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22 years of Aankhen: The reason behind the film having two climax
Updated On: 05 April, 2024 05:45 PM IST | Mumbai | Athulya Nambiar
22 years of Aankhen: Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Sushmita Sen and Arjun Rampal, the film was directed by Vipul Shah
A still from Aankhen
Vipul Shah’s cult classic `Aankhen` clocks 22 years today. The film, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Sushmita Sen, Paresh Rawal, and Aditya Pancholi, was released on April 2, 2002. Based on Shah’s Gujarati play Andhalo Pato, the film garnered rave reviews and became an instant box office success.
But did you know that the film had two climax? The makers had one ending for the Indian audience in the country and another one that was released abroad. In an earlier interview with mid-day.com, director Vipul Shah spoke about the climax of the film. "We had one trial, I won’t be able to name where it was held. In that trial, there were some very intelligent people with whom I had long arguments the whole night, where they all felt that the film itself was so new and unusual, and on top of that an open ending is not a good idea. Eventually, the whole team discussed and at 6 in the morning decided that overseas we will keep the open ending and in India we will end the film where they find the jewellery in the harmonium owned by Paresh Rawal. That is how we went ahead with it. The only person who was against this decision with me was Abhishek Bachchan. AB never wanted it to be changed and after the release we all regretted doing it. But AB was the only one who found the ending brilliant and said, ‘Don’t change’. But a lot of people convinced us otherwise," he said.
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