Koshish

Koshish
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	13 October 1972;
Running time	125 min
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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]

The film won two National Film Awards for Best Screenplay for Gulzar and Best Actor for Kumar.

Plot

Haricharan 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

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

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
1973	National Film Awards	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	Gulzar	Nominated
		Best Actor	Sanjeev Kumar	Nominated
		Best Actress	Jaya Bhaduri	Nominated

References

^ "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.

External links

Koshish at IMDb

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[1] "Gulzar's 'Koshish' was inspired by a Japanese film, but it is no unthinking remake". 13 December 2017.

[2] "The 'Koshish' continues". The Hindu. 11 September 2004. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[3] "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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