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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Achanak<br>अचानक<br />
| image = Achanak (1998 film).jpg<br />
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| caption = <br />
| director = [[Naresh Malhotra]]<br />
| producer = [[Vijay Galani]]<br />
| writer = [[Sachin Bhowmick]] (story & screenplay),<br>Anwar Khan (dialogues)<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]]<br />[[Manisha Koirala]]<br />[[Farha Naaz]]<br/><br />
[[Rahul Roy]] <br />
| music = [[Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen]]<br />
| cinematography = Raju Kaygee<br />
| editing = Naresh Malhotra<br />
| studio = Film Folks,<br>Venus <br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{start date|1998|6|12|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 159 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Hindi]]<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
| preceded_by = <br />
| followed_by = <br />
| website = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Achanak''''' ({{lang-en|Suddenly}}) is an Indian action thriller film directed by Naresh Malhotra in [[Bollywood films of 1998|1998]]. During a song in the climax, [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]]'s getup resembles [[Jim Carrey]]'s in ''[[The Mask (1994 film)|The Mask]]''.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Wealthy industrialist Yashpal Nanda ([[Saeed Jaffrey]]) is widowed and lives with his daughter, Nisha (Pinky Singh), and two sons, Vijay ([[Rahul Roy]]), and Arjun ([[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]]). He gets Nisha married to Nilesh ([[Dalip Tahil]]), while Vijay marries Madhu ([[Farah Naaz]]), and Yashpal is on the look-out for a suitable bride for Arjun. Arjun lives a charmed life, surrounded by the family he loves and working at his family's thriving business. Then he meets Pooja ([[Manisha Koirala]]), and his life gets even better. The two quickly fall in love. Yashpal is overjoyed and happy with Arjun's choice and cannot wait for them to get married. The Nanda family's world gets turned upside down when Nisha and then Vijay pass away suddenly, leaving the family devastated. Pooja is mistakenly convicted of murder, and Arjun must save her while he keeps up his family responsibilities, but his father soon meets a cruel end as well. The police arrive on the scene to arrest Arjun for murder. Now, on the run from both the police and the mysterious criminals, Arjun and Pooja work to expose the truth while evading a fate at the hands of either.<br />
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== Characters ==<br />
* [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]]... Arjun Nanda<br />
* [[Manisha Koirala]]... Pooja<br />
* [[Farha Naaz]]... Madhu Nanda<br />
* [[Rahul Roy]]... Vijay Nanda<br />
* [[Johnny Lever]]... Joni/Moni/Toni Kapoor<br />
* Pinky Singh... Nisha Nanda<br />
* [[Saeed Jaffrey]]... Yashpal Nanda <br />
* [[Paresh Rawal]]... Sagar Srivastav <br />
* [[Dalip Tahil]]...Nilesh<br />
* [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]]... Himself<br />
* [[Sanjay Dutt]]... Himself<br />
* [[Navneet Nishan]]... Anjali<br />
* [[Dinesh Hingoo]]... P.K Sharma<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! # !! Songs !! Singers<br />
|-<br />
|1 || "Dil Le Gaya Chor Pakdo" || [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]] and [[Johnny Lever]]<br />
|-<br />
|2 || "Duniya Bhulake" || [[Kumar Sanu]] and [[Alka Yagnik]]<br />
|-<br />
|3 || "Ek Soni Kudi Dila De" || Abhijeet Bhattacharya and Alka Yagnik<br />
|-<br />
|4 || "Jaane Jaana" || Abhijeet Bhattacharya and Alka Yagnik<br />
|-<br />
|5 || "Na Koi Awaaz De Humko" || Alka Yagnik and [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]<br />
|-<br />
|6 || "Oonchi Oonchi Deewaron Mein" || Hariharan and Alka Yagnik<br />
|-<br />
|7 || "Jhoomle" || Abhijeet Bhattacharya and [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|id=0286421|title=Achanak}}<br />
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[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen]]<br />
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