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][2] The film was remade in Tamil in 1977 as Uyarndhavargal starring Kamal Haasan and Sujatha.[3]
| Koshish | |
|---|---|
 Film 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 |
The film won two National Film Awards for Best Screenplay for Gulzar and Best Actor for Kumar.
Plot
editHaricharan and Aarti are a poor youngsters who are deaf and mute. They fall in love with each other and get married. Haricharan works as a shoe-shiner to earn a living. Later, they have a child, but the child dies because of a greedy man named Kanu. The couple is devastated, and later are blessed with a second child and they lead a happy life. One day, a police officer sees Haricharan and impressed by his kind and honest nature, he gives him a job. Soon, Haricharan earns more and their financial condition improves. Their son grows up.
Years later, Aarti dies. Haricharan is employed in a company. His employer's daughter is deaf and mute and the employer wants to fix Haricharan's son's wedding with his daughter. Haricharan declines as his employer is richer than him but the employer convinces him. Seeing the daughter, Haricharan is reminded of Aarti and agrees for the wedding. The son opposes the alliance as she is deaf and mute, much to Haricharan's distress. He berates him, and reminds him that even his mother was mute. The son realises his mistake and agrees to marry the employer's daughter.
Cast
edit- Sanjeev Kumar as Haricharan Mathur "Hari"
- Jaya Bhaduri as Aarti Mathur
- Om Shivpuri as Narayan
- Asrani as Kanu
- Dina Pathak as Durga
- Seema Deo as Teacher
- Yash Sharma as bicycle storage keeper
- Rehana as Bulbul
- Moolchand as Second man who answered the phone
- Dilip Kumar as Himself (Guest Appearance)
Music
edit| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Soja Baba Mere Soja" | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Humse Hai Watan Hamara" | Sushma Shreshta |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | National Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Gulzar | Won |
| Best Actor | Sanjeev Kumar | Won | ||
| 1974 | BFJA Awards | Best Actor (Hindi) | 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
edit- ^ "Gulzar's 'Koshish' was inspired by a Japanese film, but it is no unthinking remake". 13 December 2017.
- ^ "The 'Koshish' continues". The Hindu. 11 September 2004. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Gulzar's 'Koshish' was inspired by a Japanese film, but it is no unthinking remake". Scroll.in. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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