Khamoshi
| Khamoshi | |
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| Directed by | Asit Sen |
| Produced by | Geetanjali |
| Written by | Gulzar (dialogue) |
| Story by | Ashutosh Mukherjee |
| Based on | 'Nurse Mitra', a story by Ashutosh Mukherjee |
| Starring |
Rajesh Khanna Waheeda Rehman Dharmendra |
| Music by |
Hemant Kumar Gulzar (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Kamal Bose |
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Release date
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1969 |
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Running time
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127 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Khamoshi (Hindi: ख़ामोशी, Urdu: خاموشی, translation: "Silence") is a 1969 black-and-white Hindi drama film directed by Asit Sen, starring Waheeda Rehman and Rajesh Khanna. It especially remembered for its songs with excellent music by Hemant Kumar and some excellent lyrics by Gulzar in songs like Tum pukar lo…tumhara intezaar hai sung by Hemant Kumar, Woh shaam kuch ajeeb thi by Kishore Kumar and Humne dekhi hai in aankhon ki mehekti khushboo sung by Lata Mangeshkar. Though what really made this film stand out was the B&W cinematography by Kamal Bose, who won the Filmfare Award for his work in the film and critical acclaim received for Rajesh Khanna's performance. The film is considered Waheeda Rehman's finest acting feat, as she carries the entire film through her powerful yet understated acting, she received a Filmfare nomination for it. This movie is often considered to be most successful film of Waheeda Rehman box-office wise as it ran due to the craze for Rajesh Khanna.
The film was shot in Calcutta. The film is based on Bengali short story titled, 'Nurse Mitra' by noted Bengali writer, Ashutosh Mukherjee. Though some regard this film to be a remake of director Asit Sen's own Bengali film, Deep Jwele Jaai (1959) starring Suchitra Sen. However the Bengali version was successful only in cities in Bengal and a failure in rural areas. Impressed by the storyline, producer Vuppunuthula Purushotham Reddy and director G. Ramineedu remade the Bengali film into Chivaraku Migiledi (1960) which was a blockbuster. Hence Asit Sen remade the Hindi version on the same lines as the Telugu film Chivaraku Migiledi (1960).This film is counted among the 17 consecutive hit films Rajesh Khanna between 1969 and 1971, by adding the two hero films Marayada and Andaz to the 15 consecutive solo hits he gave from 1969 to 1971..
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