I would definitely go to say that Ankahee has been the most undervalued film of 2006. Like other recent, excellent movies coming from the Bhatt camp (such as Kalyug and Gangster), Ankahee is an intense story that deals with all the dark human emotions such as guilt, jealousy, depression, greed, temptation, fear, obsession, loneliness, etc. bringing out the good and bad of every character. Because this movie is loosely based on a true story (of Vikram Bhatt and Sushmita Sen), the entire plot and character developments make perfect sense. For example, I have read a little bit about manic depression recently. Esha's behavior, along with the psychologist's explanation of it, is very logical. The only thing I didn't like, however, is that Esha's character is portrayed negatively towards the end.
What I love the absolute most about this movie is how beautifully it captures the emotions of a betrayed wife and child. Amisha desperately tries hard to protect her home by pleasing her husband and even begging Esha. I love the quote where she admits she doesn't have the strength to fight her divorce case as her fight to save her home was a failure. However, at the same time she admirably maintains her self-respect and dignity by demanding an explanation from Aftab and rejecting him after he comes back regretful for divorcing his wife and neglecting his family. Hrishitta's character is also very well portrayed as it shows her confusion, innocence, sympathy, hurt, and anger. All the characters and plot are excellently developed, and the cast acted wonderfully. These are both Amisha and Esha's best performances after numerous unimpressive attempts in their previous films. Both are terrific! Songs are beautiful. Pritam, also highly undervalued, is a genius composer.
What I love the absolute most about this movie is how beautifully it captures the emotions of a betrayed wife and child. Amisha desperately tries hard to protect her home by pleasing her husband and even begging Esha. I love the quote where she admits she doesn't have the strength to fight her divorce case as her fight to save her home was a failure. However, at the same time she admirably maintains her self-respect and dignity by demanding an explanation from Aftab and rejecting him after he comes back regretful for divorcing his wife and neglecting his family. Hrishitta's character is also very well portrayed as it shows her confusion, innocence, sympathy, hurt, and anger. All the characters and plot are excellently developed, and the cast acted wonderfully. These are both Amisha and Esha's best performances after numerous unimpressive attempts in their previous films. Both are terrific! Songs are beautiful. Pritam, also highly undervalued, is a genius composer.