Khamoshi: The Musical

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Khamoshi: The Musical
ख़ामोशी
خاموشی
Khamoshi The Musical 1996 film poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Produced by Sibte Hassan Rizvi
Written by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Sutapa Sikdar
Starring Nana Patekar
Manisha Koirala
Salman Khan
Seema Biswas
Helen
Raghuvir Yadav
Music by Jatin-Lalit
Cinematography Anil Mehta
Edited by Kenneth Phillips
Bela Segal
Distributed by SLB Films
Release dates
9 August 1996
Running time
160 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi
Box office 77.5 million (US$1.2 million)[1]

Khamoshi: The Musical (Hindi: ख़ामोशी; Urdu: خاموشی‎; English: Silence) is a 1996 Indian musical drama film which was released on 9 August 1996. It starred Nana Patekar, Manisha Koirala, Salman Khan, Seema Biswas and Helen, and marked Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directorial debut. The film won several awards and grossed 77.5 million (US$1.2 million) in India.[2]

Plot

The story is about Joseph (Nana Patekar) and Flavy Braganza (Seema Biswas), a deaf and mute couple in Goa. They have a baby girl, Annie (played by Priya Parulekar as young Annie), who is able to speak and hear. A few years later they have another baby, a boy named Sam, who also speaks and hears. Annie's life is divided into two worlds — one with her parents and the other of music, which she loves. Annie gets her musical inspirations from her grandmother, Maria Braganza (Helen).

A few years later, after the tragic death of Sam, Annie's (Manisha Koirala) life is shattered and music and singing fades away. When Annie grows up she gets in touch with music once again — with Raj (Salman Khan) whom she falls in love with. She starts singing again. When Annie gets pregnant, her father tells her to abort the baby because it will dishonor the family. Annie refuses and goes against her church and religion. When Joseph learns this he asks Annie to leave the house. Raj tries to convince Annie's father that he is a nice guy, but Joseph dislikes him mainly because he is a Hindu who doesn't live in Goa, so Annie would have to live far away from him.

Annie marries Raj and gives birth to a boy, whom they name Sam, after her brother. She, Raj, and Sam go to Joseph's house to reconcile with him. Joseph accepts Annie's boy and approves Raj as his son-in-law. Things are really beautiful when their life takes a drastic turn. Annie and Raj have a devastating accident; Annie is seriously injured and goes into coma. Joseph, Flavy, and Raj try hard to revive her, even trying to stir her emotionally for the sake of Sam. The broken Raj, Joseph's moving mute 'speech,' and Flavy's love and hope bring Annie back to consciousness.

Cast

Music

Khamoshi: The Musical
Soundtrack album by Jatin Lalit
Released 1996
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 59:30
Label Polygram
Producer Jatin Lalit
Jatin Lalit chronology
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The music for the film was composed by Jatin Lalit and lyrics were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri. "Jaana suno" was unofficially inspired by singer-songwriter Paul Anka's song "Bring the wine".[3]

Track No. Title Singer(s) Duration
01 "Bahon Ke Darmiyan" Hariharan, Alka Yagnik 6:49
02 "Aankhon Mein Kya" Kumar Sanu 7:25
03 "Gaate Thay Pehle Akele" Kavita Krishnamurthy, Shraddha Pandit, Khusumum 5:57
04 "Jaana Suno Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain" Udit Narayan 5:13
05 "Aaj Main Upar" Kumar Sanu & Kavita Krishnamurthy 5:31
06 "Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hain" Kavita Krishnamurthy 6:06
07 "Saagar Kinare Bhi Do Dil Hain Pyaase" Udit Narayan, Sulakshana Pandit & Jatin Pandit 6:00
08 "Mausam Ke Sargam Ko Sun" Kavita Krishnamurthy, Shrradha Pandit 6:28
09 "Shinga-Linga"^ Remo Fernandes, Dominique Cerejo 5:34
10 "Huiya Ho"^ Remo Fernandes, Dominique Cerejo 4:27

^ Composed by Remo Fernandes

Awards

1996 Filmfare Awards

1996 Star Screen Awards

Trivia

  • Madhuri Dixit was offered the role of Manisha but rejected as she had date issues and found the script depressing.

References

  1. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=202&catName=MTk5Ng==
  2. BoxOffice India.com
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