Ankahee (1985) User Reviews

Cheat your fate

[AvinashPatalay · 30 March 2009]

For starters, this movie proves what a fine story-teller Amol Palekar is. He drops his garb of a simple lovable person next door and dons the role of a selfish lover (as Big B in Silsila) and attempts to cheat his fate. What follows next is the turmoil of human mind. How far could a person go living with a guilt? And is life about cutting losses and opting for a lesser sin?

Vinod Mehra has a minuscule role, but drives home very valid points home.

Shreeram Lagoo is at his usual best.

Deepti Naval steals the show, though the role has shades of Smita Patil of Arth.

Devika Mukherjee barely leaves a mark.

Amol Palekar, as an actor and director - hats off!!

Songs of Bhimsen Joshi are noteworthy.

If you have to watch this movie, then watch it for a story teller who is at his budding stage.

Bottomline:: We are all blessed with freewill.

rare Hindi cinematic experience

[dipankars2006 · 10/10 · 14 July 2008]

hi, Despite being a regular IMDb visitor this is actually my first post.I have watched so many really good movies over the last 2 years that commenting on this one is a little intriguing.but more than that i was so taken aback that i had to do something to vent my amusement and elation so i rushed to the site and now i m writing a review.More than a review it is just an experience oozing out to the web page. Although i have grown up watching all kind of Hindi cinema i am not such a big fan of it(now that i have watched cinema from all round the world)as far as story driven movies are concerned.More than stories generally our movies are all about stars and now a days a few typecast characters.Instances of movies purely driven by a strong story are not umpteen to say the least. Well after watching ankahee today i can safely add it to the list of great story backed cinema. such a lovely script,with a quite an out of the league music,which is so unconventional but complements the film superbly are what make this movie a radical experience.Watch it to believe it and expect no fireworks because there are not any.The movie just flows without much ado but but leaves you spellbound. And i had never heard of the name is such a pity and there are only 10 votes for the film vindicates the fact that this jewel is still lying somewhere undiscovered by movie-buffs.So go-out today and bag a copy.

Fails to make its point

[antixmehra · 2/10 · 8 March 2015]

This movie attempts to make a very commendable point, but fails miserably. The whole story seems forced, and the direction is really poor. Like most Bollywood films, its predictable, but the end is downright stupid. There really are better ways to make your point. The story is utterly senseless. I like Amol Palekar a lot, but this is really not even a watchable film. Skip it if you dislike unnecessary melodrama and a story so committed to making its point, it fails to make any semblance of sense.

Deepti Naval steals the show. Amol Palekar is just tiresome to look at. Devika Mukherjee should have had more of a role, she shines in whatever little role she has. The cast is great overall, except for the actor who plays Indu's (Deepti Naval) father. The music is great, and purely classical.

This movie could have been a LOT better if they had worked a bit more on the story. And a lighter premise than death would have made way more sense to prove the point. This morbid premise just makes the movie melodramatic and implausible and also makes a mockery of death.