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Naam
Naam
	Poster
Directed by	Mahesh Bhatt
Written by	Salim Khan
Produced by	Kumar Gaurav
Starring	Nutan; Kumar Gaurav; Sanjay Dutt; Poonam Dhillon; Amrita Singh; Paresh Rawal
Cinematography	Pravin Bhatt
Edited by	David Dhawan
Music by	Laxmikant Pyarelal
Distributed by	Aryan Films
Release date	12 September 1986;
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Naam (transl. Name) 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.^[1]^[2] 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.^[3] The soundtrack for the movie also contributed to its huge success. "Chithi Aayi Hai"^[4] (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

Track listing

Song	Singer	Ref
"Veriya Ve Kiya Kya Kasoor Maine"	Lata Mangeshkar	^[5]
"Chithi Aayi Hai, Aayi Hai, Chitthi Aayi Hai"	Pankaj Udhas	^[5]
"Tu Kal Chala Jayega" (Duet)	Manhar Udhas, Mohammed Aziz	^[5]
"Tu Kal Chala Jayega" (Solo)	Mohammed Aziz	^[5]
"Ameeron Ki Shaam Gareebon Ke Naam"	Mohammed Aziz	^[5]
"Tere Dil Ki Tu Jaane"	Kavita Krishnamurthy	^[5]