Achanak (1973 film)
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. K.A. Abbas earned a Filmfare nomination for best story. It is inspired by the real-life sensational 1958 murder case KM Nanavati v State of Maharashtra.
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| Directed by | Gulzar |
| Written by | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Gulzar |
| Produced by | Raj N. Sippy Romu N. Sippy |
| Starring | Vinod Khanna Lily Chakravarty Asrani |
| Cinematography | K. Vaikunth |
| Edited by | Waman B. Bhosle Gurudutt Shirali |
| Music by | Vasant Desai |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
1963 movie Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke was also based on the same case. Akshay Kumar starrer 2016 movie Rustom is based on the same case as well.
The film had no songs, the background score is composed by Vasant Desai.
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