Naam (1986 film)

Naam 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. 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. The soundtrack for the movie also contributed to its huge success. "Chithi Aayi Hai" (The letter has arrived) was selected as one of the 100 songs of the millennium by BBC Radio worldwide.

Plot
Janki Kapoor and her two sons Ravi and Vicky come from a poor family and have difficulty making ends meet.

To add to this burden, the family has to consider the waywardness of Vicky, who is always getting into trouble with the law. Ravi, on the other hand, is a hard-working, responsible son who earns for the family, but also makes sacrifices for Vicky. Vicky is determined to get a job in Dubai as he has heard of thousands of Indians making a successful living there.

Ravi arranges for Vicky's visa and the money to go Dubai. Once in Dubai, the Kapoors receive no word from him. Vicky has encountered problems in Dubai, as he was cheated out of a job, and his visa was obtained fraudulently. In order to remain in Dubai, he must work for ruthless international smuggler Rana, and must earn his keep or be turned over to the authorities, which eventually leads to Vicky's death by Police with Ravi watching and brothers consoling each other while the film ends.

Awards
Bhatt and Dutt were both lauded as award favorites by many critics upon release of the film, but neither could be awarded any that year since no award ceremony took place in 1987 and 1988 due to security and technical issues.

Cast

 * Nutan as Janki Kapoor
 * Kumar Gaurav as Ravi Kapoor
 * Sanjay Dutt as Vicky Kapoor
 * Poonam Dhillon as Seema Rai
 * Amrita Singh as Rita
 * Paresh Rawal as Rana
 * Rakesh Roshan as himself in a guest appearance
 * Akash Khurana as Aftab Ahmed
 * Ram Mohan as Babu Pakett
 * Ashutosh Gowariker as Jai Singh Kalewar, a taxi driver
 * Mohan Sherry as Narayan
 * Purnima as Ravi and Vicky's grandmother
 * Pankaj Udhas as Himself in the song "Chiththi Aayi Hai"
 * Gurbachan Singh as Narayan's man
 * Ghanshyam Rohera as Mr. Ghanshyam
 * Shehnaz Anand as Mrs. Neetu Ghanshyam
 * Rita Rani Kaul as Mrs. Saira A. Ahmed

Soundtrack
All the songs are written by lyricist Anand Bakshi and music by Laxmikant Pyarelal