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{{Infobox film
| name = Kaash
| image = Kaash.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Mahesh Bhatt]]
| producer = [[Anwar Ali (actor)|Anwar Ali]]<br />F.K. Rattonsey
| writer = Mahesh Bhatt
| narrator =
| starring = [[Jackie Shroff]]<br />[[Dimple Kapadia]]<br />[[Master Makrand]]<br />[[Anupam Kher]]
| music = [[Rajesh Roshan]]<br />[[Farooq Qaiser]] (lyrics)
| cinematography = [[Babubhai Mistri]]<br />[[Pravin Bhatt]]
| editing = Waman Bhonsle
| studio = Yokohama Productions
| distributor = Yokohama Productions
| released = 4 September 1987
| runtime = 140 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
| preceded_by =
| followed_by =
}}

'''''Kaash''''' is an 1987 [[Bollywood]] film written and directed by [[Mahesh Bhatt]]. It is produced by the comedian [[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]]'s brother [[Anwar Ali (actor)|Anwar Ali]]. Like several other 1980s films by Mahesh Bhatt, ''Kaash'', was described as a semi-art film and, upon release, received critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thakur |first1=Punam |title=Not Her Scene |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.99459/page/n161/mode/2up |access-date=22 November 2020 |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |publisher=[[ABP Group]] |date=10-16 October 1993 |location=New Delhi |pages=67–71}}</ref><ref name="Kaash">{{cite web|author=Shah, Akshay|publisher=Planet Bollywood|title=Kaash|url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/Kaash/|access-date=2008-04-21|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517234944/http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/Kaash/|archive-date=17 May 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Arshad Warsi]] made his film debut as an assistant director to Bhatt with this film.<ref name="assistant">{{cite news|last1=Iyer|first1=Meena|title=I want to make my own films: Arshad|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/I-want-to-make-my-own-films-Arshad/articleshow/5552379.cms|access-date=22 December 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=10 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213162401/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/I-want-to-make-my-own-films-Arshad/articleshow/5552379.cms|archive-date=13 February 2010}}</ref>

==Plot==
Ritesh ([[Jackie Shroff]]), a popular film star and his wife Pooja ([[Dimple Kapadia]]) live a wealthy lifestyle with their seven-year-old child Romi. However, after a series of unexpected box office failures and huge losses, he is hounded by creditors and consequently, the couple sell all their personal property and belongings. Frustrated and embittered by his career dive, Ritesh becomes an [[alcoholic]]. Pooja, who takes it upon herself to look after the family, works several jobs. This leads to continuous differences between the two, and Romi, their child, becomes a silent spectator to their constant fights and disputes at home.

One day, in a hotel where Pooja works as a chambermaid, she is molested by a hoodlum. A stranger called Alok ([[Anupam Kher]]) saves Pooja from him and offers her a job in his firm, much to the annoyance of Ritesh, who would prefer that she stay at home. Ritesh feels it is the last straw for him. He asks Pooja to choose between her job and her family and house. She leaves. Ritesh wins Romi's custody, but soon discovers that Romi is going to die from [[brain cancer]].

To sustain their child's happiness and to take care of him, Ritesh and Pooja agree to reunite and spend time together, fulfilling all his wishes before he passes away. Thrown together under the shadow of their child's upcoming death, Ritesh and Pooja, in experiencing the traumatic ordeal, rediscover themselves and each other.

==Cast==
*[[Jackie Shroff]] as Ritesh
*[[Dimple Kapadia]] as Pooja
*[[Master Makrand]] as Romi
*[[Anupam Kher]] as Alok
*[[Satish Kaushik]] as Jagan (Special Appearance)
*[[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]] as Jin (Special Appearance)
*[[Dalip Tahil]] as Vijay

==Crew==
* '''Producer''': [[Anwar Ali (actor)|Anwar Ali]], F.K. Rattonsey
* '''Director''': [[Mahesh Bhatt]]
* '''Story''': Mahesh Bhatt
* '''Screenplay''': Suraj Sanim
* '''Dialogues''': Suraj Sanim
* '''Lyrics''': Faruq Qaiser
* '''Music''': [[Rajesh Roshan]]
* '''Choreography''': [[Saroj Khan]]
* '''Editing''': Waman Bhonsle
* '''Costume Design''': [[Bhanu Athaiya]]

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kaash
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Rajesh Roshan]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = <div style="white-space: nowrap;"> 1987 (India)</div>
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Venus Records & Tapes|Venus Records and Tapes]]
| producer = [[Rajesh Roshan]]
| prev_title = [[Khudgarz]]
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = [[Kabzaa]]
| next_year = 1988
}}

The soundtrack of the film contains 5 songs. The music is composed by [[Rajesh Roshan]], with lyrics authored by Faruq Qaiser. The film was one of last [[playback singer|playback singing]] appearances by [[Kishore Kumar]] and the last to be released before his death.<ref>Kishore Kumar died on 13 October 1987. ''[[Kaash]]'', which released on 4 September 1987, was the last of his films as playback singer to be released before his death. The next movie which had him making playback singing, ''[[Himmat Aur Mehanat]]'' released on 27 November 1987, almost a month and a half after his death. See {{IMDb name|id=0474822|name=Kishore Kumar's entry}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| ''"Baad Muddat Ke Hum Tum Mile"''
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| ''"Phool Yeh Kahan Se Aaye Hai, Boloon"''
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]
|-
| ''"O Yaara, Tu Pyaaron Se Hai Pyaara"''
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Anupama Deshpande]]
|-
| ''"Chhoti Si Hai Baat, Koi Nahin Yeh Jaane"''
| [[Mohammed Aziz]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| ''"Kya Hai Tumhara Naam, Alladin, Kya Hai Tumhare Paas, Chirag-E-Chin"''
| [[Mohammed Aziz]], [[Sonali Bajpai]], [[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]]
|-
|}

==Reception==
The film received positive reviews from critics. The direction, storyline and performances were lavishly praised. Film critic Akshay Shah from ''Planet Bollywood'' wrote, {{cquote|''Kaash'' is an apt depiction of emotions at its highest and finest. It rates alongside ''[[Anand (1971 film)|Anand]]'', ''[[Mili (1975 film)|Mili]]'' and ''[[Khamoshi (1970 film)|Khamoshi]]'' as one of the best tear jerking films in Indian cinema.<ref name="Kaash"/>}}
Shah wrote of [[Jackie Shroff]] and [[Dimple Kapadia]]'s performances that, "Jackie as the alcoholic, frustrated and angry husband and father in the first half is perfect and in the second half as the kind and caring father is even better. His performance here is heart rending and it rates alongside ''[[Gardish]]'' and ''[[Parinda]]'' as one of his best performances... Dimple Kapadia has always been an actress of substance and she pulls of this role with élan and ease... It is Jackie and Dimple which make this film such a classic."<ref name="Kaash"/>

Mahesh Bhatt's directing was also received positively: "He is a master at emotional scenes as he has proven time and time again and extracts the best performances from his leading stars. Emotion ultimately is what makes ''Kaash'' a delight for viewing and a must see film."<ref name="Kaash"/>

In a 2000 article reviewing the last two decades in Hindi cinema, [[Bhawana Somaaya]] from ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "''Kaash''... consolidates Mahesh Bhatt's position in the industry as a director to reckon with... The film recognises Dimple Kapadia and Jackie Shroff as performing artistes."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|author=Somaaya, Bhawana|title=The highs and lows - a recollection|url=http://www.hindu.com/2000/11/24/stories/09240222.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040101090803/http://www.hindu.com/2000/11/24/stories/09240222.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-01-01|date=2000-11-24|access-date=2011-02-24}}</ref> M.L. Dhawan from ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'', while documenting the famous Hindi films of 1987, described the film as "a sensitive and sentimental melodrama", further noting that "Jackie and Dimple gave intense performances that were straight from the heart."<ref>{{cite news|title=Year of the invisible hero|date=2002-07-21|access-date=2011-09-18|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020721/spectrum/main5.htm|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|author=Dhawan, M.L.}}</ref>

[[Pritish Nandy]], editor of ''[[The Illustrated Weekly of India]]'', was critical of the film, calling it Bhatt's "lousiest film", but he praised the performances, noting Shroff for his "powerful performance" and writing of Kapadia, "Dimple achieves the impossible. Bereft of her glitzy make-up, glamour and filmi mannerisms, she comes alive as never before: beautiful, sensitive, intense. You almost feel you've discovered a new actress on the screen."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nandy |first1=Pritish |author-link1=Pritish Nandy |title=Editor's Choice - Film |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.110088/page/n361/mode/2up |access-date=24 June 2020 |work=[[The Illustrated Weekly of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |date=6 September 1987 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0156691}}

{{Mahesh Bhatt}}

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[[Category:Indian films about cancer]]
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