Amitabh Bachchan and Smita Patil starrer 'Namak Halaal': Read trivia

Amitabh Bachchan's movies have often left quite a mark on masses. Amitabh Bachchan's movies include Zanjeer, Sholay, Black, Bla, and many more. One of Amitabh Bachchan's iconic action-comedy films with Smita Patil that won many hearts was film, Namak Halaal. Here are some of fascinating facts from popular film, Namak Halaal.

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Amitabh Bachchan and Smita Patil's 'Namak Halaal' movie trivia

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• classical song Pag Ghungroo Bandhe Meera Nache which was sung by rewned singer Kishore Kumar h a part of classical lyrics that was sung by famous classical singer P Satyanarayan Mishra.
• popular "I can talk English scene" was mainly improvised in film, and it was shot with director Prakash Mehra outside room, this was a condition Amitabh Bachchan set as he could t stop laughing on scene at that time. 
• Popular actor Shashi Kapoor in this film is seen playing a subtle role unlike most of his films with Bachchan where he plays a loudmouth.
• Shashi Kapoor's clos for film were designed by his wife Jennifer Kendal. actor was 44 years old during that time but his wife was vised to provide clos for a 25-year-old. 

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• scene in film where Amitabh Bachchan's character loses his shoe at a party in water is taken directly from popular flick, Party, that starred Peter Sellers as a bumbling Bollywood actor. 
• popular track Jawaani Jan-E-Man was remixed in album Die Hard by DJ Jiten. This was first time song was remixed in year 1993.
• Actor Smita Patil was hugely upset after shooting Aaj Rapat Jaye. actor locked up herself in her room and cried for hours and did t want to be a commercial actress. She also did t wish to sing and dance. Even while shooting song she was majorly upset and it was Amitabh who put her at a little ease.
• Actor Parveen Babi's make up artist tried many looks on her for song Raat Baki Baat Baki. It is kwn to have taken her very long to finalize vamp look as seen in song.
• This film was Smita Patil's first commercial film. She was later kwn as heroine of only art films.
• This was film where Prakash Mehra worked with Bappi Lahiri for very first time.