Benaam (1974 film)
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Benaam is a 1974
Bollywood
thriller film directed by Narenda Bedi. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan
and Moushumi Chatterjee. Prem Chopra the main villain and Madan Puri in a very different role have done full justice to their respective roles. The scenes between Amitabh Bachchan and Madan Puri are conceived nicely where both are effective.
) and Sheela Srivastav (Moushumi Chatterjee) are married to each other and live with their son. One night on their way to a party, they encounter a murder of a press reporter, although Amit could not able to catch a glimpse of the killer. After helping the stabbing victim to the hospital, Amit begins to receive anonymous threats. He also get a torn part of an invitation near the place of the attempted murder which he keeps it assuming this could lead to the killer. The killer captures Amit son and demand the evidence that he has got. The only way to save his child is to unravel the mystery of the killer's identity. Amit and Inspector Jadhav (Satyendra Kapoor) together find the real killer.
Bollywood films of 1974
A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1974:-Highest grossing:The top forty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1974:Box office verdict of the last ten films in above list was flop-1974:-External links:...
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Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
thriller film directed by Narenda Bedi. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
and Moushumi Chatterjee. Prem Chopra the main villain and Madan Puri in a very different role have done full justice to their respective roles. The scenes between Amitabh Bachchan and Madan Puri are conceived nicely where both are effective.
Plot
Amit Srivastav (Amitabh BachchanAmitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
) and Sheela Srivastav (Moushumi Chatterjee) are married to each other and live with their son. One night on their way to a party, they encounter a murder of a press reporter, although Amit could not able to catch a glimpse of the killer. After helping the stabbing victim to the hospital, Amit begins to receive anonymous threats. He also get a torn part of an invitation near the place of the attempted murder which he keeps it assuming this could lead to the killer. The killer captures Amit son and demand the evidence that he has got. The only way to save his child is to unravel the mystery of the killer's identity. Amit and Inspector Jadhav (Satyendra Kapoor) together find the real killer.
Cast
- Amitabh BachchanAmitabh BachchanAmitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
... Amit Srivastav - Moushumi Chatterjee ... Sheela Srivastav
- Satyendra Kapoor ... Inspector Jadhav (as Satyen Kapoo)
- Madan PuriMadan PuriMadan Puri was an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films.-Early life:Madan Singh Puri was born in Nawanshahr, Punjab to S. Nihal Singh Puri and Ved Kaur...
... Gopal - IftekharIftekharIftekhar was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his roles as police officers in several films.-Career:...
... Police Commissioner (as Iftikar) - Dhumal ... Police Constable Havaldar
- Shubha Khote ... Chachi (as Shobha Khote)
- Jagdish RajJagdish RajJagdish Raj Khurana is a former Bollywood actor who holds a Guinness World Record record for being the most type-cast actor. He has played a police inspector in 144 films. He was born in 1928 in the town of Sargodha, British India, which is now in Pakistan...
... Mr. Desai - D.K. Sapru ... Mr. Sharma (as Sapru)
- Rajpal (as Rajpaul)
- Viju KhoteViju KhoteViju Khote is an Indian actor who has worked as character actor in more than 300 films in Hindi cinema and Marathi cinema. He is especially famous as the dacoit Kalia in the film Sholay and the dialogue, Sardar maine aapka namak khaya hai and Robert in movie Andaz Apna Apna...
... Salim - Sharat SaxenaSharat SaxenaSharat Saxena is an Indian actor working in Bollywood films. He has acted in nearly 160 Bollywood films.Saxena started his career in the early 70s and has mainly played either supporting roles of a father, uncle or villainous roles....
(as Sharad Saxena) - DeepakDeepakDeepak is a Sanskrit word meaning lamp , or source of light. In the twentieth century, it became very popular as a first name for male Hindus...
- Chandu
- Mansaram (as Mansa Ram)
Tracks
- Aa raat jati hai chupke se: Asha Bhonsle & Mohammed RafiMohammed RafiMohammad Rafi , was an Indian playback singer whose career spanned four decades. He was awarded National Award and 6 Filmfare Awards. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri awarded by the Government of India....
- Aish karo: Amit KumarAmit KumarAmit Kumar is an Indian film playback singer, actor, director, and music director. He is the son of famous singer and actor Kishore Kumar and Bengali singer and actress Ruma Guha Thakurta. Like his father he too loved singing since childhood and used to sing in Kolkata during Durga Pooja functions...
- Duja koi roye: Mohammad Aziz
- Ek din hansna: Lata MangeshkarLata MangeshkarLata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...
- Mera kunwara padosi: Amit KumarAmit KumarAmit Kumar is an Indian film playback singer, actor, director, and music director. He is the son of famous singer and actor Kishore Kumar and Bengali singer and actress Ruma Guha Thakurta. Like his father he too loved singing since childhood and used to sing in Kolkata during Durga Pooja functions...
& Kavita Krishnamurthy - Moochwale bachche: Kavita Krishnamurthy
- O mata ke soja: S. P. Balasubramaniam & Kavita Krishnamurthy