Benaam (1974 film)
Benaam (lit. 'Nameless') is a 1974 Bollywood thriller film directed by Narendra Bedi. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Moushumi Chatterjee and Prem Chopra. Madan Puri also appears in a very different role. The scenes between Amitabh Bachchan and Madan Puri are conceived nicely where both are effective. The film was a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much. The film was remade in Kannada as Thirugu Baana.with Ambarish reprising role of Amitabh Bachchan as protagonist and Kannada Actress Aarathi reprising the role of Moushumi Chatterjee
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| Directed by | Narendra Bedi |
| Produced by | Ranjit Virk |
| Written by | Narendra Bedi Jayant Dharmadhikari Kader Khan |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Moushumi Chatterjee Sharat Saxena Prem Chopra |
| Music by | Rahul Dev Burman |
| Cinematography | Kaka Thakur |
| Edited by | Waman B. Bhosle Gurudutt Shirali |
Production company | Filmalaya Studio Mohan Studios R.K. Studios Rajkamal Studios Shree Sound Studio |
| Distributed by | Ranjit Films Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd. |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹0.8 lakhs(equivalent to ₹21 crores or US$3 million in 2019) |
Plot
Sheela (Moushumi Chatterjee) and Amit Srivastav (Amitabh Bachchan) are a married couple having a son. One night on their way to a party, they witness a murder attempt on a press reporter. Amit admits the victim, who is in a critical condition, to a hospital. He had found a torn part of an invitation at the place of the attempted murder which he had pocketed. Soon afterwards, Amit begins to receive anonymous threats to hand over the evidence that he has. Amit's son is kidnapped and an unknown person starts blackmailing Amit into doing what that person dictates. The only way to save his child is to unravel the mystery of that person's identity. Amit with the help of Inspector Jadhav (Satyen Kappu) finally finds the culprit and saves his son.
Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan ...Amit Srivastav
- Moushumi Chatterjee ...Sheela Srivastav
- Satyen Kappu ...Inspector Jadhav
- Prem Chopra ...Mr. Kishenlal (voice-over by Kader Khan)
- Madan Puri ...Gopal
- Iftekhar ...Police Commissioner (as Iftikar)
- Dhumal ...Police Constable Havaldar
- Shubha Khote ...Chachi (as Shobha Khote)
- Jagdish Raj ...Mr. Desai
- D.K. Sapru ...Mr. Sharma (as Sapru)
- Rajpal (as Rajpaul)
- Viju Khote ...Salim
- Sharat Saxena (as Sharad Saxena)
- Deepak
- Chandu
- Mansaram (as Mansa Ram)
- Tun Tun (as Baby Tun Tun)
- Helen as extended cameo (including in song "Aa Raat Jati Hai Chupke Se")
Tracks
- "Aa Raat Jati Hai Chupke Se": Asha Bhonsle & Mohammed Rafi
- "Ek Din Hansana": Lata Mangeshkar
- "Main Benaam Ho Gaya" Yara O Yara: Narendra Chanchal
- "Jab Woh Nikalta Hai": Amit Kumar