Koshish

Sanjeev Kumar felt cheated by the producers. Sanjeev held 25% partnership of the films profits. The film ran for over 15 weeks. The was made on a small budget. Sanjeev kept asking for his 25%. He was told the film was in the red (flopped). These things would make him feel bad. Sanjeev stated money did not matter that much,because Gulzar and Sanjeev decided to make a offbeat film once a year. Koshish was a risky subject. The industry use to say that the film was only being made for Sanjeev and Gulzar to see. The industry felt no one would come to see such a film where the lead couple were mute. Due to this Gulzar and Sanjeev took less remuneration. After all of that,Gulzar and Sanjeev deserved some money at least.

References Diwana (1967)