Achanak (1998 film)

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Achanak
Directed byNaresh Malhotra
Written bySachin Bhowmick
Anwar Khan (dialogues)
Produced byVijay Galani
StarringGovinda
Manisha Koirala
Farha Naaz
Rahul Roy
CinematographyRaju Kaygee
Edited byNaresh Malhotra
Music byDilip Sen-Sameer Sen
Production
companies
Film Folks
Venus
Release date
  • 12 June 1998 (1998-06-12)
Running time
159 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget4.25 crore[1]
Box office7.26 crore[1]

Achanak (English: Suddenly) is a 1998 Indian action thriller film directed by Naresh Malhotra starring Govinda and Manisha Koirala.[2] The film was a box office failure.[3]

Plot[edit]

Wealthy industrialist Yashpal Nanda (Saeed Jaffrey) is widowed and lives with his daughter, Nisha (Pinky Singh), and two sons, Vijay (Rahul Roy), and Arjun (Govinda). He gets Nisha married to Nilesh (Dalip Tahil), while Vijay marries Madhu (Farah Naaz), and Yashpal is on the look-out for a suitable bride for Arjun. Arjun lives a charmed life, surrounded by the family he loves and working at his family's thriving business. Then he meets Pooja (Manisha Koirala), and his life gets even better. The two quickly fall in love. Yashpal is overjoyed and happy with Arjun's choice and cannot wait for them to get married. The Nanda family's world gets turned upside down when Nisha and then Vijay pass away suddenly, leaving the family devastated. Pooja is mistakenly convicted of murder, and Arjun must save her while he keeps up his family responsibilities, but his father soon meets a cruel end as well. The police arrive on the scene to arrest Arjun for murder. Now, on the run from both the police and the mysterious criminals, Arjun and Pooja work to expose the truth while evading a fate at the hands of either.

Cast[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

Achanak
Soundtrack album by
Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen
Released11 May 1998
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelVenus Records & Tapes
# Songs Singers
1 "Dil Le Gaya Chor Pakdo" Abhijeet & Johnny Lever
2 "Duniya Bhulake" Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik
3 "Ek Soni Kudi Dila De" Abhijeet, Alka Yagnik
4 "Jaane Jaana" Abhijeet, Alka Yagnik
5 "Na Koi Awaaz De Humko" Hariharan, Alka Yagnik
6 "Oonchi Oonchi Deewaron Mein" Hariharan, Alka Yagnik
7 "Jhoomle" Abhijeet, Kavita Krishnamurthy

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Achanak – Movie". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. ^ V S Srinivasan (29 August 1998). "Manisha graph goes down". Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  3. ^ "The Star Test". Rediff.com. 9 January 1999. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.

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