Ankhon Dekhi movie – 2014 : Hindi Film

Ankhon Dekhi movie is a 2014 Bollywood Hindi drama film writer/directer is Rajat Kapoor and producer is Manish Mundra under banner of Mithya Talkies.

This film leading stars cast are Sanjay Mishra and Rajat KapoorSeema Pahwa,Namit Das, Shripad Raorane, Brijendra Kala,Manu Rishi.

The movie was released on 21 March 2014 with positive critical reviews, However Box officewise unsuccessful film.

It was the opening film at the 8th annual Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival (MISAFF) 2014 in Toronto. It is Rajat Kapoor’s fifth Directorial film and was dedicated to his idols and teachers: filmmakers Mani Kaul and Kumar Shahani.

At the 2015 Screen Awards ceremony, Ankhon Dekhi won the awards for Best Supporting Actress for Seema Pahwa, Best Story and Best Ensemble Cast. Sanjay Mishra wins filmfare award for best actor critics.

• Directer : Rajat Kapoor
• Producer : Manish Mundra
• Writer : Rajat Kapoor
• Starring : Sanjay Mishra and Rajat KapoorSeema Pahwa,Namit Das, Shripad Raorane, Brijendra Kala,Manu Rishi
• Music : Sagar Desai
• Cinematography : Rafey Mahmood
• Editor : Suresh Pai
• Production Design : Meenal Agarwal
• Costume Design : Isha Ahluwalia, Darshan Jalan
• Assistant Director : Jiya Bhardwaj, Pratik Chandarana ,Mansi Jain,Sameer Shaikh,Priyesh Srivastava
• Lyricist : Varun Grover
• Production company : Mithya Talkies
• Genres : Comedy, Drama
• Release date : 5 December 2013
• Running time : 1hr 41minutes
• Country : India
• Language : Hindi

Ankhon Dekhi movie trailer :

Ankhon Dekhi movie star cast :

• Sanjay Mishra as a Rajesh Bauji
• Rajat Kapoor as a Rishi Chacha
• Seema Pahwa as a Amma
• Namit Das as a Ajju
• Shripad Raorane as a Sharma ji
• Brijendra Kala as a Shibbo Babu
• Manu Rishi as a Sharma ji
• Maya Sarao as a Rita
• Taranjit Kaur as a Chachi
• Chandrachoor Rai as a Shammi
• Alka Chawla as a Sarup Bua
• Mahesh Sharma as a Bauaa
• Anil Chaudhary as a Chaudhary Saab
• Shrikant Varma as a Master Ji
• Manish Karnatak as a Jeevan
• Dhruv Uday Singh as a Dhruv
• Saurabh Shukla as a Boss
• Danish Hussain as a Gopi
• Mukesh Kumar as a Satya
• Yogendra Tiku as a Panditji
• Naresh Gosain as a Ajju’s Father
• Suman Chowdry as a Ajju’s Mother
• Chaitanya Mahawar as a Ashok
• Chetan Sharma as a Anil
• Shivam Sethi as a Arun
• Sandip Chowdry as a Doctor
• Munish Bhardwaj as a Manish
• Ranvir Shorey Cameo Appearance in one scene
• Yadvinder Singh Brar as a Goon
• Rajiv Narang as a Gambler
• Jiya Bhardwaj as a Jiya
• Javed Khan as a Goon
• Pratik Chandarana as a Office Collegue
• Sohan Kumar Jha as a Office Collegue
• Vidya Bhushan as a Office Peon
• Majid Khan as a Tailor
• Bitoo Chhabra as a Bitto Baiya
• Mansi Jain as a Mansi

Ankhon Dekhi movie Songs / Music :

This film music composer are Sagar Desai and Background score composer is Saagar Desai while lyricist is Varun Grover.

The film music album a unique soundtrack combining Indian classical melodies with modern rhythms.

The music album have positive reviews with many stated that it a ‘breath of fresh air’ due to the melodies being composed with classical instruments.

• “Aaj Laagi Laagi Nai Dhoop”……Kailash Kher
• “Aayi Bahaar”…………………………Kailash Kher
• “Kaise Sukh Soyein”……………….Ronkini Gupta
• “Yaad Saari Baari Baari”…………..Kailash Kher
• “Hakka Bakka”………………………….Shaan
• “Dheeme Re Re”…………………………Mansheel Gujral

“Aaj Laagi Laagi Nai Dhoop” full video song :

• Singer : Kailash Kher
• Lyricist : Varun Grover
• Music Director : Sagar Desai
• Music on : MithyaTalkies

“Hakka Bakka” full video song :

• Singer : Shaan
• Lyricist : Varun Grover
• Music Director : Sagar Desai
• Music on : MithyaTalkies

Ankhon Dekhi movie -All song Audio :

Review of the film :

This film have highly positive critical reviews . Most critics appreciates all the performances and the deeply rich philosophical undertones of the script.

Critics reviews :

• Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times gave also 3.5 from 5 star stated that, “the strands come together with such a heave of emotion that I found myself wiping away tears. Ankhon Dekhi is a lovely respite from the formulaic fare that clutters our multiplexes week after week.”
• Times of India critics gave 2.5 star from 5 star and stated that “”The film is emotionally liberating. See it to believe it.”
• Sukanya Varma of Rediff went with 4 star from 5 stars, wrote “For all its existentialism crisis, Aankhon Dekhi’s heart lies in Kapoor’s affectionate depiction of humdrum living, the tender father-daughter relationship between Bauji and Rita (Maya Sarao), the unspoken attachment between him and his younger brother and the concerned anxiety of his rock solid wife.”
• Shubra Gupta of Indian Express gave the film a surprising 4 star out of 5 star , stated about the central character, “He is fool, clown and man, all in one. He is us. I have seen it with my own eyes, and I can tell you that Aankhon Dekhi is a fine, fine film.”
• Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the film 3.5 star from 5 stars by writing that, “Through the wonderfully whimsical Ankhon Dekhi, writer-director Rajat Kapoor shows us how the journey could be more meaningful if we lived life the way we choose to.”
• Baradwaj Rangan appreciates the acting and casting stating “Watching Rajat Kapoor’s marvellous Ankhon Dekhi, you may find yourself wishing that we had one of those “Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture” awards. The casting is perfect, the performances exquisite. It’s a cliché to say that an actor has “lived” his role – but that sense of not-acting-but-being is all-pervasive here.”

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Public reviews :

Awards :

Filmfare Awards

• Winner – Filmfare Award for Best Film (Critics) 2014
• Winner – Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critics) 2014 – Sanjay Mishra
• Winner – Filmfare Award for Best Story 2014 – Rajat Kapoor

Screen Awards :

• Winner – Star Screen Award for Best Story – Rajat Kapoor
• Winner – Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress – Seema Pahwa [Shared with Tabu who won it for Haider
• Mirchi Music Awards
• Nominated – Raag-Inspired Song of the Year 2014 – “Aayi Bahaar”

Box office collection :

• Number of Screens : 280
• First Week 1 : 64 lakh rs.
• Lifetime Collection : 74 lakh rs.
• Ankhon Dekhi Budget : 6 cr rs.
• Ankhon Dekhi Verdict : Disaster

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