Khamoshi (1970): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1970, Khamoshi is a drama, family and romance film directed by Asit Sen, running about 127 minutes.

What it’s about. Colonel Sahab is a doctor in a psychiatry ward and Nurse Radha (Waheeda Rahman) is heart-broken after a civilian patient, Dev Kumar (Dharmendra), whom she cared for, pouring out her love and affection, leaves the hospital, as she had been unable to keep her heart separate from her professional work and had fallen in love with her patient. Next Arun Choudury (Rajesh Khanna), a writer and poet enters as a patient, suffering acute mania after being rejected by his lover, Sulekha. After refusing to take his care, Radha relents and starts nursing him. In between while caring for Arun she reminisces her past and tells a story of how she took care of injured brave army soldiers when she was posted in Laddakh during the Sino-Indian war of 1962.

Who’s in it. Khamoshi stars Rajesh Khanna as Arun Choudhury (Patient #24), Waheeda Rehman as Nurse Radha, Dharmendra as Mr. Dev (Patient #24) (Guest Appearance) and Nazir Hussain as Dr. Colonel Saab, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, Khamoshi sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Eros Now Select Apple TV Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Khamoshi page.

If you liked it. Fans of Khamoshi tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.