| Avishkaar | |
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| Directed by | Basu Bhattacharya |
| Written by | Gyandev Agnihotri Basu Bhattacharya |
| Produced by | Basu Bhattacharya |
| Starring | Rajesh Khanna Sharmila Tagore |
| Cinematography | Nando Bhattacharya |
| Edited by | S. Chakravarty |
| Music by | Kanu Roy |
| Distributed by | Aarohi Film Maker Shermaroo Video Pvt. Ltd. |
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Running time | 108 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Avishkaar (English: Discovery) is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language film. Produced and directed by Basu Bhattacharya, the film stars Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore. The film was the part of Basu Battacharya's introspective trilogy on marital discord in an urban setting, which included Anubhav (1971) and Griha Pravesh (1979).[1] Khanna had waived 70% of his remuneration to star in this project.[2]
It has been critically acclaimed, with Khanna receriving the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. The Bollywood guide Collections gave it five out of five stars.[3] The Hindu reviewed "Here you can see Khanna inhabiting a disillusioned husband with all the details. There is nothing trademark 'Kaka' here as you only see Amar with all his frailties come alive on the screen. It must have being challenging for the raging star to pick a role where he was not the hero in the conventional sense."[4] Scroll.in states, "Aavishkar is indisputably Rajesh Khanna's film. Through a fog of cigarette smoke, Amar's fixed gaze communicates the dullness of fatigue after the shattering of his inner world. When he speaks, his voice is low, and in two confrontational flashbacks with his hostile father-in-law, Khanna's performance peaks. The superstar's superb performance in Basu Bhattacharya's domestic drama proves his unexplored talent at stasis."[5]
Avishkaar is also featured in Avijit Ghosh's book, 40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed.
- ^ Gulzar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. (Encyclopædia Britannica (India) Pvt. Ltd), Popular Prakashan. p. 87. ISBN 81-7991-066-0.
- ^ "Rajesh Khanna: Looking back at his Superstar Years". rediff.com. 19 July 2012.
- ^ "Collections". 1991.
- ^ Kumar, Anuj (28 March 2013). "Avishkaar (1974)". The Hindu.
- ^ "The rediscovery of Rajesh Khanna the actor in 'Aavishkar'". Scroll.in. 29 December 2016.