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Achanak (, , ) is an Indian film directed by Naresh Malhotra in 1998. The huge speculations were made that movie is a remake of hollywood movie The Mask due to the fact that actor Govinda had similar getup like Jim Carrey. However, his getup was merely for a song in climax.
Achanak may refer to:
- Achanak (1998 film)
- Achanak (1973 film)
- Achanak (band), a British bhangra band
Achanak (, translation: Suddenly) is a 1973 Hindi film starring Vinod Khanna, and made by Gulzar. Gulzar won 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 KM Nanavati v State of Maharashtra.
1963 movie Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke was also based on the same case.Akshay Kumar starrer 2016 movie Rustom is based on the same case as well.
The film music is composed by Vasant Desai and background score is composed by Salil Chowdhury.
Achanak is a bhangra group signed to the label Nachural Records. The band has six members headed by lead singer, Vijay and are based in the English Midlands.