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Namak Haraam, is a 1973 Indian Hindi 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. The film was a hit at the box office.
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Crew
4 Music
5 External links
Plot[edit]
The film focused on two friends (Somu and Vicky) and how Somu tries to infiltrate the trade union of his friends. Amitabh Bachchan plays a rich man's son, Vicky, who has a fight with a union leader and later sends his best friend Somu (Rajesh Khanna) to grow bigger than the previous union leader. Rajesh starts getting influenced by the ideals of workers which leads to the confrontation between two friends. This story concentrates on the rise of unions with the backdrop of Mumbai's textile mills and inflation in the early '70s.
Cast[edit]
Rajesh Khanna - Somnath (Somu)/Chander Singh
Amitabh Bachchan - Vikram Maharaj (Vicky)
Simi Garewal - Manisha
Rekha - Shyama
Asrani - Dhondu (Shyama's brother)
A. K. Hangal - Bipinlal Pandey
Manju Asrani - Rama, Pandey's assistant (as Manju)
Om Shivpuri - Damodar Maharaj
Manmohan - Jai Singh
Durga Khote - Somu's Mother
Manisha - Sarla, Somu's sister
Raza Murad - Alam
Jayshree T. - Courtesan
Darshan
Neelam
Lalita Kumari
Yogesh Chhabra
Habiba Rehman (as Habiba)
Kamaldeep (as Kamal Deep)
Crew[edit]
Director - Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Story - Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Biresh Chatterjee, Chandra Kanta Singh, Mohini N. Sippy
Screenplay - Gulzar, D. N. Mukherjee, Biresh Chatterjee, Chandra Kanta Singh, Mohini N. Sippy
Dialogue - Gulzar
Producer - Jayendra Pandya, Rajaram, Satish Wagle
Editor - Das Dhaimade
Cinematographer - Jaywant Pathare
Art Director - Ajit Banerjee
Costume and Wardrobe - Meeta Hassan, Ramlal Maheswari, Madhvi R. Shanker
Choreographer - Gopi Krishna, Habiba Rehman, Kapil
Music Director - Rahul Dev Burman
Lyricist - Anand Bakshi
Playback Singers - Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, Usha Mangeshkar
Music[edit]
The lyrics for this film were written by Anand Bakshi and music was composed by Rahul Dev Burman.
Song "Nadiya se dariya dariya se saagar" was listed at #18 on Binaca Geetmala annual list 1974
Song title Singers Time Notes
"Diye Jalte Hain Phool Khilte Hain" Kishore Kumar 3:40 Popular song
"Nadiya Se Dariya Dariya Se Saagar" Kishore Kumar 2:53 Popular song
"Main Shair Badnaam" Kishore Kumar 2:38 Popular song
"Woh Jhoota Hai Vote Na Usko Dena" Kishore Kumar 3:29