Kaash

Kaash
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Directed by	Mahesh Bhatt
Produced by	Anwar Ali F.K. Rattonsey
Written by	Mahesh Bhatt
Starring	Jackie Shroff Dimple Kapadia Master Makrand Anupam Kher
Music by	Rajesh Roshan Faruq Qaiser (lyrics)
Cinematography	Babubhai Mistri Praveen Bhatt
Edited by	Waman Bhonsle
Distributed by	Yokahama Productions
Release date	4 September 1987
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Kaash (English: If Only) is an Indian Bollywood domestic drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, released on 4 September 1987. The film stars Jackie Shroff and Dimple Kapadia as a married couple, Ritesh and Pooja, who face a serious crisis after bankruptcy and marriage breakdown. The film follows their separation and reunion when their child, Romi, is diagnosed with a brain tumor, and how they learn to cope with this cruel reality.

Like several other 1980s films by Mahesh Bhatt, Kaash, contains serious and realistic content and, upon release, received critical acclaim.

Ritesh, a popular film star (Jackie Shroff) and his wife Pooja (Dimple Kapadia) live a wealthy lifestyle with their seven-year-old child Romi. However, after a series of unexpected box office failures and huge losses, he is hounded by creditors and consequently, the couple sell all their personal property and belongings. Frustrated and embittered by his career dive, Ritesh becomes an alcoholic. Pooja, who takes it upon herself to look after the family, works several jobs. This leads to continuous differences between the two, and Romi, their child, becomes a silent spectator to their constant fights and disputes at home.

One day, in a hotel where Pooja works as a chambermaid, she is molested by a hoodlum. A stranger called Alok (Anupam Kher) saves Pooja from him and offers her a job in his firm, much to the annoyance of Ritesh, who would prefer that she stay at home. Ritesh feels it is the last straw for him. He asks Pooja to choose between her job and her family and house. She leaves. Ritesh wins Romi's custody, but soon discovers that Romi is going to die from brain cancer.

To sustain their child's happiness and to overlook his condition, Ritesh and Pooja agree to reunite and spend time together, fulfilling all his wishes before he passes away. Thrown together under the shadow of their child's upcoming death, Ritesh and Pooja, in experiencing the traumatic ordeal, rediscover themselves and each other.