Benaam (1974): Amitabh Bachchan And Moushumi Chatterjee

A thriller film released in 1974, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Moushmi Chatterjee, Prem Chopra, and Madan Puri.
This film by Amitabh Bachchan was made in such a way by the director
that till the end the audience will not who the real villain is and what
Is this the climax of this film ?

Welcome you to Amitabh Bachchan’s film Safar once again, and today we talk about Amitabh Bachchan in the film Benaam, which means ‘ Nameless.’ Until he had signed this film, Amitabh Bachchan had not signed for Zanjeer
in 1973, which made him the superstar. He was not a star when he signed
the film Benaam opposite Moushmi Chatterjee and Prem Chopra in the lead
roles. The film was directed by Narendra Bedi. The filmmaker wanted to hide the identity of the villain till the end of the film, keeping the suspense on for the audience.

Story Starts With Amitabh Bachchan

The story starts with Amitabh Bachchan receiving telephone calls from
an unknown number giving him threats. Till the end the caller is a
mysterious person and not revealed by the makers of this suspense
thriller film. Even the voice of the caller has been changed to hide his
identity and the audience will not get a clue from the voice if
revealed during the film. However the film ends with suspense as the
real caller is not identified and ending note for film is…… Please Don’t
Reveal The End.

The dialogues of this film are by writer Kader Khan, and the music is rendered by R. D. Burman.
Some of the dialogues in this film were very catchy and had got
popular. Amitabh plays Amit Srivastava in this film. His son gets kidnapped one night on their way to a party. He and his
Wife Moushmi Chatterjee are a couple, and we witness a murder attempt.
Amit helps the injured victim to the hospital. Amitabh Bachchan receives anonymous threats to hand over evidence. The kidnappers hold his son captive, forcing him to comply with their demands. As the film unfolds, the suspense slowly unravels.

The film is based on the resemblance of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1956 film, ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much.’