Ankahee

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Truly deep! Some scenes I've haven't even heard top psychologists explain as well. They showed the good and bad side of the main character. Real symptoms like hearing voices, paranoia, loneliness; with realistic consequences. I'm sure it relates to famous true stories. At the end it's about the child that suffered the most that didn't deserve it. Shows the weakness of a human. Not sure if I'd ever be strong enough to forgive like this. The 90s/20s era actually had it all, the cast, songs, stories; explains the automatic judgmental reviews, just because it's raw and not polished, they would rather rate comic book sequels higher. Highly underrated movie, with a good message, "Aa pass aa" song gave me great memories. Salute to the makers! These everyday movies made a big impact in our lives. Thank you!

Mahesh Bhatt has made several autobiographical films, right from ARTH, PHIR TERI KAHAANI YAAD AAYI, ZAKHM(based on his mother's story). Vikram Bhatt too follows his path in this film and makes ANKAHEE supposedly based on his affair with Sushmita Sen, but not sure how far it's true, also he refuted claims when the film released. The film has a plot which has been seen many times, actually the plot is similar to ARTH with daughter track added, Vikram Bhatt does handle several scenes well, however some scenes look too primitive. The film also gets predictable after a time but yet it's quite a decent watch Direction is good Music is decent, Tumse Yun Milenge which is sung by Kunal Ganjawala(also a video is shown in the opening credits featuring him which was a trend those days)is good, Ek Pal too is good rest are okay Aftab Shivdasani does a good job, this marked a comeback with Vikram Bhatt for him after Kasoor,Awara Paagal Deewana, Footpath.etc surprisingly even his voice is dubbed by Vikram Bhatt for reasons unknown Esha does a superb job in her role sadly her career never took off Ameesha Patel too gives a decent performance after ages, her career too never took off and she got releagated to doing second fiddle roles. Amin Hajee is good, Ashwini Kalsekar is superb as always, Hrishita Bhatt has a cameo and she is okay rest are okay

This movie is not at all convincing.. How can a reputed surgeon - who is a loving husband and a doting father - can fall in love with a patient with manic depression? He should have treated her as his patient and tried to help her out of her psychological disorder. Even his fellow psychiatrist friend warns him about her.. In spite of all this he falls in love with her and divorces his loving wife and leaves her and his daughter whom he loves very much... Very much unconvincing... Acting wise Aftab Shivadasani is as unconvincing as his role..Ameesha Patel is OK.. There is not much scope for her in this movie. Only Esha Deol is the saving grace. She has portrayed her role as a manic depressed beauty queen very convincingly.. Hrishita Bhatt is wasted in a miniscule role..

Story- weak/ poor/ typical Screenplay- weaker/usual Performance- poor/pioneer/fake Music- Amazing Music wasted in such a movie Dialogue- usual/poor/typical dramatic Direction- weaker/ half left/ unexplained/ Oblogatively made complected. Descriptions- Direction could be a bit smarter, Things are forcefully made complecated which could have been handled smoothly at certain places in story. Nothing new in story, some overacting ruins the charm, Voice over dubbing of main lead is the worst part of the movie giving a bad impression right from the start. ONLY STABLE PERFORMANCE SEEN BY ESHA DEOL THAT TOO FOR THE OTHERS WHO HAVE RUINED THEIR PARTS.

I was quite surprised by how much I really enjoyed this movie. Don't get me wrong, there were some cringe-worthy moments (Dr Shekar crying in his car towards the end of the movie) but overall a very enjoyable movie. I sat till the end without forwarding some bits. Esha was awesome, I thought. Knowing a manic depressive person, I was really impressed by the way she portrayed her character's unreasonable outbursts and insecurities, and then to switch from a screaming banshee to a teary eyed helpless female in the blink of an eye, was so real it was scary. Aftab tried, and as someone said earlier, he was better in this than in some of his movies, although not great. somehow he failed to convince me of his GREAT love for Esha or why he fell for her so hard. Instead he got off as a snivelling spineless man who didn't even seem like he was sure of his love for her. It seemed to me that he felt more pity for her than any great passion. If anything, he deserved everything he got in the end. Amisha Patel was also surprisingly watchable as opposed to her other movies. For once we were all spared her shrill, now-I'm-angry, voice (except for one scene). She played the wronged, yet dignified about it, wife very well and was really the only character (and the child) whom I felt sorry for. And I was quite glad when she closed the door in his face when he went crawling back. All in all a very watchable and enjoyable movie, that I could, and did buy and watched twice over

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.

Ankahee is a simple story about infidelity revolving a beauty queen ,a doctor and a house wife. Vikram Bhatt undoubtedly proved that he can make sensitive films that can be appreciated by viewers that go for more than just dumb entertainment in a film. Esha Deol truly shines in the film.She definitely deserves at least an award for her exceptional performance in the film.She manages to create so much of hatred but also pity from the audience.She brigthens up every scene she is in. Aftab also is commendable in the film. Amisha Patel shocks you with a composed but striking performance as the vulnerable housewife. The music by Pritam and the lyrics are just wonderful!!! This films are one of those films that do not get much appreciation that it deserves. On the whole,Ankahee is a film that should be watched only by people who can appreciate sensitivity and realism in films.

I usually don't like a lot of movies but I think this one was different. I liked Ankahee, however like most Indian movies this one a bit to long. The problem is in the fact that this is a story about depression and since that is a very taboo subject with most human beings it should be conveyed in a more direct and brief manner. That being said I must say I dated a girl who was pretty close to the mental state of Esha Deol's in the movie. From a first hand experience I must say this movie portrays the depression factor very realistically. The paranoia, the violence, the arguing for no apparent reason.. its all there and very very true. To comment some of the things said by dudeshwar(on the main page): 2: Aftab looked like a sufferer alright but not someone who would get a a lot of sympathy vote since the mess was created by himself. He actually looks as bad as Esha. 3: Why the hell would he fall for Esha Deol ? Well she is Miss World(in the movie). Hence She is beautiful and in need of help, He's a doctor so he usually helping anybody in need of it. Its obvious why he fell for her. But anyways am I the only One who thought this movie was well and directed and pretty realistic.??????