| Koshish | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Gulzar |
| Written by | Gulzar |
| Produced by | Romu N.Sippy Raj N.Sippy |
| Starring | Sanjeev Kumar Jaya Bhaduri |
| Cinematography | K. Vaikunth |
| Edited by | Waman B. Bhosle Gurudutt Shirali |
| Music by | Madan Mohan |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Koshish (Hindi: कोशिश, translation Effort) is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama movie starring Sanjeev Kumar and Jaya Bhaduri, 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. The film was remade in Tamil in 1977 as Uyarndhavargal starring Kamal Haasan and Sujatha. It was inspired by the 1961 Japanese film Happiness of Us Alone.[1][2]
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.
Cast
- Sanjeev Kumar as Hari Charan Mathur
- Jaya Bhaduri as Aarti Mathur
- Om Shivpuri as Uncle Narayan
- Seema Deo as Teacher
- Asrani as Kanu (Aarti's brother)
- Dina Pathak as Durga (Aarti's mother)
- Dilip Kumar as Himself (cameo)
Music
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Soja Baba Mere" | Mohammad Rafi | |
| 2. | "Humse Hai Watan Hamara" | Sushma Shreshta |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | National Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Gulzar | Won |
| 1973 | National Film Awards | Best Actor | Sanjeev Kumar | Won |
| 1974 | Filmfare Awards | Best Film | Koshish | Nominated |
| 1974 | Filmfare Awards | Best Director | Gulzar | Nominated |
| 1974 | Filmfare Awards | Best Actor | Sanjeev Kumar | Nominated |
| 1974 | Filmfare Awards | Best Actress | Jaya Bhaduri | Nominated |
| 1974 | Filmfare Awards | Best Story | Gulzar | Nominated |
References
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