| Koshish | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Gulzar |
| Written by | Gulzar |
| Produced by | Romu N. Sippy Raj N. Sippy |
| Starring | Sanjeev Kumar Jaya Bhaduri |
| Cinematography | K. Vaikunth |
| Edited by | Waman B. Bhosle Gurudutt Shirali |
| Music by | Madan Mohan |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Koshish (transl. 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.[1][2] The film was remade in Tamil in 1977 as Uyarndhavargal starring Kamal Haasan and Sujatha.[3]
The film won two National Film Awards for Best Screenplay for Gulzar and Best Actor for Kumar.
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- ^ "The 'Koshish' continues". The Hindu. 11 September 2004. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Gulzar's 'Koshish' was inspired by a Japanese film, but it is no unthinking remake". Scroll.in. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2020.