Khamosh pani (Silent Waters) is a 2003 Indo - Paki Punjabi - language film that is written by Paromita Vohra and directed by Sahiba Sumar. It is a drama film that stars Kirron Kher, Shilpa Shukla, Aamir Malik, Adnan Shah Tipu and Rehan Sheikh. The movie is set in 1979 in Punjab, Pakistan and follows the journey of a middle - aged woman named Aayesha and her son named Saleem. After her husband's death, Aayesha had to go through a lot of hardships. She wants her 18-year-old son to study well and succeed in life but she fears that the changing political situation is also changing her son.