How Aankhen Made Bollywood Stupid

The polarizing hit comedy turns 30

By: Asjad Nazir

THIS week marks three decades of something quite remarkable in Bollywood that is still hard to fathom. This phenomenon also started a trend in Hindi cinema that has deeply divided audiences ever since. It all started with a slapstick comedy Aankhen released without expectations on 9 April 1993 and becoming the highest grossing Hindi film of that year.

The Absolute Stink massively outperformed cult classics released the same year, including Shah Rukh Khans star films Darr And Baazigar. Other iconic films he improved in 1993 include Khalnayak and a multi-award winning romantic comedy-drama Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Keas well as a mega budget movie Rani de Roop, King of Choranwhich was headlined by the two biggest stars of the time, Anil Kapoor and Sridevi.

Even the greatest minds haven’t been able to figure out how a terrible movie that didn’t make sense, headlined by Govinda about a career slump, and a struggling Chunky Pandey achieved the resounding success it has do. Apart from the hit song O Lal Dupattewali and a few funny scenes, there was really nothing to suggest he would become so popular. He had borrowed heavily from several far better films and pioneered the Leave Your Brain At Home comedy genre that would entertain some Bollywood fans and annoy others.

Director David Dhawan and writer Anees Bazmee would be at the forefront of these slapstick comedy films fueled by over-the-top, mind-numbing stories that made no sense.

Aankhen reinvigorated Govinda’s career and made him the comedy king of the 1990s with similar films, many of which were directed by Dhawan. (Unfortunately, for Chunky Pandey, Aankhen benefited everyone involved except him and his career as a leading man quickly faded). The comedy would spawn successful franchises like the Golmaal And full house movies, while turning other poorly written movies that didn’t make sense into box office thrills. But most movies in the genre flopped at the box office, including the recent Christmas disaster. Circuswho love Aankhen was based on an erroneous premise of identity. So in many ways it arguably did more damage to Hindi cinema in the long run.

While some sections of the public who greatly enjoyed these types of comedic films may look back fondly and want to celebrate Aankhen Turning 30 this week, film purists can blame him for infecting Bollywood with a nonsensical genre that continues to go viral like it does today. These nonsensical films arguably gave rise to bad writing in Bollywood, which spread to other genres.

For me, Aankhen is a blight on the Bollywood landscape and can be directly blamed for torturing the brains of many, including my own, with similar films it inspired, fueled by stupid and nonsensical stories. Despite some mildly entertaining scenes, Aankhen still unable to sit down. 30 years later. I still don’t understand how it became Bollywood’s biggest hit in 1993 and why it has over 115 million views on YouTube. But it became a historic film for many, and not always for the right reasons.

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