Khamoshi Khamoshi is a 1969 black-and-white Hindi film directed by Asit Sen, starring Rajesh Khanna and Waheeda Rehman. It especially remembered for its songs with haunting music by Hemant Kumar and some haunting 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. The film is considered Waheeda Rehmans finest acting feat, as she carries the entire film through her powerful yet understated acting, she received a Filmfare nomination for it. The film was shot in Calcutta. The film is based on Bengali short story titled, Nurse Mitra by noted Bengali writer, Ashutosh Mukherjee, and is an almost frame by frame remake of director Asit Sens own Bengali film, Deep Jole Jaye (1959) starring Suchitra Sen. Director Asit Sen (not to be confused with the actor-comedian Asit Sen) acted in the original Bengali film Deep Jwélé Jaai (1959) in a role, which was essayed by Dharmendra in Khamoshi, where the movie-goers actually could not recognise him because it was a dark scene marked with the baritone voice of Hemant Kumar. Later he revealed himself in an interview in the 1990s. After his success in off-beat films, Mamta (1966) and Anokhi Raat (1968), Sen wanting to make it big in Bombay as well decided to remake his Bengali hit. Actress Waheeda Rehman suggested the name of actor Rajesh Khanna, having been impressed by his work in Aakhri Khat (1966), though she later said, that Sanjeev Kumar would have been a better choice, as he was not mature enough to enact such a complex character. as compared with Basanta Choudhury in the Bengali original, while her own performance came nowhere near Suchitra Sen, though she credited director for helping her lot during difficult scenes. Cast Rajesh Khanna - Arun Choudhury Waheeda Rehman - Nurse Radha Dharmendra - Mr. Dev (Guest Appearance) Nasir Hussain - Dr. Colonel Saab Snehlata - Sulekha (Aruns friend) Iftekhar - Doctor Lalita Pawar - Matron Deven Verma - Patient Anwar Hussain - Biharilal Gupta The music was composed by Hemant Kumar and some of the popular songs (written by Gulzar) of the movie are : Tum pukar lo.. tumhaara intezaar hai: Hemant Kumar Woh Shaam Kuch ajeeb thi.. yeh shaam bhi : Kishore Kumar Humne dekhee hai un aankhon ki mehekti : Lata Mangeshkar Aaj Ki Raat Charagon- Aarti Mukherjee Dost Kahan Koi Tumsa: Manna Dey Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award (B&W film category): Kamal Bose Filmfare Nomination for Best Actress: Waheeda Rehman
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 15:48:50 +0000
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