Benaam (1974 film)

Benaam
Benaam
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Directed by	Narendra Bedi
Produced by	Ranjit Virk
Written by	Narendra Bedi; Jayant Dharmadhikari; Kader Khan
Based on	The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) ; by Alfred Hitchcock
Starring	Amitabh Bachchan; Moushumi Chatterjee; Prem Chopra; Madan Puri
Music by	R. D. Burman
Cinematography	Kaka Thakur
Edited by	Waman B. Bhosle; Gurudutt Shirali
Production; company	Filmalaya Studio; Mohan Studios; R.K. Studios; Rajkamal Studios; Shree Sound Studio
Distributed by	Ranjit Films; Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd.
Release date	18 October 1974;
Running time	117 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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Benaam (lit. 'Nameless') is a 1974 Bollywood thriller film directed by Narendra Bedi. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Moushumi Chatterjee and Prem Chopra. Madan Puri also appears in a very different role. The scenes between Amitabh Bachchan and Madan Puri are conceived nicely where both are effective. The film was a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much. The film was remade in Kannada as Thirugu Baana with Ambarish reprising role of Amitabh Bachchan as protagonist and Aarathi reprising the role of Moushumi Chatterjee.

Plot[edit]

Sheela (Moushumi Chatterjee) and Amit Shrivastav (Amitabh Bachchan) are a married couple having a son. One night on their way to a party, they witness a murder attempt on a press reporter. Amit admits the victim, who is in a critical condition, to a hospital. He had found a torn part of an invitation at the place of the attempted murder which he had pocketed. Soon afterwards, Amit begins to receive anonymous threats to hand over the evidence that he has. Amit's son is kidnapped and an unknown person starts blackmailing Amit into doing what that person dictates. The only way to save his child is to unravel the mystery of that person's identity. Amit with the help of Inspector Jadhav (Satyen Kappu) finally finds the culprit and saves his son.

Cast[edit]

Amitabh Bachchan as Amit Shrivastav
Moushumi Chatterjee as Sheela Shrivastav
Prem Chopra as Kishanlal
Madan Puri as Gopal
Iftekhar as Police Commissioner
Satyen Kappu as Inspector Jadav
Dhumal as Police Constable
Shubha Khote as Chachi
Jagdish Raj as Mr. Desai
D.K. Sapru as Mr. Sharma
Viju Khote as Salim
Kader Khan as Voice On Phone Call
Helen as Poonam

Soundtrack[edit]

Song	Singer
"Main Benaam Ho Gaya"	Narendra Chanchal
"Ek Din Hansana"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Ek Din Hansana" (Short)	Lata Mangeshkar
"Aa Raat Jati Hai, Chupke Se Mil Jaye Dono"	Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle

Release[edit]

The film was released all across India on 18 October1974.

Reception[edit]

The film received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences alike. It was praised for its cast's performance, the screenplay, direction and suspense. It is now regarded as a cult classic.

External links[edit]

Benaam on IMDb

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