Effort) is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama movie starring Sanjeev Kumar and Jaya Bhaduri, written and directed by Gulzar.

The movie depicts a deaf and mute couple and their conflicts, pain and struggle to carve out a niche for themselves in a desensitized society.

[1][2] The film was remade in Tamil in 1977 as Uyarndhavargal starring Kamal Haasan and Sujatha.

The couple is devastated, and later are blessed with a second child and they lead a happy life.

One day, a police officer sees Haricharan and impressed by his kind and honest nature, he gives him a job.