Namak Haraam

Namak Haraam
Movie poster
Directed by	Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Written by	Gulzar D. N. Mukherjee Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Produced by	Jayendra Pandya Rajaram Satish Wagle
Starring	Rajesh Khanna Amitabh Bachchan Simi Garewal Rekha
Cinematography	Jaywant Pathare
Edited by	Das Dhaimade
Music by	Rahul Dev Burman
Production company	Mohan Studios
Distributed by	R. S. J. Productions Ultra Distributors Worldwide Entertainment Group
Release date	23 November 1973 (1973-11-23)
Running time	136 minutes
Language	Hindi

Namak Haraam (transl. Traitor) is a 1973 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The music is by R.D. Burman, the screenplay by Gulzar, and lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. It also stars Rekha, Asrani, Raza Murad, A. K. Hangal, Simi Garewal and Om Shivpuri. Rajesh Khanna received his third BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) in 1974 for this film and Amitabh Bachchan had won his second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1974.

This was the second Hrishikesh Mukherjee film that starred Khanna and Bachchan after Anand. "Diye Jalte Hai", "Nadiya Se Dariya" and "Main Shayar Badnaam" are the most memorable melodies, all rendered powerfully by Kishore Kumar and picturised on Rajesh Khanna. And Kaka, as he was called by friends and fans alike, won the hearts of millions by his meaningful acting and face impressions. The film proved out to be a box office superhit and was the 5th highest-grossing film of 1973. The film was remade in Tamil as Unakkaga Naan.^[1] The core plot of the movie was based on the sub-plot of the 1967 Telugu movie Prana Mithrulu which itself was loosely inspired by the storyline of the 1964 movie Becket.^[2]