Namkeen

Namkeen
Namkeen
	Film poster
Directed by	Gulzar
Screenplay by	Gulzar
Based on	Akal Basanta; by Samaresh Basu
Produced by	Jayant Malkan
Starring	Sanjeev Kumar; Sharmila Tagore; Shabana Azmi; Waheeda Rehman; Kiran Vairale
Cinematography	M. Sampat
Edited by	Waman Bhosle; Gurudutt Shirali
Music by	R. D. Burman
Release date	2 April 1982;
Running time	112 min
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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,^[1] Gulzar had previously made Kitaab (1977).^[2]

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

^ "Samaresh Basu Birth Anniversary: Here Are 5 Films Based on His Novels". News18. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
^ Gulazar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia Of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 357. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.

[1] "Samaresh Basu Birth Anniversary: Here Are 5 Films Based on His Novels". News18. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

[GulazāraNihalani2003-2] Gulazar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia Of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 357. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.

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