Namumkin

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Namumkin
Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Written byD. N. Mukherjee (story)
Bidhu Jha (screenplay)
Produced byBidhu Jha
Starring Raj Babbar
Vinod Mehra
Zeenat Aman
Sanjeev Kumar
Om Shivpuri
Cinematography Vic Sarin
Edited byV. S. Ohm
Anil Saxena
Music by Rahul Dev Burman
Release date
  • 2 December 1988 (1988-12-02)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Namumkin (Impossible) is a 1988 Bollywood mystery film, telling the story of an Asian family exiled from Idi Amin's Uganda. The screenplay was written by Bidhu Jha, who was later elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. [1]

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Plot

Shobha marries a Canada-based big wealthy businessman Ashok Saxena almost twice her age. On the wedding night, Ashok dies by falling out of his balcony.

Sunil Kapoor and his associate get involved in an investigation due to the one million dollars insurance policy of Ashok. His death seems mysterious as the autopsy report mentions heavy alcohol consumption while Ashok Saxena was known to be a complete teetotaler.

Sunil's friend Shakti Kaul who was earlier engaged to Shobha flies down to Canada. Together they start an investigation the circumstances and cause of Saxena's death.

Production

The film was shot entirely in Winnipeg.[ citation needed ]

Cast

Soundtrack

SongSinger
"Saathi Aisa Lagta Hai" Lata Mangeshkar
"Bahut Door Hoke" Kishore Kumar
"Ae Zindagi" (Male) Kishore Kumar
"Ae Zindagi" (Female) Anuradha Paudwal

References

  1. Gupta, Taniya; Navarro-Tejero, Antonia (2014). India in Canada: Canada in India. p. 29. ISBN   9781443855716.