''Love Is Blind'' is a 2005 Indian

Gujarati film Gujarati cinema, also known as Gollywood or Dhollywood, is the Gujarati language film industry. It is one of the major regional and vernacular film industries of the cinema of India, having produced more than one thousand films since its inc ...

directed by Vipul Sharma, starring Sandeep Patel and

Sonali Kulkarni Sonali Kulkarni (born 3 November 1974) is an Indian actress, producer, and writer who primarily appears in Marathi and Hindi films. She has also appeared in Kannada, Tamil, Gujarati and English films. She has worked in over 70 films, both com ...

. It was the first Gujarati film released in the multiplexes. The film narrates a love story of Anand (Patel), a blind violin player, and Amisha (Kulkarni), a writer. It won eleven of the Gujarat State Film Awards in 2005-06, including the Best Film Award and the Best Director Award.

Plot

Anand (Patel) is a violin player who suffers greatly due to his blindness. He can't accept his father's second marriage and lives separately since the young age due to estrangement with his step-mother. Once, he becomes the victim of Amisha (Kulkarni), a writer's anger because of his blindness. When Amisha knows the reality, her sympathy turns into love gradually. When Amisha's family members know about their relationship, they become angry on her. But her grandfather (Pandit) takes her side always. When Anand goes to Amisha's home with a marriage proposal, he is rusticated from the home and being called blind. To revenge it, Anand boozes with his friends ad creates commotion, and speaks swear words at Amisha's home. Thus Anand and Amisha are separated. Anand doesn't marry a girl suggested by his step-mother and suffers in Amisha's separation. He elopes with Amisha with his friends on the very day of Amisha's marriage.

Cast

as Amisha *Sandeep Patel as Anand *

Sudha Chandran Sudha Chandran (born 27 September 1965) is an Indian Bharatanatyam dancer and actress who appears in Indian television and films. In 1981, she hurt her leg in a road accident near Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu while coming back from Madras with he ...

*Devendra Pandit *

Mehul Buch Mehul Buch is an Indian actor who works in Hindi and Gujarati stage, film and television productions. Personal life He is married to Alpana Buch, an actress, and has a daughter, Bhavya. Filmography Hindi Films Gujarati Films Televis ...

*Hasmuk Bhavsar *Jyotin Dave * Bimal Trivedi *Zalak Thakkar *Tushar Dave *Pragnya Trivedi *Baby Tarika *Mayur Vakani

Production

The film was made on budget of . It was shot in 27 days at various locations including in

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

and at

Adalaj Stepwell Adalaj Stepwell or Rudabai Stepwell is a stepwell located in the village of Adalaj, close to Gandhinagar city in Gandhinagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat, and considered a fine example of Indian architecture work. It was built i ...

and Sun Temple, Modhera. Kulkarni learned

Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub ...

under Trishala Patel.

Music

The music was composed by Kardam Thakar. It featured songs like "Bandh Aankhoma", "Prem Pyar Ishq Ke Asashiqi Kaho", "Love Is Blind" and "O Mara Saathi Tu Gaa".

Release

''Love Is Blind'' was the first Gujarati film released in the multiplexes.

Accolades

The film won eleven of the Gujarat state film awards of 2005-06 instituted by the

Government of Gujarat The Government of Gujarat, also known as Gujarat Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Gujarat and its 33 districts. It consists of an executive of the legislators appointed by the Governor of Gujarat, a judiciar ...

, including the Best Film. Sharma received the Best Director award.

References

{{Reflist 2005 films 2000s Gujarati-language films Indian romantic drama films Films about blind people in India Films shot in Gujarat Films set in Gujarat