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Khamoshi - The Musical

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This is one of the best films ever made. The setting of Goa was a wonderful choice because it is a fresh, welcome change from the majority of Hindi films. Most of the music was enjoyable; very catchy, sweet, melodic, and nicely incorporated into the plot. It was realistic in terms of the way the characters dressed, reacted, the hardships they faced, their rejoicing, and their surroundings. I was able to relate to the normalcy of the atmosphere of the film. The storyline revolves around mute and deaf parents who have a child, Annie, that serves as their link to the world of the hearing and speaking. The parents had great chemistry and talent and were very well cast in their role. Manisha Koirala delivers a phenomenal performance in her portrayal of Annie. Her character possesses a wonderful singing voice and strong devotion to her parents . Her grandmother Mariam, played by dancing star of yesteryear Helen, exposed her to the world of music and encouraged her talent. She is an artistic, lively, fun-loving lady. It was a pleasure seeing her in this role. Salman Khan's character, Raj, played Annie's romantic interest. Raj is also a music director and is both humorous and endearing. He was perfect for this role. The relationship between the characters is captivating, heart-warming, believable, and very realistic with a touch of Hindi film sparkle. Highly recommended.

One of the true Bollywood classic which is a must-watch!I won't go into the plot etc but the fabulous performances from the entire cast particularly Manisha Koirala and Salman Khan were so enjoyable to watch. It's a touching story which is both heart warming as well as heart wrenching at times - brought me a few tears in certain scenes! The songs were rather forgetable except for one outstanding number and there were just too many songs which were a bit of a drag sometimes but overall this movie is highly recommended.

This 1996 movie is about a simple deaf/mute couple (Nana Patekar & Seema Biswas) who live by the sea in Goa. They are very dependent on their daughter (Manisha Koirala) who has normal functioning, to be their voice and communicate to the world. There is also a grandmother who loves music and teaches the girl to play piano and develop her singing (that is till grannie dies ). So the story is above the joy of sound and music and all the subtleties of understanding of those living in a world without sound - and the dilemmas this brings for their child wanting ot have a life of her own. Of course daughter falls mutually in love with a caring composer/musician (Salman Khan) who helps her release an album with him- though her father disapproves of any liaison that could take the daughter from her role with them.
The script is particularly good and the actors put in strong performances (inclusing Manisha looking a lot more cheerful than I've generally seen her elsewhere, and a sensitive Salman Khan). For me the music (with the exception of one song which I liked) was not particularly memorable but was fine. The cinematography is also beautiful. It was a movie that left me thoughtful after the images faded and I always credit that. It wasn't the most involving Bollywood I've seen but it is a movie that focuses on disabled issues as well as the value of our senses and music, with sensitivity. There were times I found it inspirational but at others felt weighed down by the challenges such people face. It may require a little more patience than usual too. It could be a little slow in places when there are speeches by the mute involving sign language translation and these slowed the pace at times.
Elsewhere on the `Net it tends to score above average (e.g. averaging 7.4 out of 10 on IMDb) and almost no one puts it below average though some give it full marks.