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Achanak is a 1973 Indian Hindi film, directed by Gulzar, written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, and starring Vinod Khanna. Gulzar received a Filmfare nomination as Best Director for this film. Even though Gulzar is an accomplished lyricist, this film did not have any songs in it. K.A. Abbas earned a Filmfare nomination for best story. It is inspired by the real-life sensational 1958 murder case KM Nanavati v State of Maharashtra.
Original Release
01/01/1973
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Vinod Khanna | Major Ranjeet Khanna |
| Om Shivpuri | Dr. Chaudhary |
| Lily Chakravarty | Pushpa Bakshi / Pushpa R. Khanna / Pushpa Khanna |
| Farida Jalal | Nurse Radha |
| Iftekhar | Colonel Bakshi / Col. Bakshi |
| Kamaldeep | S.P. Gupta / S P Gupta |
| Ravi Raaj | Prakash |
| Baby Pinky | Baby girl in the train |
| Vikram Sahu | (as Inderjit) |
| Bihari Khare |
Directors
Writers
Gulzar, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, Meraj, Mohini N. Sippy
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Vinod Khanna | Major Ranjeet Khanna |
| Om Shivpuri | Dr. Chaudhary |
| Lily Chakravarty | Pushpa Bakshi / Pushpa R. Khanna / Pushpa Khanna |
| Farida Jalal | Nurse Radha |
| Iftekhar | Colonel Bakshi / Col. Bakshi |
| Kamaldeep | S.P. Gupta / S P Gupta |
| Ravi Raaj | Prakash |
| Baby Pinky | Baby girl in the train |
| Vikram Sahu | (as Inderjit) |
| Bihari Khare | |
| Somender | |
| Shridhar Naik | |
| Vijay Sharma | Chottu |
| Govardhan Asrani | Dr. Kailash |
| Keshto Mukherjee | Man in the train |
| Ravi Kumar | Child actor |
| Maqsood | Inspector |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Raj N. Sippy | Producer |
| Romu N. Sippy | Producer |
