Back Namkeen Welsh Namkeen German نمکین (فیلم) Persian नमकीन (फ़िल्म) Hindi नमकीन (१९८२ चित्रपट) Marathi नमकीन (सन् १९८२या संकिपा) NEW
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| Directed by | Gulzar |
| Screenplay by | Gulzar |
| Based on | Akal Basanta by Samaresh Basu |
| Produced by | Jayant Malkan |
| Starring | Sanjeev Kumar Sharmila Tagore Shabana Azmi Waheeda Rehman Kiran Vairale |
| Cinematography | M. Sampat |
| Edited by | Waman Bhosle Gurudutt Shirali |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
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Running time | 112 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Namkeen (transl. Salty), is a 1982 Hindi-language social drama film, directed by Gulzar, and starring Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Shabana Azmi and Waheeda Rehman. It was yet another film by Gulzar made on some very sensitive but untouched aspects of Indian society especially in rural areas. The story Akal Basanta was by Samaresh Basu on whose story,[1] Gulzar had previously made Kitaab (1977).[2]
The film won the National Film Awards in 1983 for Best Audiography for Essabhai M. Suratwala. At the 30th Filmfare Awards, Namkeen won Best Story and Best Art Direction, while Waheeda
- ^ "Samaresh Basu Birth Anniversary: Here Are 5 Films Based on His Novels". News18. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ Gulazar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia Of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 357. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.