Khamoshi: The Musical

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Manisha Koirala's portrayal of Annie, a caring daughter of a deaf-mute couple,was critically praised, and is regarded as one of her finest performances to date. She won several awards for her performance, including the Screen Award for Best Actress and her second consecutive Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. 'Khamoshi's narrative is similar to that of the 1996 German film 'Beyond Silence'. 'Khamoshi' was released on 9 August 1996 and 'Beyond Silence' was released on 19 December 1996, more than four months later. The 2014 French film 'La Famille Blier' and its 2021 American remake 'CODA' also have a similar narrative.

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 fade 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 until their life takes a drastic turn. Annie and Raj have a devastating accident; Annie is seriously injured and goes into a 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.

* Nana Patekar as Joseph Braganza (Annie's Father)

* Salman Khan as Rajant "Raj" Kashyap

* Manisha Koirala as Annie Braganza

* Seema Biswas as Flavy J. Braganza (Annie's Mother)

* Helen as Maria Braganza (Joseph's Mother and Annie's Grandmother)

* Himani Shivpuri as Neelima Kashyap (Raj's Mother)

* Raghuvir Yadav as Willie

The musical numbers were composed by JatinLalit. The lyrics were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The soundtrack topped the music charts in India.

; 42nd Filmfare Awards:

'Won'

* Best Film (Critics) Sanjay Leela Bhansali

* Best Actress (Critics) Manisha Koirala

* Best Female Playback Singer Kavita Krishnamurthy for "Aaj Main Upar"

* Best Art Direction Nitin Chandrakant Desai

* Best Sound Design Jitendra Chowdhary

'Nominated'

* Best Film Polygram Filmed Entertainment

* Best Actor Nana Patekar

* Best Actress Manisha Koirala

* Best Supporting Actress Helen

* Best Supporting Actress Seema Biswas

* Best Music Director JatinLalit

* Best Lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri for "Aaj Main Upar"

* Best Female Playback Singer Alka Yagnik for "Baahon Ke Darmiyaan"

'1996 Star Screen Awards:'

* Best Actress Manisha Koirala

* Best Supporting Actress Seema Biswas

* Best Lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri for "Aaj Main Upar"

*Best Female Playback Singer Kavita Krishnamurthy for "Aaj Main Upar"

The film is considered ahead of its time and rated by many as best work of director Sanjay Leela Bhansali.