Koshish

{{Infobox film

| name = Koshish

| image = KoshishFilmPoster.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Gulzar

| producer = Romu N. Sippy
Raj N. Sippy

| writer = Gulzar

| starring = Sanjeev Kumar
Jaya Bhaduri

| music = Madan Mohan

| cinematography = K. Vaikunth

| editing = Waman B. Bhosle
Gurudutt Shirali

| studio =

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1972|10|13|df=yes}}

| runtime = 125 min

| country = India

| language = Hindi

| budget =

}}

Koshish ({{trans|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.{{Cite web | url=https://www.scroll.in/article/860661/gulzars-koshish-was-inspired-by-a-japanese-film-but-it-is-no-unthinking-remake | title=Gulzar's 'Koshish' was inspired by a Japanese film, but it is no unthinking remake | date=13 December 2017 }}{{Cite news |date=11 September 2004 |title=The 'Koshish' continues |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/the-koshish-continues/article28672874.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727095555/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/the-koshish-continues/article28672874.ece |archive-date=27 July 2020 |access-date=16 June 2021}} The film was remade in Tamil in 1977 as Uyarndhavargal starring Kamal Haasan and Sujatha.{{Cite web |title=Gulzar's 'Koshish' was inspired by a Japanese film, but it is no unthinking remake |url=https://scroll.in/reel/860661/gulzars-koshish-was-inspired-by-a-japanese-film-but-it-is-no-unthinking-remake |access-date=2020-11-18 |website=Scroll.in |date=13 December 2017 }}

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

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! Song !! Singer

"Soja Baba Mere Soja"

| Mohammed Rafi

"Humse Hai Watan Hamara"

| Sushma Shreshta

Awards and nominations

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Year ! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result
rowspan="2"\|1973 \| rowspan="2"\|National Film Awards \| Best Screenplay \| Gulzar \| {{Won}}
Best Actor \| rowspan="2" \| Sanjeev Kumar \| {{Won}}
rowspan="1"\|1974 \| rowspan="1"\| BFJA Awards \|Best Actor (Hindi) \|{{Won}}
rowspan="5"\|1974 \| rowspan="5"\|Filmfare Awards \| Best Film \| Romu N. Sippy and Raj N. Sippy \| {{Nom}}
Best Director \| rowspan="2"\|Gulzar \| {{Nom}}
Best Story \|{{Nom}}
Best Actor \| Sanjeev Kumar \| {{Nom}}
Best Actress \| Jaya Bhaduri \| {{Nom}}

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Year

! Award

! Category

! Recipient

! Result

rowspan="2"|1973

| rowspan="2"|National Film Awards

| Best Screenplay

| Gulzar

| {{Won}}

Best Actor