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Namak Halaal

  • 19821982
  • 2h 51m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.6K
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Namak Halaal (1982)
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Brought up by his grandfather, Arjun Singh moves to the city in search of a new job and life. While in the city he meets Bhairon, who helps him find a job as a singer in a 5-star hotel owned... Read allBrought up by his grandfather, Arjun Singh moves to the city in search of a new job and life. While in the city he meets Bhairon, who helps him find a job as a singer in a 5-star hotel owned by Raja.Brought up by his grandfather, Arjun Singh moves to the city in search of a new job and life. While in the city he meets Bhairon, who helps him find a job as a singer in a 5-star hotel owned by Raja.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Prakash Mehra
  • Writers
    • Surendra Kaul
    • Kader Khan(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Waheeda Rehman
    • Shashi Kapoor
    • Amitabh Bachchan
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  • Director
    • Prakash Mehra
  • Writers
    • Surendra Kaul
    • Kader Khan(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Waheeda Rehman
    • Shashi Kapoor
    • Amitabh Bachchan
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    • 10User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Shashi Kapoor and Parveen Babi in Namak Halaal (1982)
    Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor in Namak Halaal (1982)
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    Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, and Parveen Babi in Namak Halaal (1982)
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    Waheeda Rehman
    Waheeda Rehman
    • Savitridevias Savitridevi
    Shashi Kapoor
    Shashi Kapoor
    • Rajaas Raja
    Amitabh Bachchan
    Amitabh Bachchan
    • Arjun Singhas Arjun Singh
    Smita Patil
    Smita Patil
    • Poonamas Poonam
    Parveen Babi
    Parveen Babi
    • Nishaas Nisha
    Om Prakash
    Om Prakash
    • Dasrath Singh (Daddu)as Dasrath Singh (Daddu)
    Ranjeet Bedi
    Ranjeet Bedi
    • Ranjit Singhas Ranjit Singh
    • (as Ranjeet)
    Satyendra Kapoor
    Satyendra Kapoor
    • Girdaras Girdar
    Ram Sethi
    Ram Sethi
    • Bhaironas Bhairon
    • (as Ram P. Sethi)
    Kamal Kapoor
    Kamal Kapoor
    • Sanyal (Raja's father)as Sanyal (Raja's father)
    Chandrashekhar Vaidya
    Chandrashekhar Vaidya
    • Mehta (Lawyer)as Mehta (Lawyer)
    • (as Chandrashekhar)
    Ashalata Wabgaonkar
    Ashalata Wabgaonkar
    • Nisha's motheras Nisha's mother
    Dev Kumar
    Dev Kumar
    • Devaas Deva
    Harish Magon
    • Poonam's blind brotheras Poonam's blind brother
    Nandita Thakur
    Nandita Thakur
    • Hotel Clerkas Hotel Clerk
    Viju Khote
    Viju Khote
    • Talwar Sethas Talwar Seth
    Suresh Oberoi
    Suresh Oberoi
    • Bhim Singhas Bhim Singh
    Bob Christo
    Bob Christo
    • The Hitman appointed to kill Rajaas The Hitman appointed to kill Raja
    • Director
      • Prakash Mehra
    • Writers
      • Surendra Kaul
      • Kader Khan(dialogue)
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    Storyline

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    Young Arjun (Amitabh Bachchan) is brought up by his Daddu (Om Prakash), who decides for him to go to the city in search of a new job and life. While in the city he meets Bhairon (Ram P. Sethi), who helps him find a job as a servant in a 5-star hotel owned by Raja (Shashi Kapoor). In the hotel, Arjun meets Poonam (Smita Patil) and falls in love with her. During this time, many attempts are made to kill Raja by the one and only Girdar Singh (Satyendra Kapoor) and his son Ranjeet (Ranjeet). All these attempts are thwarted by Arjun. Will he be able to save Raja from these attacks? —gavin@sunny_deol2009@yahoo.com
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    • Trivia
      The classical song Pag Ghungroo Bandhe Meera Nache sung by Kishore Kumar had a part of classical lyrics (Sa Sa Sa Re Ga Re Ga Pani Ni Sa Sa Sa) this particular verse was sung by classical singer P Satyanarayan Mishra.
    • Quotes

      Arjun Singh: I know such English that I will leave the British behind. You see sir, I can talk English, I can walk English, I can laugh English, I can run English, because English is such a funny language. Bhairo becomes Byron because their minds are very narrow. In the year 1929 when India was playing Australia at the Melbourne stadium Vijay Hazare and Vijay Merchant were at the crease. Vijay Merchant told Vijay Hazare "Look Vijay Hazare Sir, this is a very prestigious match and we must consider it very prestigiously. We must take this into consideration, the consideration that this is an important match and ultimately this consideration must end in a run." In the year 1979 when Pakistan was playing against India at the Wankhede stadium Wasim Raja and Wasim Bari were at the crease and they took the same consideration. Wasim Raja told Wasim Bari, "Look Wasim Bari, we must consider this consideration and considering that this is an important match we must put this consideration into action and ultimately score a run." And both of them considered the consideration and ran and both of them got out.

    • Connections
      Featured in Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Pag Ghungroo Bandh
      Performed by Kishore Kumar

      Lyrics by Anjaan

      Music by Bappi Lahiri

    User reviews10

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Only Amitabh Bachchan could pull this one off!
    For anyone who may not know what a one-actor movie was like, this is the best example. This plot is ridiculous, and really makes no sense. It's full of cliched situations, hackneyed lines, melodrama, comedy... you name it!

    But Amitabh Bachchan can make anything convincing, and this movie is by no means an exception. Everyone turns in a decent performance - Shashi Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Ranjit, Om Prakash, Smita Patil... But it is the Megastar who overshadows everyone with his towering presence. Without him, this movie would have been a non-starter... The story is about separation / mistaken identities / misunderstandings / love / hate / loyalty / good vs evil - everything, really! Amitabh's is a brilliant performance on all counts, in an otherwise silly film! And did I mention that it is ridiculously funny?
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    • Mar 2, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 30, 1982 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Loyal Servant
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 51 minutes
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