Aankhen (1993 film)

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.

The movie was 1993's biggest Bollywood hit and ran in the theaters for 12 weeks. The domestic distribution share was ₹38.5 crore against a ₹5.96 crore budget. The film had a net income of ₹35.5 crore, and grossed ₹45.85 crore[1] ($8.2 million).[4]

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

• 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
• Tinu Verma 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

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

39th Filmfare Awards:

• Aankhen at IMDb