''Koshish'' () is a 1972
India
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Hindi
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-language
romantic drama
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movie starring
Sanjeev Kumar
Sanjeev Kumar (born Harihar Jethalal Jariwala; 9 July 1938 – 6 November 1985) was an Indian actor. He is well remembered for his versatility and genuine portrayal of his characters. He acted in genres ranging from romantic dramas to thrille ...
and
Jaya Bhaduri
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, written and directed by
Gulzar
Sampooran Singh Kalra (born 18 August 1934), known professionally as Gulzar, is an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of greatest Urdu poets of this ...
. 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''. The film was remade in Tamil in 1977 as ''
Uyarndhavargal
''Uyarnthavargal'' () is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by T. N. Balu, starring Kamal Haasan and Sujatha. The film deals with a deaf-mute couple and their struggle in society. It is a remake of the 1972 Hindi film ''Koshish''.
P ...
'' starring
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema and has also appeared in some Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali f ...
and
Sujatha.
The film won two
National Film Awards
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for Best Screenplay to Gulzar and Best Actor to Kumar.
Plot
Haricharan and Aarti are poor couples 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 couples are much devastated, but later they 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 gets employed in a company. His employer's daughter is deaf and mute and the employer wants to fix Haricharan's son's wedding to his daughter. Haricharan declines as his employer is richer than him but the employer convinces him. Seeing, the daughter, Haricharan gets memories of Aarti and agrees for the marriage. The son opposes the alliance as she is deaf and mute, much to Haricharan's distress. He berates him, and tells that even his mother was mute too. The son realises his mistake and agrees to marry the employer's daughter.
Cast
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Sanjeev Kumar
Sanjeev Kumar (born Harihar Jethalal Jariwala; 9 July 1938 – 6 November 1985) was an Indian actor. He is well remembered for his versatility and genuine portrayal of his characters. He acted in genres ranging from romantic dramas to thrille ...
as Haricharan Mathur "Hari"
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Jaya Bhaduri
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as Aarti Mathur
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Om Shivpuri
Om Shivpuri (14 July 1938 – 15 October 1990) was an Indian theatre actor-director and character actor in Hindi films.
A National School of Drama, New Delhi alumnus, Shivpuri became the first chief of the National School of Drama Repertory Co ...
as Narayan
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Asrani
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as Kanu
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Dina Pathak
Dina Pathak (née Gandhi; 4 March 1922 – 11 October 2002) was an Indian actress and director of Gujarati theatre and also a film actor. She was an activist and President of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW).
A doyenne of Hindi ...
as Durga
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Seema Deo
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Early life
She was born and brought up in Girgaum, Mumbai.
Personal life
She was married to actor Ramesh ...
as Teacher
* Yash Sharma as bicycle storage keeper
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Moolchand
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Dilip Kumar
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as Himself (Guest Appearance)
Music
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1972 films
1970s Hindi-language films
Indian Sign Language films
Films featuring a Best Actor National Award-winning performance
Films about disability in India
Hindi films remade in other languages
Films directed by Gulzar
Films whose writer won the Best Original Screenplay National Film Award
Indian remakes of Japanese films
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