Avishkaar (1974)
- Original title
- आविष्कार
- Directed by
- Basu Bhattacharya
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A married couple in a city navigate growing distance and frustration in their relationship. The story focuses on their emotional struggles and changing connection over time.
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What happens
Avishkaar (English: Invention) is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language film. Produced and directed by Basu Bhattacharya, the film stars Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore. The film was the part of Basu Battacharya's introspective trilogy on marital discord in an urban setting, which included Anubhav (1971) and Griha Pravesh (1979). Khanna had waived 70% of his remuneration to star in this project. The film was a success at box office. It has been critically acclaimed, with Khanna receiving the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. The Bollywood guide Collections gave it five out of five stars. The Hindu reviewed "Here you can see Khanna inhabiting a disillusioned husband with all the details. There is nothing trademark 'Kaka' here as you only see Amar with all his frailties come alive on the screen. It must have being challenging for the raging star to pick a role where he was not the hero in the conventional sense." Scroll.in states, "Tagore’s eyes, at first glazed with wonder and trust, widen with bewilderment and then anger as she grapples with frustrations fathoms deep. In a seminal scene in which she asks for Amar to explain what it is that he really wants of her, she is simply outstanding. Meanwhile Khanna is the show stealer here. Through a fog of cigarette smoke, Amar's fixed gaze communicates the dullness of fatigue after the shattering of his inner world. When he speaks, his voice is low, and in two confrontational flashbacks with his hostile father-in-law, Khanna's performance peaks. The superstar's superb performance in Basu Bhattacharya's domestic drama proves his unexplored talent at stasis." Avishkaar is also featured in Avijit Ghosh's book, 40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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