultra Distributors Worldwide Entertainment Group |
Release dates
| 19 November 1973 |
Running time
| 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Cast
- Rajesh Khanna as Chander Singh/Somnath 'Somu'
- Amitabh Bachchan as Vikram Maharaj 'Vicky'
- Simi Garewal as Manisha
- Rekha as Shyama
- Asrani as Dhondu, Shyama's brother
- A. K. Hangal as Bipinlal Pandey
- Manju as Rama, Pandey's assistant
- Om Shivpuri as Damodar Maharaj
- Manmohan as Jai Singh
- Durga Khote as Somu's mother
- Manisha as Sarla, Somu's sister
- Raza Murad as Alam
- Jayshree T. as Courtesan
- Darshan
- Neelam
- Lalita Kumari
- Yogesh Chhabra
- Habiba
- Kamal Deep
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