Aankhen (2002 film)
Aankhen Hindi , translation Eyes is a 2002 Indian heist thriller drama film directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah. The film is an adaptation of Shahs own Gujarati play Andhalo Pato Blindmans Buff.
Obsessive and temperamental bank manager Vijay Singh Rajput Bachchan loses his job after badly beating up a bank clerk who tried to embezzle money. Angered at losing his job he plots revenge on the bank by intending to stage a heist. He employs three blind men Vishwas Kumar, a blind person who has the power of the sixth sense, Ilyaas Rawal and Arjun Rampal when, after passing by school for the blind, he understands that blind people can be trained to do things like sighted people. He blackmails and enlists the help of Neha Sushmita Sen who is a teacher at the school to train the trio to do the seemingly impossible heist. He chose blind people because they, as robber, would never be suspected as no one would believe blind people can rob a bank.The bank robbery is successful, with the jewels safely captured by the three. However, in the process of robbing the bank, Ilyaass face is exposed, captured in footage and prompting citywide posters with his face. Meanwhile, Mr. Rajput anxiously tries to extort information from Vishwas and Arjun regarding the jewels and their location. Unable to answer, as they did not collect the items, they try to defer the answer by changing subjects. Ultimately, it is revealed that Ilyaas is the one with complete knowledge of the boxs belongings. Meanwhile, tensions rise between Rajput and Neha the latter resists the abusive nature of Rajput and his obnoxious harassing of Vishwas and Arjun. Arjun confesses his love to Neha, who reveals that she is associated in the plot only for the wellbeing of her younger brother, Rahul, who has been kidnapped by Rajput. ........
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