Achanak () is a 1998 Indian action thriller film directed by Naresh Malhotra starring Govinda and Manisha Koirala. The film was a box office failure. During a song in the climax, Govinda's getup resembles Jim Carrey's in The Mask.

Plot

Wealthy industrialist Yashpal Nanda (Saeed Jaffrey) is widowed and lives with his daughter, Nisha (Pinky Singh), and two sons, Vijay (Rahul Roy), and Arjun (Govinda). He gets Nisha married to Nilesh (Dalip Tahil), while Vijay marries Madhu (Farah Naaz), and Yashpal is on the look-out for a suitable bride for Arjun. Arjun lives a charmed life, surrounded by the family he loves and working at his family's thriving business. Then he meets Pooja (Manisha Koirala), and his life gets even better. The two quickly fall in love. Yashpal is overjoyed and happy with Arjun's choice and cannot wait for them to get married. The Nanda family's world gets turned upside down when Nisha and then Vijay pass away suddenly, leaving the family devastated. Pooja is mistakenly convicted of murder, and Arjun must save her while he keeps up his family responsibilities, but his father soon meets a cruel end as well. The police arrive on the scene to arrest Arjun for murder. Now, on the run from both the police and the mysterious criminals, Arjun and Pooja work to expose the truth while evading a fate at the hands of either.

Achanak (1998 film)

Cast

Govinda as Arjun Nanda

Manisha Koirala as Pooja

Farha Naaz as Madhu Nanda

Rahul Roy as Vijay Nanda

Johnny Lever as Joni / Moni / Toni Kapoor

Pinky Singh as Nisha Nanda

Saeed Jaffrey as Yashpal Nanda

Paresh Rawal as Sagar Srivastav

Dalip Tahil as Nilesh

Tinnu Anand as Police Inspector Pandey

Vishwajeet Pradhan as Sagar Srivastav's Henchman

Navneet Nishan as Anjali

Dinesh Hingoo as P.K Sharma

Viju Khote as Veternity Dr. M.Dasturi

Sanjay Dutt (Cameo) Vikram;Vicky Verma

Shahrukh Khan (Cameo) Ajay Sharma

Soundtrack

References

External links

Planet Bollywood review

1990s Hindi-language films

Indian action thriller films

Films scored by Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen

Achanak (1998 film)