Aankhen (2002 film)
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Aankhen is a 2002 Bollywood
film directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah
; starring Amitabh Bachchan
, Akshay Kumar
, Arjun Rampal
, Paresh Rawal
and Sushmita Sen
. The film was nominated for two Filmfare Awards
(Best Supporting Actor
for Bachchan and Best Comic Actor
for Rawal) and three Star Screen Awards
(Best Film, Best Comic Actor for Rawal, and Best Negative Actor for Bachchan).
movie based on a Gujarati play 'Andhalo Pato' revolving around a bank robbery
committed by three blind men. An obsessive temperamental bank manager Vijay Singh Rajput (Amitabh Bachchan
) loses his job after killing a bank clerk who tried to embezzle money. Angered at losing his job he plots revenge on the bank by intending to stage a heist. He decides to employ three blind men, Vishwas (Akshay Kumar
), Ilyaas (Paresh Rawal
) and Arjun (Arjun Rampal
)when after passing by a blind school he understands that blind people can be trained to do things like normal people and enlists the help of Neha (Sushmita Sen
) who is a teacher of the blind school to train the trio to do the seemingly impossible heist. He chose blind people because the robbery would be never caught as no one would believe blind people can do so.
The bank robbery is conducted successfully, with the jewels safely captured by the three men. However, in the process of stealing the bank, Ilyaas's face is exposed, capturing footage on the camera and prompting city-wide posters with his face. Meanwhile, Mr. Rajput anxiously tries to extort information from Vishwas and Arjun regarding the jewels and its location. Unable to answer, as they did not collect the items, they try to defer the answer by changing subjects. Ultimately, it is revealed that Ilyaas is the one who complete knowledge of the box's belongings. Meanwhile, tensions rise between Mr. Rajput and Neha; the latter who resists the abusive nature of Mr. Rajput and his obnoxious ways in harassing Vishwas and Arjun. Arjun confesses his love to Neha, who reveals that she is associated in the plot only for the well-being of her younger brother, Rahul, who has been kidnapped by Mr. Rajput. In a furious attempt, the police try to locate Ilyaas. To their missive, Ilyaas lands up at Mr. Rajput's place after getting drunk. Mr. Rajput tries several ways to force Ilyaas into revealing the location of the box. Unable to generate a response, Mr. Rajput slams Ilyaas, who falls on the ground and injures his blind eyes, causing blood outflow. Even in this scenario, Mr. Rajput tries to get the information, but Vishwas and Arjun resist and claim that they will reveal the location if Ilyaas is treated by the paramedics. Mr. Rajput send both of them to get Dr. Siddiqui. Vishwas senses that Ilyaas is in danger and both Arjun and Vishwas double back to the training center to save Ilyaas. Mr. Rajput starts to harass Ilyaas by tickling him and forcing him to reveal the answer. In the action, Ilyaas falls of the balcony and dies. Unable to bear the shock of the death, Neha pulls a gun on Mr. Rajput and threatens to reveal everything to the police if Mr. Rajput does not leave her and the other two men alone. However, Mr. Rajput notifies Neha that all these acts were done under her pretense and he is himself spotless from the entire crime. Unable to bear this fact, Neha shoots herself, just as Vishwas and Arjun return after hearing loud screams.
Both men gang up on Mr. Rajput and try to attack him, and once the former realizes that the men are ignorant about the jewels, he starts shooting them. In the process, the police come, and confusion ensues. Vishwas and Arjun come out and claim that Mr. Rajput is abusing them while the former claims that there is a big conspiracy involving the two men, Neha and Ilyaas. Unable to believe that blind men can ransack a bank, and amidst Mr. Rajput's impassioned defense, the police start getting suspicious. In the heat of the moment of defending himself, Mr. Rajput reveals that he had sent over Ilyaas, thus confessing his crime. The police arrest him.
Vishwas and Arjun decide to take care of Rahul and ultimately find the jewels, they were hidden in Ilyaas' musical instrument. Both men yell "We Won!" while remembering the sacrifice of Ilyaas and Neha.
The movie also has an International ending in which Mr. Rajput bribes the cop and is set free. In the last scene Vishwas and Arjun are sitting in a train(waiting for it to depart) and Mr Rajput is standing on the platform with a smile on his face.
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah
Vipul Amrutlal Shah
Vipul Amrutlal Shah is a film producer and director of Hindi films. As of 2010, he has directed five Hindi films, four of which have starred Akshay Kumar.-Career:...
; starring Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
, Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
, Arjun Rampal
Arjun Rampal
Arjun Rampal , born 26 November 1972, is an award-winning Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films, as well as a fashion model.- Film career :...
, Paresh Rawal
Paresh Rawal
Paresh Rawal is an Indian actor of Gujarati background.Making his film debut in 1984, he mainly played supporting and villain roles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Since 2000 he has mostly played comic roles.- Family and early life :...
and Sushmita Sen
Sushmita Sen
Sushmita Sen is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood films. A former model, Sen was crowned Miss Universe in 1994. She was the first Indian woman to win the contest.-Personal life:Sen was born on 19 November 1975....
. The film was nominated for two Filmfare Awards
Filmfare Awards
The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. The awards were...
(Best Supporting Actor
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role...
for Bachchan and Best Comic Actor
Filmfare Best Comedian Award
The Filmfare Best Comedian Award was given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a comic role....
for Rawal) and three Star Screen Awards
Star Screen Awards
The Star Screen Awards is an annual awards ceremony in India honoring professional excellence in film. The nomination and award selection is done by a panel of distinguished professional from the industry itself.- History :...
(Best Film, Best Comic Actor for Rawal, and Best Negative Actor for Bachchan).
Plot
Aankhen is a heistRobbery
Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear. At common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property, by means of force or fear....
movie based on a Gujarati play 'Andhalo Pato' revolving around a bank robbery
Bank robbery
Bank robbery is the crime of stealing from a bank during opening hours. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting Program, robbery is "the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of...
committed by three blind men. An obsessive temperamental bank manager Vijay Singh Rajput (Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
) loses his job after killing a bank clerk who tried to embezzle money. Angered at losing his job he plots revenge on the bank by intending to stage a heist. He decides to employ three blind men, Vishwas (Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
), Ilyaas (Paresh Rawal
Paresh Rawal
Paresh Rawal is an Indian actor of Gujarati background.Making his film debut in 1984, he mainly played supporting and villain roles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Since 2000 he has mostly played comic roles.- Family and early life :...
) and Arjun (Arjun Rampal
Arjun Rampal
Arjun Rampal , born 26 November 1972, is an award-winning Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films, as well as a fashion model.- Film career :...
)when after passing by a blind school he understands that blind people can be trained to do things like normal people and enlists the help of Neha (Sushmita Sen
Sushmita Sen
Sushmita Sen is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood films. A former model, Sen was crowned Miss Universe in 1994. She was the first Indian woman to win the contest.-Personal life:Sen was born on 19 November 1975....
) who is a teacher of the blind school to train the trio to do the seemingly impossible heist. He chose blind people because the robbery would be never caught as no one would believe blind people can do so.
The bank robbery is conducted successfully, with the jewels safely captured by the three men. However, in the process of stealing the bank, Ilyaas's face is exposed, capturing footage on the camera and prompting city-wide posters with his face. Meanwhile, Mr. Rajput anxiously tries to extort information from Vishwas and Arjun regarding the jewels and its location. Unable to answer, as they did not collect the items, they try to defer the answer by changing subjects. Ultimately, it is revealed that Ilyaas is the one who complete knowledge of the box's belongings. Meanwhile, tensions rise between Mr. Rajput and Neha; the latter who resists the abusive nature of Mr. Rajput and his obnoxious ways in harassing Vishwas and Arjun. Arjun confesses his love to Neha, who reveals that she is associated in the plot only for the well-being of her younger brother, Rahul, who has been kidnapped by Mr. Rajput. In a furious attempt, the police try to locate Ilyaas. To their missive, Ilyaas lands up at Mr. Rajput's place after getting drunk. Mr. Rajput tries several ways to force Ilyaas into revealing the location of the box. Unable to generate a response, Mr. Rajput slams Ilyaas, who falls on the ground and injures his blind eyes, causing blood outflow. Even in this scenario, Mr. Rajput tries to get the information, but Vishwas and Arjun resist and claim that they will reveal the location if Ilyaas is treated by the paramedics. Mr. Rajput send both of them to get Dr. Siddiqui. Vishwas senses that Ilyaas is in danger and both Arjun and Vishwas double back to the training center to save Ilyaas. Mr. Rajput starts to harass Ilyaas by tickling him and forcing him to reveal the answer. In the action, Ilyaas falls of the balcony and dies. Unable to bear the shock of the death, Neha pulls a gun on Mr. Rajput and threatens to reveal everything to the police if Mr. Rajput does not leave her and the other two men alone. However, Mr. Rajput notifies Neha that all these acts were done under her pretense and he is himself spotless from the entire crime. Unable to bear this fact, Neha shoots herself, just as Vishwas and Arjun return after hearing loud screams.
Both men gang up on Mr. Rajput and try to attack him, and once the former realizes that the men are ignorant about the jewels, he starts shooting them. In the process, the police come, and confusion ensues. Vishwas and Arjun come out and claim that Mr. Rajput is abusing them while the former claims that there is a big conspiracy involving the two men, Neha and Ilyaas. Unable to believe that blind men can ransack a bank, and amidst Mr. Rajput's impassioned defense, the police start getting suspicious. In the heat of the moment of defending himself, Mr. Rajput reveals that he had sent over Ilyaas, thus confessing his crime. The police arrest him.
Vishwas and Arjun decide to take care of Rahul and ultimately find the jewels, they were hidden in Ilyaas' musical instrument. Both men yell "We Won!" while remembering the sacrifice of Ilyaas and Neha.
The movie also has an International ending in which Mr. Rajput bribes the cop and is set free. In the last scene Vishwas and Arjun are sitting in a train(waiting for it to depart) and Mr Rajput is standing on the platform with a smile on his face.
Cast
- Amitabh BachchanAmitabh BachchanAmitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
as Vijay Singh Rajput - Sushmita SenSushmita SenSushmita Sen is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood films. A former model, Sen was crowned Miss Universe in 1994. She was the first Indian woman to win the contest.-Personal life:Sen was born on 19 November 1975....
as Neha Srivastav - Akshay KumarAkshay KumarAkshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
as Vishwas Prajapati - Arjun RampalArjun RampalArjun Rampal , born 26 November 1972, is an award-winning Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films, as well as a fashion model.- Film career :...
as Arjun Verma - Paresh RawalParesh RawalParesh Rawal is an Indian actor of Gujarati background.Making his film debut in 1984, he mainly played supporting and villain roles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Since 2000 he has mostly played comic roles.- Family and early life :...
as Iliyas - Arun BaliArun BaliArun Bali is an Indian actor who has worked in numerous films and television series. He played the part of King Porus in the 1991 period drama Chanakya, Kunwar Singh in the Doordarshan soap opera Swabhimaan and the Chief Minister of undivided Bengal, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, in the controversial...
as Mr. Goenka - Aditya PancholiAditya PancholiAditya Pancholi is an Indian film actor working in Hindi Cinema. Aditya has also proved his worth in many villainous roles as well, the recent being Dum Maro Dum. His performance in Yes Boss and the double role in Jung was very well received.-Early life:He's the son of the filmmaker Rajan...
as the Police Inspector - Paresh GanatraParesh GanatraParesh Ganatra is an Indian television, stage and film actor. In Bollywood films he is most noted for his role in the Bollywood blockbuster No Entry...
as Shailesh - Malvika Singh as Delnaaz
- Ajit Vachchani as Mr. Bandari
- Bipasha BasuBipasha BasuBipasha Basu is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. A former model, she was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest in 1996.-Early life:...
as Raina (Cameo) - Kashmira ShahKashmira ShahKashmira Shah is an Indian actress and model. She is the granddaughter of noted Hindustani classical singer, Anjanibai Lolekar. She has appeared in numerous Hindi and Marathi films. Shah is a half Maharashtrian and half Gujarati...
Special appearance in song "Chalka Chalka" - Shreyas TalpadeShreyas Talpade-Early life:Talpade was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, in a Marathi family. He attended Shree Ram Welfare Society's High School in Andheri-West. He is married to Deepti Talpade. Shreyas met his wife Deepti when he went to her college as a celebrity...
as Mushtaq (Chaiwallah / Tea seller on railway station) - Daya Shankar Pandey
- Depesh Shah
Track list
- "Amitabh Solilogi" & title song: Amitabh BachchanAmitabh BachchanAmitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
, Remo FernandesRemo FernandesLuís Remo de Maria Bernardo Fernandes, more popularly known as Remo Fernandes is a pop/rock/Indian fusion artist and playback singer from the state of Goa, India. His musical work is a fusion of many different cultures and styles he's been exposed to as a child in Goa and in his later travels...
& Sonu NigamSonu NigamSonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films... - "Gustakhiyan": Aadesh ShrivastavaAadesh ShrivastavaAadesh Shrivastava is an Indian composer and singer. Over the course of his career, he has composed the music for over 100 Hindi films. His wife Vijeta Pandit is a former Bollywood actress and the sister of the composer duo Jatin Lalit...
- "Kuch Kasme": Alka YagnikAlka YagnikAlka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...
& Sonu NigamSonu NigamSonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films... - "Theme song": Remo FernandesRemo FernandesLuís Remo de Maria Bernardo Fernandes, more popularly known as Remo Fernandes is a pop/rock/Indian fusion artist and playback singer from the state of Goa, India. His musical work is a fusion of many different cultures and styles he's been exposed to as a child in Goa and in his later travels...
- "Phatela Jab": Aadesh ShrivastavaAadesh ShrivastavaAadesh Shrivastava is an Indian composer and singer. Over the course of his career, he has composed the music for over 100 Hindi films. His wife Vijeta Pandit is a former Bollywood actress and the sister of the composer duo Jatin Lalit...
, Arun Bakshi & Nitin Raikwar - "Chalka Chalka": Alka YagnikAlka YagnikAlka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...
& Javed - "Nazron Ne Teri": Udit NarayanUdit Narayan-Career:King of melody, Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December, 1955 in a village called Bhardaha in the Saptari district , Nepal. His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.Narayan studied at P.B...
- "All the Best": Remo FernandesRemo FernandesLuís Remo de Maria Bernardo Fernandes, more popularly known as Remo Fernandes is a pop/rock/Indian fusion artist and playback singer from the state of Goa, India. His musical work is a fusion of many different cultures and styles he's been exposed to as a child in Goa and in his later travels...