---
title: 'Achanak (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gulzar'
released: '1973-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/achanak-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215466/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Achanak (1973)

1973 · 96 min · Drama, Action · India


## Synopsis

Achanak (transl. Suddenly) is a 1973 Indian Hindi-language 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 K. M. Nanavati v State of Maharashtra.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gulzar](https://cinepixo.com/people/gulzar)
- **Screenplay:** [Khwaja Ahmad Abbas](https://cinepixo.com/people/khwaja-ahmad-abbas)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Salil Chowdhury](https://cinepixo.com/people/salil-chowdhury)
- **Producer:** [Raj N. Sippy](https://cinepixo.com/people/raj-n-sippy)

## Cast

- [Govardhan Asrani](https://cinepixo.com/people/govardhan-asrani)
- [Farida Jalal](https://cinepixo.com/people/farida-jalal)
- [Vinod Khanna](https://cinepixo.com/people/vinod-khanna)

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