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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name       = Koshish
| name           = Koshish
| image       = KoshishFilmPoster.jpg
| image         = KoshishFilmPoster.jpg
| caption     = Poster
| caption       = Poster
| director   = [[Gulzar]]
| director       = [[Gulzar]]
| producer   = Romu N.Sippy<br> Raj N.Sippy  
| producer       = Romu N. Sippy<br />Raj N. Sippy  
| writer     = Gulzar
| writer         = [[Gulzar]]
| starring   = [[Sanjeev Kumar]]<br>[[Jaya Bhaduri]]
| starring       = [[Sanjeev Kumar]]<br />[[Jaya Bachchan|Jaya Bhaduri]]
| music       = [[Madan Mohan (composer)|Madan Mohan]]
| music         = [[Madan Mohan (composer)|Madan Mohan]]
| cinematography = K. Vaikunth
| cinematography = K. Vaikunth
| editing     = Waman B. Bhosle <br> Gurudutt Shirali  
| editing       = Waman B. Bhosle<br />Gurudutt Shirali  
| studio     =
| studio         =
| distributor =  
| distributor   =  
| released   = {{Film date|1972|12|1|df=y}}
| released       = {{release date|1972|12|01|df=y}}
| runtime     = 125 min
| runtime       = 125 min
| country     = India
| country       = [[India]]
| language   = Hindi
| language       = [[Hindi]]
| budget     =  
| budget         =  
}}
}}
'''''Koshish''''' ({{lang-hi|कोशिश}}, [[translation]] Effort) is a 1972 [[India]]n [[Hindi]]-language [[romantic drama]] movie starring [[Sanjeev Kumar]] and [[Jaya Bhaduri]], and directed by [[Gulzar]].
'''''Koshish''''' ({{trans|Effort}}) is a 1972 [[India]]n [[Hindi]]-language [[romantic drama]] movie starring [[Sanjeev Kumar]] and [[Jaya Bachchan|Jaya Bhaduri]], written and directed by [[Gulzar]]. The movie depicts a deaf and mute couple and their conflicts, pain and struggle to carve out a niche for themselves in a desensitized society. It was inspired by the 1961 Japanese film ''Happiness of Us Alone''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 September 2004 |title=The 'Koshish' continues |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/the-koshish-continues/article28672874.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727095555/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/the-koshish-continues/article28672874.ece |archive-date=27 July 2020 |access-date=16 June 2021}}</ref> The film was remade in Tamil in 1977 as ''[[Uyarndhavargal]]'' starring [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gulzar's 'Koshish' was inspired by a Japanese film, but it is no unthinking remake |url=https://scroll.in/reel/860661/gulzars-koshish-was-inspired-by-a-japanese-film-but-it-is-no-unthinking-remake |access-date=2020-11-18 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
The movie depicts a deaf and mute couple and their conflicts, pain and struggle to carve out a niche for themselves in a desensitized society. The film was remade in Tamil in 1977 as ''[[Uyarndhavargal]]'' starring [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]. It was inspired by the 1961 Japanese film ''Happiness of Us Alone''.<ref>https://scroll.in/reel/860661/gulzars-koshish-was-inspired-by-a-japanese-film-but-it-is-no-unthinking-remake</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2004/09/11/stories/2004091100820200.htm ]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
The movie is a lesson on how to live life, examining the lives of Hari (Sanjeev Kumar) and Aarthi (Jaya Bhaduri), who are deaf and mute. They meet, fall in love, marry and have a child. They raise him well and he marries a girl similar to his parents. All they have to help them is their hope, confidence and some kindness in the society, along with Uncle Narayan, who is blind. Tragedy strikes their lives as well when they lose their first child thanks to Kanu's greed. But they never give up hope on life and not in one instance during the entire movie do they think about ending it. They live life, fight for it and succeed at a bigger scale than any normal person.
The movie is a lesson on how to live life, examining the lives of Haricharan ([[Sanjeev Kumar]]) and Aarti ([[Jaya Bachchan|Jaya Bhaduri]]), who are deaf and mute. They meet, fall in love, marry and have a child. They raise him well and he marries a girl similar to his parents. All they have to help them is their hope, confidence and some kindness in the society, along with Narayan ([[Om Shivpuri]]), who is blind. Tragedy strikes their lives as well when they lose their first child thanks to Kanu's greed, but they never give up hope on life and not in one instance during the entire movie do they think about ending it. They live life, fight for it and succeed at a bigger scale than any normal person.


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Sanjeev Kumar]] as Hari Charan Mathur
*[[Sanjeev Kumar]] as Haricharan Mathur "Hari"
*[[Jaya Bachchan|Jaya Bhaduri]] as Aarti Mathur  
*[[Jaya Bachchan|Jaya Bhaduri]] as Aarti Mathur  
*[[Om Shivpuri]] as Uncle Narayan  
*[[Om Shivpuri]] as Narayan  
*Seema Deo as Teacher
*[[Asrani]] as Kanu  
*[[Asrani]] as Kanu (Aarti's brother)
*[[Dina Pathak]] as Durga  
*[[Dina Pathak]] as Durga (Aarti's mother)
*[[Seema Deo]] as Teacher
*[[Dilip Kumar]] as Himself (cameo)
*[[Dilip Kumar]] as Himself (Guest Appearance)


==Music==
==Music==
{{Track listing
{|class="wikitable"
| extra_column = Singer(s)
! Song !! Singer
| title1 = Soja Baba Mere | extra1 = [[Mohammad Rafi]] | length1 =
|-
| title2 = Humse Hai Watan Hamara | extra2 = [[Sushma Shreshta]] | length2 =
| "Soja Baba Mere Soja"
}}
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]  
|-
| "Humse Hai Watan Hamara"
| [[Sushma Shreshta]]  
|-
|}


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Recipient !! Result
! Year  
! Award  
! Category  
! Recipient  
! Result
|-
! rowspan="2"|[[20th National Film Awards|1973]]
| rowspan="2"|[[National Film Awards]]
| [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| [[Gulzar]]
| {{Won}}
|-
|-
| 1973 || [[National Film Awards]] || [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] || [[Gulzar]] || {{Won}}
| [[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]  
| [[Sanjeev Kumar]]  
| {{Won}}
|-
|-
| 1973 || National Film Awards || [[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] || [[Sanjeev Kumar]] || {{Won}}
! rowspan="1"|[[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|1974]]
| rowspan="1"| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|BFJA Awards]]
|[[BFJA Award for Best Actor (Hindi)|Best Actor (Hindi)]]
|[[Sanjeev Kumar]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|-
| 1974 || [[Filmfare Awards]] || [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] || ''Koshish'' || {{Nom}}
! rowspan="5"|[[21st Filmfare Awards|1974]]
| rowspan="5"|[[Filmfare Awards]]  
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]]  
| Romu N. Sippy and Raj N. Sippy
| {{Nom}}
|-
|-
| 1974 || Filmfare Awards || [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] || [[Gulzar]] || {{Nom}}
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]]  
| rowspan="2"|[[Gulzar]]  
| {{Nom}}
|-
|-
| 1974 || Filmfare Awards || [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] || Sanjeev Kumar || {{Nom}}
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]]  
|{{Nom}}
|-
|-
| 1974 || Filmfare Awards || [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || [[Jaya Bachchan|Jaya Bhaduri]] || {{Nom}}
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[Sanjeev Kumar]]  
| {{Nom}}
|-
|-
| 1974 || Filmfare Awards || [[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]] || [[Gulzar]] || {{Nom}}
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]  
| [[Jaya Bachchan|Jaya Bhaduri]]  
| {{Nom}}
|-
|-
|}
|}

Revision as of 09:46, 26 July 2021

Koshish
Poster
Directed byGulzar
Produced byRomu N. Sippy
Raj N. Sippy
Written byGulzar
StarringSanjeev Kumar
Jaya Bhaduri
Music byMadan Mohan
CinematographyK. Vaikunth
Edited byWaman B. Bhosle
Gurudutt Shirali
Release date
1 December 1972 (1972-12-01)
Running time
125 min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Koshish (transl. Effort) is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama movie starring Sanjeev Kumar and Jaya Bhaduri, written and directed by Gulzar. The movie depicts a deaf and mute couple and their conflicts, pain and struggle to carve out a niche for themselves in a desensitized society. It was inspired by the 1961 Japanese film Happiness of Us Alone.[1] The film was remade in Tamil in 1977 as Uyarndhavargal starring Kamal Haasan and Sujatha.[2]

Plot

The movie is a lesson on how to live life, examining the lives of Haricharan (Sanjeev Kumar) and Aarti (Jaya Bhaduri), who are deaf and mute. They meet, fall in love, marry and have a child. They raise him well and he marries a girl similar to his parents. All they have to help them is their hope, confidence and some kindness in the society, along with Narayan (Om Shivpuri), who is blind. Tragedy strikes their lives as well when they lose their first child thanks to Kanu's greed, but they never give up hope on life and not in one instance during the entire movie do they think about ending it. They live life, fight for it and succeed at a bigger scale than any normal person.

Cast

Music

Song Singer
"Soja Baba Mere Soja" Mohammed Rafi
"Humse Hai Watan Hamara" Sushma Shreshta

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
1973 National Film Awards Best Screenplay Gulzar Won
Best Actor Sanjeev Kumar Won
1974 BFJA Awards Best Actor (Hindi) Sanjeev Kumar Won
1974 Filmfare Awards Best Film Romu N. Sippy and Raj N. Sippy Nominated
Best Director Gulzar Nominated
Best Story Nominated
Best Actor Sanjeev Kumar Nominated
Best Actress Jaya Bhaduri Nominated

References

  1. "The 'Koshish' continues". The Hindu. 11 September 2004. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. "Gulzar's 'Koshish' was inspired by a Japanese film, but it is no unthinking remake". Scroll.in. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

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