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{{Infobox film
| name = Khamoshi
| image = Khamoshi, 1969 film.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Asit Sen (director)|Asit Sen]]
| producer = [[Hemant Kumar]]
| writer = {{ubl|[[Asit Sen (director)|Asit Sen]] (screenplay)|[[Gulzar (lyricist)|Gulzar]] (dialogue)}}
| screenplay =
| story = [[Ashutosh Mukherjee (writer)|Ashutosh Mukherjee]]
| based_on = {{based on|''Nurse Mitra'', a short story|[[Ashutosh Mukherjee (writer)|Ashutosh Mukherjee]]}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Waheeda Rehman]]|[[Rajesh Khanna]]|[[Dharmendra]] (special appearance)}}
| music = [[Hemant Kumar]]
| cinematography = [[Kamal Bose]]
| editing =
| studio = Geetanjali Pictures
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1969|04|25}}
| runtime = 127 min
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Khamoshi''''' ({{translation|''Silence''}}) is a 1969 black-and-white [[Hindi]] drama film directed by [[Asit Sen (director)|Asit Sen]], starring [[Waheeda Rehman]] and [[Rajesh Khanna]]. It is especially remembered for its memorable music by [[Hemant Kumar]] and lyrics by [[Gulzar (lyricist)|Gulzar]] in songs such as "Tum Pukaar Lo... Tumhara Intezaar Hai" sung by Hemant Kumar, "Woh Shaam Kuch Ajeeb Thi" by Kishore Kumar and "Humne Dekhi Hai In Aankhon Ki Mehekti Khushboo" sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]]. Though what really made this film stand out was the B&W cinematography by [[Kamal Bose]], who won [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South|Best Cinematographer]] at the [[18th Filmfare Awards]] for his work in the film and received high critical acclaim for Rehman and Khanna's performances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/the-unmatched-hit-streak/976712/|title = The Unmatched Hit Streak - Indian Express}}</ref> Rehman's performance earned her a [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] nomination at the same ceremony.<ref name=hin/> The film was a moderate success at the box-office.<ref>{{cite web|title=The best of Rajesh Khanna|date=31 July 2012 |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/the-best-of-rajesh-khanna-1.382533/|publisher=}}</ref>

''Khamoshi'' was shot in [[Calcutta]] and was based on the Bengali short story titled ''Nurse Mitra'' by noted [[Bengali people|Bengali]] writer, [[Ashutosh Mukherjee (writer)|Ashutosh Mukherjee]] and is a remake of director [[Asit Sen (director)|Asit Sen's]] own Bengali film, ''[[Deep Jwele Jaai]]'' (1959), starring [[Suchitra Sen]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/remakes-of-bengali-films-whats-new-in-this-trend/articleshow/72241437.cms|title = Remakes of Bengali films: What's new in this trend? - Times of India| website=[[The Times of India]] | date=27 November 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা - নিবন্ধ |url=https://archives.anandabazar.com/archive/1140111/11smaran.html |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=archives.anandabazar.com |archive-date=12 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112104758/https://archives.anandabazar.com/archive/1140111/11smaran.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Bengali original proved to be a hit at the box office, especially at the urban centres. Impressed by the story line, producer Vuppunuthula Purushotham Reddy and director G. Ramineedu remade the Bengali film into ''[[Chivaraku Migiledi]]'' (1960), which was a blockbuster.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/Chivaraku-Migiledi-1960/article14022703.ece|title=Chivaraku Migiledi (1960)|first=M. L.|last=Narasimhan|newspaper=The Hindu|date=28 January 2016|publisher=|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
Colonel Sahab, a [[World War II]] veteran doctor, is head of the [[psychiatry ward]] at a hospital. Nurse Radha working the same ward is heart-broken after a civilian patient, Dev Kumar, whom she cured, left the hospital. She had been unable to keep her heart separate from her professional work and had fallen in love with that patient. Arun Choudhary, a writer and poet enters as a patient, suffering from acute mania after being rejected by his lover, Sulekha, a singer. After refusing to take care of him initially, Radha later relents. While caring for Arun, she reminisces about her past and tells a story of how she took care of injured brave army soldiers when she was posted in Ladakh during the Sino-Indian war of 1962.

Gradually, Arun is cured but Nurse Radha, yet again is emotionally involved with her patient. Unable to deal with her complex feelings, Radha becomes emotionally deranged. Ironically she is admitted to the same room of the ward. Colonel Sahab regrets that he always saw a devoted nurse in her and didn't see the woman inside her. Arun promises to wait for her recovery.

==Cast==
* [[Waheeda Rehman]] as Nurse Radha
* [[Rajesh Khanna]] as Arun Choudhary
* [[Dharmendra]] (special appearance) as Dev Kumar (Patient #24)
* [[Nazir Hussain]] as Dr. Colonel Saab
* [[Iftekhar]] as Doctor
* [[Lalita Pawar]] as Matron
* [[Deven Verma]] as Patient #22
* [[Anwar Hussain (actor)|Anwar Hussain]] as Biharilal Gupta
* Snehalata as Sulekha, Arun's girlfriend

==Background==
Director [[Asit Sen (director)|Asit Sen]] (not to be confused with the actor-comedian [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]]) acted in the original Bengali film ''[[Deep Jwele Jaai]]'' (1959) in a role which was essayed by [[Dharmendra]] in ''Khamoshi''. The movie-goers did not recognise Asit Sen in the film, because it was a dark scene marked with the baritone voice of [[Hemant Kumar]]. The director revealed this in an interview in the 1990s.<ref name=hin>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090804050555/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/08/16/stories/2008081653140600.htm Khamoshi 1969] [[The Hindu]], 16 August 2008.</ref> After his success in the off-beat films ''[[Mamta (1966 film)|Mamta]]'' (1966) and ''[[Anokhi Raat]]'' (1968), Sen, wanting to make it big in Bombay as well, decided to remake his Bengali hit.

The lead actress of the film, Waheeda Rehman suggested the name of actor [[Rajesh Khanna]] to Sen, having been impressed by his work in ''[[Aakhri Khat]]'' (1966). She said that her own performance came "nowhere near that of [[Suchitra Sen]] in the original." She credited the director for helping her a lot during difficult scenes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Asitda was a rare talent|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-08-26/kolkata/27257888_1_rajesh-khanna-dev-anand-hindi-version |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104065059/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-08-26/kolkata/27257888_1_rajesh-khanna-dev-anand-hindi-version |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2013 |date=26 August 2001 |work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=29 April 2013}}</ref> Rehman said in an interview that she could not meet the standards set by [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] in ''Chivaraku Migiledi'' (1960) for the character.<ref name="auto"/>

==Music==
The music was composed by [[Hemant Kumar]] and lyrics were written by [[Gulzar]].

# "Woh Shaam Kuch Ajeeb Thi... Yeh Shaam Bhi Ajeeb Hai": [[Kishore Kumar]]
# "Tum Pukaar Lo... Tumhara Intezaar Hai": Hemant Kumar
# "Humne Dekhi Hai Un Aankhon Ki Mehekti Khushboo": [[Lata Mangeshkar]]<ref name="hin" />
# "Aaj Ki Raat Chiraagon": [[Aarti Mukherjee]]<ref>[http://www.raaga.com/channels/hindi/moviedetail.asp?mid=H000102 Khamoshi songs]</ref>
# "Dost Kahaan Koi Tumsa": [[Manna Dey]]

==Awards and nominations==
'''[[18th Filmfare Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|title=1st Filmfare Awards 1953|url=http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf|publisher=|access-date=8 April 2008|archive-date=12 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612065210/http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>'''

'''Won'''

* [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematographer]] (B&W) ''–'' [[Kamal Bose]]

'''Nominated'''
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] ''–'' [[Waheeda Rehman]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0142431|title=Khamoshi}}

[[Category:1969 drama films]]
[[Category:1969 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1969 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films set in psychiatric hospitals]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian short stories]]
[[Category:Films set in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Bengali films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Hemant Kumar]]
[[Category:Films based on works by Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Indian psychological drama films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]

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