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Directed by | Mahesh Bhatt |
Written by | Salim Khan |
Produced by | Kumar Gaurav |
Starring | Nutan Kumar Gaurav Sanjay Dutt Poonam Dhillon Amrita Singh Paresh Rawal |
Cinematography | Pravin Bhatt |
Edited by | David Dhawan |
Music by | Laxmikant Pyarelal |
Distributed by | Aryan Films |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Naam (transl. Name) is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Nutan, Kumar Gaurav, Sanjay Dutt, Poonam Dhillon, Amrita Singh and Paresh Rawal. The film is regarded a milestone in the careers of Mahesh Bhatt, Paresh Rawal and Sanjay Dutt.[1][2] Naam proved to be a blockbuster at the Indian box office, playing for over a year at a majority of India's cinemas and stands as the eighth-highest-grossing Hindi film of the 1980s decade.[3] The soundtrack for the movie also contributed to its huge success. "Chithi Aayi Hai"[4](The letter has arrived) was selected as one of the 100 songs of the millennium by BBC Radio worldwide.