Achanak (1998 film)
Achanak (English: Suddenly) is an Indian action thriller film directed by Naresh Malhotra in 1998. During a song in the climax, Govinda's getup resembles Jim Carrey's in The Mask.
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| Directed by | Naresh Malhotra |
| Produced by | Vijay Galani |
| Written by | Sachin Bhowmick (story & screenplay), Anwar Khan (dialogues) |
| Starring | Govinda Manisha Koirala Farha Naaz Rahul Roy |
| Music by | Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen |
| Cinematography | Raju Kaygee |
| Edited by | Naresh Malhotra |
Production company | Film Folks, Venus |
Release date | 12 June 1998 |
Running time | 159 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
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.
Characters
- Govinda... Arjun
- Manisha Koirala... Pooja
- Farha Naaz... Madhu
- Rahul Roy... Vijay
- Johnny Lever... Joni/Moni/Toni Kapoor
- Paresh Rawal... Sagar
- Dalip Tahil...Nilesh
- Shahrukh Khan... Himself
- Sanjay Dutt... Himself
- Navneet Nishan... Anjali
- Dinesh Hingoo... P.K Sharma
Soundtrack
| # | Songs | Singers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Dil Le Gaya Chor Pakdo" | Abhijeet Bhattacharya and Johnny Lever |
| 2 | "Duniya Bhulake" | Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik |
| 3 | "Ek Soni Kudi Dila De" | Abhijeet Bhattacharya and Alka Yagnik |
| 4 | "Jaane Jaana" | Abhijeet Bhattacharya and Alka Yagnik |
| 5 | "Na Koi Awaaz De Humko" | Alka Yagnik and Hariharan |
| 6 | "Oonchi Oonchi Deewaron Mein" | Hariharan and Alka Yagnik |
| 7 | "Jhoomle" | Abhijeet Bhattacharya and Kavita Krishnamurthy |