Achanak (1973 film)

Achanak
Achanak film poster
Directed byGulzar
Written byKhwaja Ahmad Abbas
Gulzar
Produced byRaj N. Sippy
Romu N. Sippy
StarringVinod Khanna
Lily Chakravarty
Asrani
CinematographyK. Vaikunth
Edited byWaman B. Bhosle
Gurudutt Shirali
Music byVasant Desai
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Achanak (transl. Suddenly) is a 1973 Indian Hindi-language film, directed by Gulzar, written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, and starring Vinod Khanna. Gulzar received a Filmfare nomination as Best Director for this film. Even though Gulzar is an accomplished lyricist, this film did not have any songs in it.[1] K.A. Abbas earned a Filmfare nomination for best story.[2] It is inspired by the real-life sensational 1958 murder case KM Nanavati v State of Maharashtra.[3]

1963 movie Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke was also based on the same case.[4] Akshay Kumar starrer 2016 movie Rustom is based on the same case as well.[5]

The film had no songs, the background score is composed by Vasant Desai.

  1. ^ Gavankar, Nilu N. (2011). The Desai trio and the movie industry of India. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse. p. 236. ISBN 978-1-4634-1941-7.
  2. ^ "1st Filmfare Awards 1953" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Inspired by Nanavati". Hindustan Times. 19 December 2002. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  4. ^ Parsai, Gargi (12 August 2010). "Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke (1963)" – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. ^ "Gulzar's Achanak is what Akshay Kumar's Rustom would have been if it didn't take the easy way out". 21 January 2023.