Namkeen
Sign in to saveNamkeen (), is a 1982 Hindi-language social drama film, directed by Gulzar, and starring Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Shabana Azmi and Waheeda Rehman. It was yet another film by Gulzar made on some very sensitive but untouched aspects of Indian society especially in rural areas. The story Akal Basanta was by Samaresh Basu on whose story, Gulzar had previously made Kitaab (1977).
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8.3A folk theatre dancer lives with her three daughters in a remote village. Their lives change when a truck driver begins living with them as a tenant.
Released: 1982-04-02129 minDir: GulzarDrama
Cast
- Sanjeev Kumar
- Waheeda Rehman
- Sharmila Tagore
- Shabana Azmi
- Kiran Vairale
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1982
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Hindi
- Director
- Gulzar
- Screenwriter
- Gulzar
- Cast member
- Sharmila Tagore
- Composer
- R. D. Burman
- Narrative location
- Himachal Pradesh
- Duration
- +112
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- Soundtrack
- Awards
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Namkeen (), is a 1982 Hindi-language social drama film, directed by Gulzar, and starring Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Shabana Azmi and Waheeda Rehman. It was yet another film by Gulzar made on some very sensitive but untouched aspects of Indian society especially in rural areas. The story Akal Basanta was by Samaresh Basu on whose story, Gulzar had previously made Kitaab (1977).
The film won the National Film Awards in 1983 for Best Audiography for Essabhai M. Suratwala. At the 30th Filmfare Awards, Namkeen won Best Story and Best Art Direction, while Waheeda Rehman and Kiran Vairale received nominations for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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1982 films1982 Hindi-language filmsAlbum articles lacking alt text for coversFilms about women in IndiaFilms based on short fictionFilms based on works by Samaresh BasuFilms directed by GulzarFilms scored by R. D. BurmanFilms set in Himachal PradeshFilms that won the Best Audiography National Film AwardTemplate film date with 1 release date