---
title: 'Namkeen (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gulzar'
released: '1982-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/namkeen-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0216019/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Namkeen (1982)

1982 · 112 min · Drama · India


## Synopsis

Namkeen (transl. Savory), is a 1982 Hindi-language social drama film, directed by Gulzar, and starring Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Shabana Azmi and Waheeda Rehman. It was yet another film by Gulzar made on some very sensitive but untouched aspects of Indian society especially in rural areas. The story Akal Basanta was by Samaresh Basu on whose story, Gulzar had previously made Kitaab (1977).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gulzar](https://cinepixo.com/people/gulzar)
- **Screenplay:** [Gulzar](https://cinepixo.com/people/gulzar)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Rahul Dev Burman](https://cinepixo.com/people/rahul-dev-burman)

## Cast

- [Sharmila Tagore](https://cinepixo.com/people/sharmila-tagore)

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