Khamoshi

Khamoshi Hindi , Urdu , translation Silence is a 1969 blackandwhite Hindi drama film directed by Asit Sen, starring Rajesh Khanna and Waheeda Rehman. It especially remembered for its songs with excellent music by Hemant Kumar and some excellent lyrics by Gulzar in songs like Tum pukar lotumhara 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 BampW 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. This movie is often considered to be most successful film of Waheeda Rehman.

Director Asit Sen not to be confused with the actorcomedian Asit Sen acted in the original Bengali film Deep Jl Jaai 1959 in a role, which was essayed by Dharmendra in Khamoshi, where the moviegoers 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 offbeat 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, after the movie was released, that he Rajesh Khanna was not mature enough to enact such a complex character and that Sanjeev Kumar would have been a better choice. She also said that nobody could really hope to equal Basanta Choudhury in the Bengali original, and that her own performance came nowhere near Suchitra Sen. She credited the director for helping her lot during difficult scenes. ........

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