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Aankhen

  • 2002
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
14K
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Aankhen (2002)
After a temperamental man is unceremoniously stripped of his duties as a bank manager, he decides to seek revenge by robbing the bank. He trains three blind men to do this risky task for him.
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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.

  • Director
    • Vipul Amrutlal Shah
  • Writers
    • Shobhna Desai
    • Aatish Kapadia
    • Vipul Amrutlal Shah
  • Stars
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Akshay Kumar
    • Sushmita Sen
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    14K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Vipul Amrutlal Shah
    • Writers
      • Shobhna Desai
      • Aatish Kapadia
      • Vipul Amrutlal Shah
    • Stars
      • Amitabh Bachchan
      • Akshay Kumar
      • Sushmita Sen
    • 30User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 nominations total

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    Amitabh Bachchan
    Amitabh Bachchan
    • Vijay Singh Rajput
    Akshay Kumar
    Akshay Kumar
    • Vishwas Prajapati
    Sushmita Sen
    Sushmita Sen
    • Neha Srivastav
    Arjun Rampal
    Arjun Rampal
    • Arjun Verma
    Paresh Rawal
    Paresh Rawal
    • Ilias
    Aditya Pancholi
    Aditya Pancholi
    • Police Inspector
    Bipasha Basu
    Bipasha Basu
    • Naina (Special Appearance)
    Kashmira Shah
    Kashmira Shah
    • Dancer ('Chalka Chalka')
    Ajit Vachani
    Ajit Vachani
    • Mr. Bhandari
    • (as Ajit Vachchhani)
    Arun Bali
    Arun Bali
    • Mr. Goenka
    Dayashankar Pandey
    Dayashankar Pandey
    • Taxi driver
    • (as Dayashankar Pande)
    Paresh Ganatra
    Paresh Ganatra
    • Shailesh
    Depesh Shah
    Malvika Singh
    • Delnaz
    Ashok Banthia
    Ashok Banthia
      Pradeep Tawte
      Amit Singh Thakur
      Amit Singh Thakur
        Prakash Bharadwaj
          • Director
            • Vipul Amrutlal Shah
          • Writers
            • Shobhna Desai
            • Aatish Kapadia
            • Vipul Amrutlal Shah
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          User reviews30

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          10xomegax-1

          An exciting movie filled with many twists and turns.

          Aankhen is an Indian movie, the story tells of how three blind men rob a bank.The movie was absolutely fantastic.It had a lot of twists and turns along the way, and kept viewers on the edge of their seat never knowing what was going to occur next.

          Vipal Shah did a great job directing this movie.The story was simple, yet how it was told was nicely done.Each character had an interesting story of how he lost his sight.

          Great music, an exciting story, and great acting makes this a must see for people who understand Hindi and foreign movie lovers alike.

          10/10
          9sillyfilly_asia

          Aankhen is a must see

          The other guy that commented on this movie, obviously didn't know what he was talking about. This movie was great. One of a few thrillers from Bollywood. Sushmita Sen, and Arjun Rampal gave a breath taking performance. Amitabh was great as usual. The plot line of this movie was good, and it keeps your attention with twists and turns along the way. By the way, for the guy that asked, Aankhen means blind. Before you rent, or buy a Bollywood movie, you have to be ready to listen, to a lot of song, and watch a lot of dances. Indians who have a rough life, like to watch movies with a lot of songs to up lift their spirits. If you like bollywood movies, this one is very very good. It is a must see! With a 9 out of ten on MY personal scale
          sabrinnaqat

          A Game worth Watching

          Aankhen, A Dangerous Game is a film worth watching just for the superb acting. Starring Amithabh Bachan, Akshay Kumar, Shushmita Sen, Arjun Rampal and Paresh Rawal is a great noteworthy cast. The Big B excels himself playing the shizophrenic bank manager, who after getting the sack from his beloved bank decides to seek revenge by carrying out a bank robbery. His performance is electrifying,(very DeNiro like) even when he is not talking his expressions tell it all. Aside from his acting the guy looks great too, not totally reinventing himself but the last shot of him leaves you thinking whether that was just Amithabh Bachan ( or Ali G)

          Akshay Kumar as Vishwas performs great but mainly because his character is more developed than that of Arjun Rampal. Akshay plays one of the blind men with a a twist, he has a sixth sense. At first this seemed absurd but it provided a reason for the great scenes between Akshay and Amithabh Bachan so it could possibly be excused by the audience.

          Arjun's performance is somewhat overshadowed by the rest of the cast. His character Arjun provides the subtle love story developing with Shushmita Sen. Arjun looked great although it can be criticised that he and Akshay looked too good to be blind men, but the movie is very much in this century, where not every blind person is seen as poor, although Paresh was given that role for good measure. Paresh Rawal as Ilias gives an outstanding performance. In Aankhen he is given the opportunity to shine whereas in many of his past films, he is the same old villain or the joker who is only there to provide the laughs. Ok so the latter point may be true in this film too but here it is the relationship between the three blind men that give it its subtle humour, allowing the audience to relate to the characters.

          Shushmita Sen plays Neha the schoolteacher who is there to train the blind men. Not only does she look great on screen without the skimpy dresses but also her ability to carry out the role has to be her greatest performance so far. Although she does nothing outstanding in the movie that will leave you in awe of her, her acting throughout the whole film is consistent and you are left with no doubt of her brilliant performance.

          The script is great and deserves a round of applause, the debut from the director has proved that he is one to look out for. The climax to the film is thrilling and makes sure that everything comes out completely intact without any details left out. Although it has to be said that although the ending is different it does leave the viewer unsatisfied.The music is not upto scratch and could have been improved.

          Overall if you've watched Oceans Eleven this could be said to be the Hindi version. A must watch for any movie goer. If you want to see something different from Bollywood this is the one, hopefully more great story lines are to come abt, (heard Company is a good one to watch out for.

          This is one Game that should not be Missed!!!
          jaihind_17

          Original adaptation of a gujarati play, thrilling

          Aankhen means 'eyes', the story of training three blind people to rob a bank in getting revenge proves for on the edge of the seat viewing. Amitabh again gives priceless acting, Akshay and Arjun Rampal are good supporting cast but Paresh Rawal is great adding great humour. Some of the songs in the films are obviously intended for the indian audience, as films fare poorly in record sales if a film has no songs.

          The editing seems a littles inaccurate at times and this is clearly a flaw in the film, if bollywood was to bring out more original themes such as this film it would propel it to a new level.

          On the whole, vintage amitabh and some scenes in the film especially between Akshay and the former are ones to remember.
          10anjshaik

          a very good thriller

          i believe that Vipul Amrutlal shah has done a great job on this movie i watched it 2 maybe 3 times i loved it the only painful part about this movie is the sadness which usually happens around Paresh Rawal(Illias) but i guess writer Aatish Kapadia who adapted shobana desai's andhalo pato into a hard packing screenplay really makes up for the sadness or the inability to do anything which he surpasses in the end it is not like a good ending or a bad ending it's the ending the type of ending which shakes the story and gives ti a whole new turn after unbelievable chaos has occurred thumbs up to vipul amrutlal shah for a slick thriller

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          • Trivia
            The 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.
          • Goofs
            The 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 credits
            In the opening credits, the name of the cast and the crew is written in palindromes.
          • Connections
            Followed by Aankhen 2 (2025)

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          • Release date
            • April 5, 2002 (India)
          • Country of origin
            • India
          • Language
            • Hindi
          • Also known as
            • Eyes - Aankhen
          • Filming locations
            • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
          • Production companies
            • Gaurang Doshi Productions
            • V.R. Pictures
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          • Runtime
            2 hours 45 minutes
          • Color
            • Color
          • Sound mix
            • Stereo
            • DTS
            • Dolby Digital
          • Aspect ratio
            • 2.35 : 1

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