''Aankh Micholi'' () is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Umesh Shukla and produced by Ashish Wagh and Umesh Shukla under the banner of Merry Go Round Studios and Culver Max Entertainment. It revolves around a family of misfits and stars

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, Abhimanyu Dassani and

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as leads. The film was released on 3 November 2023 and received negative reviews from critics and was a

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Plot

A beautiful woman dealing with night blindness wishes to find the love of her life. However, hilarity ensues when her eccentric family members embark on a mission to scout her a groom. While searching and meeting for a suitable partner, she finds her love of her life. The film ends with her wedding.

Cast

as Navjot Singh * Abhimanyu Dassani as Rohit Patel *

as Paro Singh * Sharman Joshi as Yuvraj Singh * Abhishek Banerjee as Harbhajan Singh * Divya Dutta as Billo Kaur, Yuvraj's wife * Darshan Jariwala as Rohit's Maternal uncle *

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as Rohit's maternal aunt *

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as Bhatti, the Jweller *

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as Chaitali's sister

Production

In February 2020, the film was announced by Culver Max Entertainment and stars Abhimanyu Dassani and

. The principal photography of the film wrapped during the COVID-19 pandemic in Patiala. The motion poster of the film was released on 19 July 2021. Initially planned for a 2021 release, ''Aankh Micholi'' was pushed to summer 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Music

The music of the film is composed by Sachin–Jigar while lyrics written by

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, Priya Saraiya, Vayu and IP Singh.

Reception

'' Bollywood Hungama'' rated the film with 1.5/5 stars and wrote "AANKH MICHOLI fails to induce laughs and is laced with a very bad climax. A film like this would be ideal for TV viewing and won’t stand a chance on the big screen. Bhavna Agarwal of '' India Today'' rated the film with 1.5/5 stars and wrote "At times, when comedies have gotten smarter with their writing, ‘Aankh Micholi’ seems like a misfit." Kartik Bhardwaj of '' The New Indian Express'' rated the film with 1.5/5 stars and commented "Peak-a-bore". Deepa Gahlot of '' Rediff.com'' rated the film with 1.5/5 stars and called it a "Outdated Humour" and wrote "The biggest drawback is its very outdated look and humour, which even TV sitcoms have outgrown." Avinash Lohana of ''

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'' rated the film with 1/5 stars and wrote "The overall screenplay and its treatment is highly mediocre, with most of the jokes not landing at all" "scenes are even cringy, especially the climax sequence which somehow makes no sense at all." On 06 October 2023, Nipun Malhotra filed a suit to the

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, arguing that the film contained derogatory and discriminatory remarks towards persons with disabilities. Malhotra had highlighted instances in the trailer as well as the film where certain medical conditions have been misrepresented and derogatory terms have been used for characters who are persons with disabilities. On 8 July 2024, the Supreme Court allowed the appeal.

References

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