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Namkeen (1982)

2h 9m

Running Time

Namkeen (1982)

Name: Namkeen
Genre: Drama
Released: 1982-01-01

2h 9m

Running Time

Plot.

Nimki (Sharmila Tagore) is the mortar that holds her fragile family together. She looks after her younger sisters, the mute, sweet Meethu (Shabana Azmi) and spirited Chinki (Kiran Vairale). Together the three sisters care for their aging Amma (Waheeda Rehman), a troubled, frail woman bordering on senile dementia. Geru (Sanjeev Kumar), an itinerant construction hauler in the family's village for a brief contract, rents a room from the family, and before long bonds of friendship and even love develop between Geru and the sisters.

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Cast & Crew.

Sanjeev Kumar

Waheeda Rehman

Sharmila Tagore

Shabana Azmi

Kiran Vairale

Gulzar

Screenplay / Director

Samaresh Basu

Story

Ram Mohan

Kishanlal

Rahul Dev Burman

Music Director

T.P. Jain

Dhaniram

Kamaldeep

Gerulal's friend

M. Sampat

Cinematography

Bhag Singh

Kartar Singh

Waman B. Bhosle

Editor

Gurudutt Shirali

Editor

Details.

Release Date
January 1, 1982

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 9m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

Namkeen (transl. Salty), 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