Koshish
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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 |
| 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
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- 1972 films
- 1970s Hindi-language films
- 1970s Indian 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
- Films about deaf people