Naam (1986 film)

Naam (transl. Name) is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Nutan, Kumar Gaurav, Sanjay Dutt, Poonam Dhillon, Amrita Singh and Paresh Rawal. The film is regarded a milestone in the careers of Mahesh Bhatt, Paresh Rawal and Sanjay Dutt.[1] Naam proved to be a blockbuster at the Indian box office, playing for over a year at a majority of India's cinemas and stands as the eighth-highest-grossing Hindi film of the 1980s decade grossing ₹305 million (US$4.3 million). The soundtrack for the movie also contributed to its huge success. "Chithi Aayi Hai" (The letter has arrived) was selected as one of the 100 songs of the millennium by BBC Radio worldwide.

Naam
Poster
Directed byMahesh Bhatt
Produced byKumar Gaurav
Written bySalim Khan
StarringNutan
Kumar Gaurav
Sanjay Dutt
Amrita Singh
Poonam Dhillon
Paresh Rawal
Music byLaxmikant Pyarelal
CinematographyPravin Bhatt
Edited byDavid Dhawan
Distributed byAryan Films
Release date
  • 12 September 1986 (1986-09-12)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Synopsis

Janki Kapoor and her two sons Ravi Kapoor and Vicky Kapoor come from a poor family, and have difficulties making ends meet.

To add to this burden, the family has to consider the waywardness of Vicky, who is always getting into trouble with the law. Ravi, on the other hand, is a hard-working, responsible son who earns for the family, but also makes sacrifices for Vicky. Vicky is determined to get a job in Dubai as he has heard of thousands of Indians making a successful living there.

Ravi arranges for Vicky's visa and the money to go to Dubai. Once in Dubai, the Kapoors receive no word from him. Vicky has encountered problems in Dubai, as he was cheated out of a job and his visa was obtained fraudulently. In order to remain in Dubai, he must work for ruthless international smuggler Rana, and must earn his keep or be turned over to the authorities, which eventually leads to Vicky's death by Police with Ravi watching and brothers consoling each other while the film ends.

Awards

Bhatt and Dutt were both lauded as award favorites by many critics upon release of the film, but unfortunately neither could be awarded any that year since no award ceremony took place in 1986 and 1987 due to security and technical issues.

Cast

Soundtrack
SongSinger
"Veriya Ve Kiya Kya Kasoor Maine" Lata Mangeshkar
"Chithi Aayi Hai, Aayi Hai, Chitthi Aayi Hai" Pankaj Udhas
"Tu Kal Chala Jayega" (Duet) Manhar Udhas, Mohammed Aziz
"Tu Kal Chala Jayega" (Solo) Mohammed Aziz
"Ameeron Ki Shaam Gareebon Ke Naam" Mohammed Aziz
"Tere Dil Ki Tu Jaane" Kavita Krishnamurthy

References
  1. Srivastava, Priyanka (22 March 2013). "Darker shade of celluloid: Sanjay Dutt's films have echoed dark patches of his life". India Today. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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