| Namak Haraam | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Editing by | Das Dhaimade |
| Studio | Mohan Studios |
| Distributed by | R.S.J Productions Ultra Distributors Worldwide Entertainment Group |
| Release date(s) | 19 November 1973 |
| Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Namak Haraam (Devanagari: नमक हराम, Nastaliq: نمک ہرام; translation: traitor), 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.
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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.
The lyrics for this film were written by Anand Bakshi and music was composed by Rahul Dev Burman.
| Song title | Singers | Time | Notes |
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| "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 | 5:22 | Popular song |
| "Sooni Re Sejaria" | Asha Bhosle | 2:38 | |
| "Woh Jhoota Hai Vote Na Usko Dena" | Kishore Kumar | 3:29 |
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