Aankhen(1993)
Aankhen (transl. Eyes) is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by David Dhawan and written by Anees Bazmee. The film stars Govinda in a dual role as Bunnu and Gauri Shankar, alongside Chunky Pandey, Raageshwari, Ritu Shivpuri, Shilpa Shirodkar, Kader Khan, and Shakti Kapoor. The story follows two irresponsible brothers who get entangled in a political assassination plot after one of them witnesses a conspiracy. Their identical cousin from a village arrives and is mistaken for the missing brother, leading to comic chaos. The film was the highest-grossing Indian film of 1993 and ran for 12 weeks in theaters. It received four Filmfare nominations including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Comedian. The soundtrack, composed by Bappi Lahiri, was the fourth best-selling album of the year in India.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Ultra Play OTT, Prime Video, Netflix, Airtel Xstream Play, ShemarooMe
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1993
- Director
- Vipul Shah
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 50m
- Rating
- 5.8/10
Storyline
Two wealthy brothers, Munnu and Bunnu, are kicked out of their home for failing college. They accidentally witness a gangster's plan to assassinate a Chief Minister. When Bunnu disappears, his identical cousin Gauri Shankar arrives and is mistaken for him. The brothers must survive the gangsters and save their family.
“Two brothers, one face, endless trouble”
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Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Aankhen
Cast reunions in this film: Shakti Kapoor & Kader Khan (77 films together), Gulshan Grover & Shakti Kapoor (44 films together), Govinda & Kader Khan (30 films together), Shakti Kapoor & Govinda (26 films together), Gulshan Grover & Kader Khan (25 films together), and Chunky Pandey & Chunky Panday (22 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Aankhen' was also the title of a 1968 film starring Dharmendra, but the two movies have no connection.
- This was one of the few films where Govinda and Chunky Pandey played brothers, a pairing not commonly seen in the 90s.
- A key plot point involves a political assassination, which mirrored real-life anxieties in India during the early 1990s.
- Director David Dhawan and Govinda began their famous comedy partnership with this film, making it a career milestone.
- The movie featured a special appearance by veteran actor Kader Khan, who also contributed to the dialogues.
- Despite being an action-comedy, the film's soundtrack by Bappi Lahiri included a popular romantic song, 'Gore Gore Mukhde Pe'.
- The film's climax was shot in a palace setting, a common but expensive trope for masala films of that era.