Weighed down by domestic responsibilities, the sensitive, soft-spoken Bauji is yet to hit that stage where he’s ready to relax or explore the circle of life. Not some grand epiphany that changes the course of his mundane existence but an ordinary incident where he discovers his prejudice was unwarranted and the reality of his presumption is rather agreeable. Kapoor treats them with value and provides a comprehensive context through his sprawling household filled up by a boisterous wife (Seema Pahwa), kids, younger brother (Rajat Kapoor) and his family. People like Bauji, especially when spotted with philosophy-spewing placards on the street, are easy to ridicule, grab attention or Instagram about. Wild impulses not wisdom influence his actions. Like the time he reminds his unsought huddle of followers in an exasperated tone how he’s still figuring out the course of his individual path to guide them any better.
What I connected to most is, how his journey of inner realisations, isn’t defined by a singular goal. The quirk, the simplicity, the realism, the humaneness bore likeness to the beloved fictional town of literary realm.īackdrop (production design by Meenal Agarwal) here works in significant capacity it’s not just a means to visually communicate the milieu Ankhon Dekhi is centred around, but its crammed interiors, neglected walls, lived-in spaces, comfortable corners stroke the scenes with personality, texture and, most importantly, life. But in Rajat Kapoor’s Ankhon Dekhi, curiosity is what drives its premise and suspension of disbelief is entirely abandoned.įar removed from the business of make-believe and rose-tinted imagery, Kapoor’s film is a fascinating albeit fleshed out experiment conducted through an episodic account of Bauji’s (Sanjay Mishra) whimsical, inquiring idiosyncrasies founded on ‘seeing is believing.’Įven though it’s set in an authentic neighbourhood of Old Delhi - one that we never see in the movies, one I’ve never ventured into even after all these years of passing through the fringes - Ankhon Dekhi brought back memories of R K Narayan’s Malgudi. Most of them are too eager to provide inspiration or make statements. Very few films concern themselves with questions. Then begins a bitter custody battle between her and Suraj.Ankhon Dekhi's real star is Sanjay Mishra, says Sukanya Verma Komal, depressed and lonely, spots her son with Suraj. Vaijanti begins to love Suraj and hopes that he feels the same way. Suraj later meets Vaijanti (Shilpa Shetty), an eccentric fisher woman who his son sees as a mother and friend. They move to a unknown place and he raises his son with help from the villagers. He hires hit men to kill the baby but Suraj manages to get away with his son. She delivers a baby boy but Yashpal wants to make sure that the one thing that can bring his daughter and Suraj together be eliminated immediately. Komal leaves her husband with her father. It turns out Yashpal set up the whole thing to break up their marriage. Komal is furious and tries to commit suicide but Suraj stops her and repeatedly tries to prove his innocence. Komal questions the seductress and she says she shares Komal's husband. Suraj walks in totally oblivious to the fact that a strange woman is in their home. Yashpal agrees to meet Suraj but when they reach home they see a seductress inside, wearing Komal's gown and drinking tea in the kitchen. Komal and her estranged father meet at a family wedding and her forgives her for leaving abruptly. Komal cuts all ties with her father, marries Suraj, and is soon pregnant. They dream of their perfect family together but her arrogant father Yashpal Chaudhary (Amrish Puri) detests Suraj because he is a middle-class youth, with no riches whatsoever. Suraj Singh (Anil Kapoor) is in love with the beautiful and wealthy Komal (Karisma Kapoor).
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