Aankhen (1993 Film)

''Aankhen'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by David Dhawan and written by Anees Bazmee. It stars Govinda in a dual role and Chunky Pandey. It was a blockbuster at the box office and the highest-grossing Indian film of 1993. It was remade in Telugu as ''Pokiri Raja'' (1995).

The movie was reported to have been inspired by the 1977 Kannada movie ''Kittu Puttu'' which itself was inspired by the 1967 Tamil movie ''Anubavi Raja Anubavi'' which had earlier been remade in Hindi in 1973 as ''Do Phool''.It is Also adapted from Marathi film Changu- Mangu released in 1990.

At the 39th Filmfare Awards, the film received 4 nominations - Best Film, Best Director (Dhawan), Best Actor (Govinda) and Best Comedian (Khan), but failed to win in any category.

Synopsis

Hasmukh Rai (Kader Khan) has a problem. As a matter of fact, two problems — his two sons: Munnu (Chunky Pandey) and Gulshan "Bunnu" (Govinda Ahuja). The brothers are notorious slackers up to no good, and involved in elaborate practical jokes. It comes to Hasmukh's attention that his sons have been lying to him about their college grades — in studies and sports — and have not been attending school for the last three years. As a result, they are kicked out of college and, ultimately, their home. Later, one of their practical jokes gets out of hand, and Bunnu disappears, presumed dead. Munnu gets involved in the conspiracy of killing Bunnu. Meanwhile, from a small Indian village, Bunnu's identical cousin, Gauri Shankar, arrives in town. He is mistaken for Bunnu which leads to hilarious misunderstandings and constant uproar.

Reception

The movie was 1993's biggest Bollywood hit and ran in the theaters for 12 weeks. The domestic distribution share was against a budget. The film had a net income of , and grossed ().

''Aankhen'' was responsible for jump-starting or re-energizing the careers of a few actors. Govinda, for example, struggling at the time, spawned a number of comedy hits such as '' Raja Babu'', '' Coolie No. 1'', and ''Saajan Chale Sasural'', after the commercial success of ''Aankhen''. Although he starred in hits like ''Hatya'' (1988), ''Swarg'' (1990), and '' Shola aur Shabnam'' (1992), his double role in ''Aankhen'' established him as the "Comedy King of Bollywood" at that time. One of the lead heroines of the movie, Raageshwari Loomba started singing later. Govinda's double role was a highlight from this cinema

Cast

*Govinda as Bunnu / Gaurishankar (dual role)
*Chunky Pandey as Munnu
* Ritu Shivpuri as Ritu
*Raageshwari as Priya Mohan
*Shilpa Shirodkar as Chandramukhi
* Bindu as Anuradha
*Harish Patel as Monto (Hired Principal / Hired father / Hired Thief
*Shakti Kapoor as The Main Antagonist, Tejeshwar
*Mahavir Shah as Pravin Shah
*Gulshan Grover as Natwar Shah
*Raza Murad as D.C.P
*Mac Mohan as Tejeshwar's henchman
*Sudhir as Tejeshwar's henchman
*Gavin Packard as Tejeshwar's henchman, Man Shot Mistakenly for Bunnu.
*Dina Pathak as grandmother
*Vikas Anand as Distinguished Doctor
*Govind Namdeo as Distinguished Doctor
*Kader Khan as Hasmukh Rai
*Raj Babbar as Chief Minister / Sarang (dual role)
*Sadashiv Amrapurkar as Inspector Pyare Mohan
*Arun Bakshi as a Man who saved Bunnu
*Rakesh Bedi as Gulshan Kapoor "Gullu"
*Bob Christo as Tejeshwar's henchman
*Neena Gupta as Chief Minister's wife
* Kamaldeep as St. Xavier's Principal
* Manmauji as Baba
*Guddi Maruti as Chabia
*Yunus Parvez as Seth Sukhiram
* Kedarnath Saigal as Judge

Soundtrack

The lyrics were written by Indeevar. The songs are as follows:

Accolades

39th Filmfare Awards:

References

External links

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1993 films
1990s Hindi-language films
Films directed by David Dhawan
Films scored by Bappi Lahiri
1993 action comedy films
Indian action comedy films
Hindi-language action films
Films about monkeys
Films about pets
Hindi films remade in other languages