Namak Haraam (1973)
Somnath (Somu) lives in a shanty house in a Delhi slum with his widowed mom, and unmarried sister, Sarla. He is friendly with Calcutta-based wealthy Vikram (Vicky) Maharaj. When Vicky's dad, Damodar, has a heart attack and is advised to take bed-rest for two months, Vicky fills in his father's shoes, has a confrontation with a senior employee and union leader, Bipinlal Pandey, which results in a strike.. Damodar starts a chain of events that get out of control, events that may well see the death of one of the friends at the hands of the other. Will Vicky's and Somu's friendship see them through or will it also be a casualty?
Country: India
Directors: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Casts: Amitabh Bachchan as Vikram (Vicky) Maharaj, Rajesh Khanna as Somnath (Somu) / Chander Singh, Simi Garewal as Manisha, Rekha as Shyama, Asrani as Dhondu, Shyama's brother, A.K. Hangal as Bipinlal Pandey, Durga Khote as Somu's Mother, Om Shivpuri as Damodar Maharaj, Manmohan as Jai Singh, Raza Murad as Alam, Jayshree T. as Courtesan, Yogesh Chhabra , Darshan , Lalita Kumari , Habiba Rehman , Kamaldeep , Manisha as Sarla (Somu's sister), Manju Asrani as Rama (Pandey's assistant)
