Khamoshi: The Musical

Khamoshi: The Musical
Film poster
Directed bySanjay Leela Bhansali
Written byScreenplay:
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Dialogues:
Sutapa Sikdar
Story bySanjay Leela Bhansali
Produced bySibte Hassan Rizvi
StarringSalman Khan
Manisha Koirala
Nana Patekar
CinematographyAnil Mehta
Edited byKenneth Phillips
Bela Segal
Music bySongs:
Jatin–Lalit
Remo Fernandes
Background Score:
Babloo Chakravarty
Production
company
Tri Star International
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • 9 August 1996 (1996-08-09)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget6 crore[1]
Box office14.26 crore[1]

Khamoshi: The Musical (transl. Silence: The Musical) is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama musical film. The film was directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali in his directorial debut.[2][3][4][5] The film stars Salman Khan, Manisha Koirala, Nana Patekar and Seema Biswas.[6]

Manisha Koirala's portrayal of Annie, a caring daughter of a deaf-mute couple, was critically praised, and is regarded as one of her finest performances.[7][8][9] She won several awards for her performance, including the Screen Award for Best Actress and her second consecutive Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress.

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  4. ^ Dwyer, Rachel (2005). 100 Bollywood films. London: BFI. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-83871-397-3. OCLC 607760816.
  5. ^ Distribuidora, Petrobrás (2003). A Prefeitura do Rio e a Petrobras Distribuidora apresentam Festival do Rio 2003: de 25 de setembro a 9 de outubro = Rio de Janeiro Int'l Film Festival : September 25th to October 9th. Rio de Janeiro: Petrobras Distribuidora. p. 2010. OCLC 56428174.
  6. ^ Patekar, Nana; Khan, Salman; Koirala, Manisha; Biswas, Seema; Helen; Bhansali, Sanjay Leela; Rizvi, Sibte Hassan; PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (Firm), TriStar International (Firm), King's Video (Firm) (1998), Khamoshi: the musical, Iselin, NJ: Video Sound, OCLC 50741491, retrieved 21 March 2022{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Khamoshi - the Musical (1996)". Radio Times. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  8. ^ Different bodies : essays on disability in film and television. Marja Mogk. Jefferson, North Carolina. 2013. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-7864-6535-4. OCLC 830367181.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. ^ "Filmfare: Top 80 Iconic Performances (old article 2010)". tanqeed.com. 10 August 2012.