After a temperamental man is unceremoniously stripped of his duties as a bank manager, he decides to seek revenge by robbing the bank, for which he trains three blind men.After a temperamental man is unceremoniously stripped of his duties as a bank manager, he decides to seek revenge by robbing the bank, for which he trains three blind men.After a temperamental man is unceremoniously stripped of his duties as a bank manager, he decides to seek revenge by robbing the bank, for which he trains three blind men.
- Awards
- 8 nominations
- Mr. Bhandari
- (as Ajit Vachchhani)
- Taxi driver
- (as Dayashankar Pande)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe film had two endings; the makers felt the Indian audience will not fathom Amitabh Bachchan's character not getting justice. Hence the ending for the Indian audience had Amitabh repenting and being locked away by the police, the moralistic ending. The overseas ending shows Amitabh bribing the police and on the loose chasing Akshay Kumar and Arjun Rampal.
- GoofsThe employee who was beaten up is still shown to be working at the bank despite everyone knowing about him conning an old lady for months.
- Quotes
Neha Srivastav: [Shocked on seeing Paresh Rawal's police sketch and turning to Arjun Rampal] Arjun, tell me where is Illyas ? Right now.
Arjun Verma: [laughing sarcastically] He ran away. Now he'll buy a train of his own, he'll beg in that train, give the begging money to himself, sing songs. Goodbye Illyas Bhai, Khuda Hafeez. Don't ever meet us again.
[Pointing towards Akshay Kumar]
Arjun Verma: And not him in particular.
Neha Srivastav: [Stopping Amitabh Bachchan after he draws out his gun] No don't... .
Vishwas Prajapati: [interrupting Sushmita Sen] Let him shoot. Atleast now he'll come out of hiding. Come out you bloody
[Gets up in anger]
Vishwas Prajapati: . Come in talk in front of me you coward, come out,
[shouting]
Vishwas Prajapati: OUT !
Vijay Singh Rajput: [Keeping his gun back in his coat] Here I am Vishwas, right in front of you, man to man.
Arjun Verma: So, it was you who... .
Vijay Singh Rajput: [Interrupting Arjun Rampal in rage] Yes it was me. The planner, the instigator, the manipulator. The administrator of this entire game, it was ME. Happy ? Now tell me Vishwas, where is Illyas ?
Neha Srivastav: His face has been identified. They are looking for him.
Vijay Singh Rajput: Police has already cordoned off the entire Shamim Street, Illyas' posters are on every wall.
Vishwas Prajapati: [Using his sixth sense] I sense danger. Police is closing in on him.
- Crazy creditsIn the opening credits, the name of the cast and the crew is written in palindromes.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Aankhen 2
That's the basic story of Aankhen, a highly enjoyable and twisted thriller which is quite cleverly scripted. The film's concept is rather unusual for Hindi movies, and even though the story is hard to believe, the film is captivating and is generally well developed and convincingly made. Aspects that contribute to it include the great cinematography, the effective editing, the witty dialogues, and the unpredictable proceedings. The film is not without its flaws, and at times it really lacks depth and focus. The character of Rajput is particularly faulty in this regard. Towards the end, after the robbery scene everyone was much awaiting happens, the film loses its balance, and the ending is quite disappointing.
Aankhen is well acted, and of course Amitabh Bachchan excels in his negative role which allows him to have fun with his character's inexplicable nature. Akshay Kumar is very good as the sensible and intelligent Vishwas, and Arjun Rampal is well cast as the kindhearted Arjun. The film, however, has two actors who utterly steal the show, and they are Sushmita Sen and Paresh Rawal. Sen is outstanding as the tormented and vulnerable Neha, and Rawal is also superb in a wonderful comic role which is both funny and touching. What I liked about the film is that every character was given a story of its own, thus making easy to understand their motives to do what they did.
In a few words, Aankhen is very good Hindi entertainment, and in spite of its flaws manages to be a good watch with family and friends.
- Peter_Young
- Oct 15, 2010
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Details
- Runtime2 hours 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1