Koshish

Koshish
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	13 October 1972;
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.

^ "Gulzar's 'Koshish' was inspired by a Japanese film, but it is no unthinking remake". 13 December 2017.
^ "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.

[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.

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