Namak Haraam

Namak Haraam

146 mins | Drama, Action | Nov. 19, 1973

Somnath (Somu) lives in a shanty house in a Delhi slum with his widowed mom, and unmarried sister, Sarla. He is friendly with Calcutta-based wealthy Vikram (Vicky) Maharaj. When Vicky's dad, Damodar, has a heart attack and is advised to take bed-rest for two months, Vicky fills in his father's shoes, has a confrontation with a senior employee and union leader, Bipinlal Pandey, which results in a strike.. Damodar starts a chain of events that get out of control, events that may well see the death of one of the friends at the hands of the other. Will Vicky's and Somu's friendship see them through or will it also be a casualty?

Namak Haraam

146 mins | Drama, Action | Nov. 19, 1973

Namak Haraam
Somnath (Somu) lives in a shanty house in a Delhi slum with his widowed mom, and unmarried sister, Sarla. He is friendly with Calcutta-based wealthy Vikram (Vicky) Maharaj. When Vicky's dad, Damodar, has a heart attack and is advised to take bed-rest for two months, Vicky fills in his father's shoes, has a confrontation with a senior employee and union leader, Bipinlal Pandey, which results in a strike.. Damodar starts a chain of events that get out of control, events that may well see the death of one of the friends at the hands of the other. Will Vicky's and Somu's friendship see them through or will it also be a casualty?
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers
Original title Namak Haraam
Directors Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Writers D.N. Mukherjee, Gulzar, Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Cast

Amitabh Bachchan

as Vikram (Vicky) Maharaj

Rajesh Khanna

as Somnath (Somu) / Chander Singh

Simi Garewal

as Manisha

Rekha

as Shyama

Asrani

as Dhondu, Shyama's brother

A.K. Hangal

as Bipinlal Pandey

Durga Khote

as Somu's Mother

Om Shivpuri

as Damodar Maharaj

Manmohan

as Jai Singh

Raza Murad

as Alam

Jayshree T.

as Courtesan

Darshan

as

Manisha

as Sarla (Somu's sister)

Manju Asrani

as Rama (Pandey's assistant)