Koshish

Koshish
Film poster
Directed byGulzar
Written byGulzar
Produced byRomu N. Sippy
Raj N. Sippy
StarringSanjeev Kumar
Jaya Bhaduri
CinematographyK. Vaikunth
Edited byWaman B. Bhosle
Gurudutt Shirali
Music byMadan Mohan
Release date
  • 13 October 1972 (1972-10-13)
Running time
125 min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

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.

  1. ^ "Gulzar's 'Koshish' was inspired by a Japanese film, but it is no unthinking remake". 13 December 2017.
  2. ^ "The 'Koshish' continues". The Hindu. 11 September 2004. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Gulzar's 'Koshish' was inspired by a Japanese film, but it is no unthinking remake". Scroll.in. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2020.