Achanak movie Details
Achanak movie is an Bollywood film directer Naresh Malhotra in 1998. Huge speculations were made that the movie is a remake of the Hollywood movie The Mask due to the fact that actor Govinda had a similar getup to Jim Carrey. However, his getup was merely for a song in the climax
- Directer : Naresh Malhotra
- Producer: Vijay Galani
- Writer : Sachin Bhowmick, Anwar Khan
- Starring: Govinda, Manisha Koirala, Farha Naaz
- Music : Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen
- Cinematography: Raju Kaygee
- Edited: Naresh Malhotra
- Production company: Film Folks, Venus
- Art Direction: Sharmishta Roy
- Costume Design: Mrs. Renu Malhotra
- Makeup Department :Anil,Haider,Latika Jathar,Sharad Jhende,Kaushal
- Production Management: Naresh Khanna, Kamlesh Modi,
- Assistant Director: Sandeep Bhowmik, Manoj Sati, K.V. Shankar,
- Art Department: Ram Dhani, Rahul
- Sound Department: S.C. Bhambri, Ashok Desai, Sunil Kotian,
- Special Effects: Carlton D’Mello, Francis Fernandes, Prafull Gade, Kabir Lal, Satyan Patel
- Stunts: Mahesh Dahiya, Wilfred Pereira, Tinnu Verma
- Genres: Action, Mystery, Thriller
- Release date: 12 June 1998
- Running time: 159 minutes
- Country: India
- Language: Hindi
Story of the film
Yashpal Nanda, a wealthy industrialist, is a widower and resides with his two sons, Arjun and Vijay, and daughter, Nisha. He arranges for Nisha to wed Nilesh, while Vijay weds Madhu and Yashpal to search for an appropriate spouse for Arjun. Arjun has an idyllic existence, working at his family’s successful business and living with his beloved family. After meeting Pooja, his life becomes even better.
The two fall in love right away. Yashpal is ecstatic at Arjun’s decision and is eager for them to tie the knot. The tragic deaths of Nisha and Vijay upend the Nanda family’s world and leave them in a state of shock. After Pooja is wrongfully accused of murder, Arjun must save her while continuing to fulfill his familial obligations. However, his father also suffers a terrible fate shortly after.
When the cops show up, Arjun is taken into custody for alleged murder. Arjun and Pooja are now attempting to uncover the facts while avoiding being caught by either the police or the enigmatic crooks.
Star Cast:
- Govinda … Arjun Nanda
- Manisha Koirala … Pooja
- Farha Naaz … Madhu Nanda
- Rahul Roy … Vijay Nanda
- Johnny Lever … Joni / Moni / Toni (as Johny Lever)
- Navneet Nishan … Anjali
- Saeed Jaffrey … Yashpal Nanda
- Tinnu Anand … Inspector Pandey
- Paresh Rawal … Sagar Srivastav
- Dalip Tahil … Nilesh
- Vishwajeet Pradhan
- Bobby Sainy … (as Bobby Saini)
- Baby Arshima Thapar
- Master Sunil Manve
- Viju Khote Vij … Veterinary doctor
- Dinesh Hingoo … P.K. Sharma
- Raj Tilak Raj Tilak… Police Commissioner (DCP)
- Dev Sharma
- Pinky Singh … Nisha Nanda
- Sanjay Dutt … Self
- Shah Rukh Khan
Achanak Movie Songs/Music :
- “Dil Le Gaya Chor Pakdo” – Abhijeet Bhattacharya and Johny Lever
- “Duniya Bhulake” – Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik
- “Ek Soni Kudi Dila De” – Abhijeet Bhattacharya and Alka Yagnik
- “Jaane Jaana” – Abhijeet Bhattacharya and Alka Yagnik
- “Na Koi Awaaz De Humko” – Alka Yagnik and Hariharan
- “Oonchi Oonchi Deewaron Mein” – Hariharan and Alka Yagnik
- “Jhoomle” – Abhijeet Bhattacharya and Kavita Krishnamurthy
“Duniya Bhulake” Full Video Song:
- Music Director: Dilip Sen – Sameer Sen
- Singer: Abhijeet & Alka Yagnik
- Lyrics: Sameer
“Dil Le Gaya Chor Pakdo” Full Video Song:
- Music Director: Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen
- Singer: Abhijeet, Johnny Lever
- Lyrics: Sameer
Achanak Movie Review:
This film review are Mostly Positive from Critics, IMDB Public Reviewing site give 4.1 Star Out Of 10 Star with Reviewers are 232.
Critics Rating Z.B. from Amazon give 4.5 star out of 5 Star.
Achanak Movie Box Office Collection:
INDIA
| Schedule | Amount (in Crores) |
|---|---|
| First Day Friday | 0.43 Crores |
| End of Opening Weekend | 1.27 Crores |
| End of Week 1 | 2.20 Crores |
| Lifetime Collection | 4.07 Crores |
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