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73% Rotten Tomatoes Produced by Sibte Hassan Rizvi Cinematography Anil Mehta | 7.5/10 IMDb Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali Music by Jatin-Lalit Release date 9 August 1996 (India) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Sutapa Sikdar Starring Nana Patekar
Manisha Koirala
Salman Khan
Seema Biswas
Helen
Raghuvir Yadav Music director Lalit Pandit, Babloo Chakravorty Awards Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film Cast Salman Khan, Manisha Koirala, Nana Patekar, Helen, Seema Biswas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 ₹7.75 crore (US$1.2 million) in India.
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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 to go 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
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".
^ Composed by Remo Fernandes
1996 Filmfare Awards
1996 Star Screen Awards
Trivia
Songs
1Bahon Ke DarmiyanAlka Yagnik - Hariharan6:04
2Huiya HoRemo Fernandes4:32
3Ankhon Mein KyaKumar Sanu4:58