Aankhen

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

14K

YOUR RATING

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.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

14K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 8 nominations total

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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Review

Featured review

9/10

Reasonably gripping movie with surprising twists unique to Indian cinema

The movie is about a recently fired schizophrenic bank manager scheming to get even with his employers by robbing the bank with the help of three blind men and a beautiful blind school teacher! Amitabh Bachchan as the bank manager excels in his role. He is one of the most talented guys out there today. Pity not all his movies are as good as this one or his earlier Aks. The movie moves with a fast pace initially, but slows down towards the middle with cursory song and dance sequences spoiling its pace(the two songs - one with the three blind guys and the other in the bar are very painful to sit through). It picks up pace towards the end and even has quite a few surprising twists that I most certainly didn't expect in a mainstream hindi movie! Good job director and script writer! Thank goodness you didn't make the movie boring by removing those twists and giving us a bland fare which most box-office fearing mediocre directors would have done. Akshay, Paresh, Arjun and Sush all perform their roles well.

There are a few glitches in the movie - like the name of the bank. A most ridiculous name. Then the location of the bank itself. A bank that has a lobby looking like that of a 3-star hotel is located in the midst of a busy and dirty side street in Mumbai! Sure! None of the songs are appealing, except the one with Bipasha Basu - in fact the rest of the songs are really irritating and definitely jarring in the midst of an interesting screenplay. Directors of India - I LOVE songs in a movie; but not when it interrupts the movie's flow drastically.

Overall, a must see movie.