Akhiyon Se Goli Maare

Akhiyon Se Goli Maare (transl. Shoots with the Eyes) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language comedy film, directed by Harmesh Malhotra, starring Govinda, Raveena Tandon, Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Asrani and Johnny Lever. The film was released on 2 August 2002. The name of the film is taken from the song of the same name from the 1998 movie Dulhe Raja, also starring the same cast.^[1][2]

Akhiyon Se Goli Maare
Directed by	Harmesh Malhotra
Written by	Anwar Khan (Dialogues)
Screenplay by	Praful Parekh Rajeev Kaul
Story by	Praful Parekh Rajeev Kaul
Produced by	Harmesh Malhotra
Starring	Govinda Raveena Tandon
Cinematography	Shyam Shilposkar
Edited by	Govind Dalwadi
Music by	Songs: Anand–Milind Daboo Malik Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen Background Score: Sanjoy Chowdhury
Production company	Eastern Films
Release date	2 August 2002 (2002-08-02)
Running time	144 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Plot

Akelinder, or Bhangari Dada, has a shop at Chor bazaar, which he runs illegally. He lives with his wife and only daughter, Kiran. Bhangari wants his daughter to be married to a gangster, so he begins his search. He finds Shakti Dada and wants him to be married to Kiran, but Kiran already loves Raj, a wealthy man who has no links to crime. But in order to satisfy her dad, she persuades Raj to pose as a gangster for the time being. For this, they search for a trainer called Subramaniam, who teaches Raj to act as a gangster. Finally, Raj becomes successful in posing as a gangster, but Bhangari's dad somehow appears and doesn't want Kiran to marry a gangster. Will Raj be able to clean up his image?

Cast

• Govinda as Raj Oberoi / Bobdeya Dada
• Raveena Tandon as Kiran Kapoor (Fake Name) / Kiran Bhangari
• Kader Khan as Aklinder "Topichand" Bhangari / Rana Bheeshmbar Pratap Bhangari (Bhangari's father)
• Asrani as Topichand's brother-in-law
• Johnny Lever as Master Subramaniam
• Avtar Gill as Thomson
• Dinesh Hingoo as Shaadilal
• Razzak Khan as Faiyaz Takkar Pehelwan
• Satyen Kappu as Magistrate Kapoor
• Shakti Kapoor as Shakti Dada
• Tiku Talsania as Mr. Oberoi
• Viju Khote as Chorge
• Sharat Saxena as Babu Chhapri
• Beena as Mrs. Oberoi
• Ghanashyam Rohera as Constable Dhanche
• Rana Jung Bahadur as Jerry
• Anjana Mumtaz as Sulekha Bhangari
• Veeru Krishnan
• Rajlaxmi Solanki as Advocate

Soundtrack

Music composed by Anand-Milind, Daboo Malik and Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen.^[1]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Akkh Jo Tujh Se Lad Gayi Hai"	Dev Kohli	Anand–Milind	Sonu Nigam, Jaspinder Narula
2.	"Dehradun Ka Chuna Lagaya"	Salim Bijnauri	Daboo Malik	Vinod Rathod, Sunidhi Chauhan
3.	"Gore Tan Se Sarakta Jaye"	Sameer	Anand–Milind	Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik, Sanjeevani
4.	"Ladki Mud Mud Ke Maare"	Sameer	Anand–Milind	Vinod Rathod, Alka Yagnik
5.	"Maine Tujhe Dekha"	Sameer	Anand–Milind	Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik
6.	"O Chhori Gori Gori"	Sameer	Anand–Milind	Sonu Nigam, Jaspinder Narula
7.	"Rabba O Rabba"	Dev Kohli	Anand–Milind	Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
8.	"Thumka Lagake Naachlo"	Nitin Raikwar	Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen	Sonu Nigam, Vinod Rathod, Sanjeevani

Box office

The movie was a box-office bomb, collecting only 3.1 crores.^[3]

Reception

Sify gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5 calling it "a very average film" with no department of filmmaking standing out, except for some funny dialogues.^[2] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama said, "Harmesh Malhotra's Akhiyon Se Goli Maare falls in the genre of light entertainers", giving it a 1.5 out of 5 stars.^[4] The Times of India says, "While provision has to be made for suspension of disbelief in popular entertainment, this one stretches beyond belief and endurance too".^[5]

Awards and nominations

• Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role - Govinda

References

1. Verma, Sukanya (2 August 2002). "rediff.com: Movies: The Rediff Review: Ankhiyon Se Goli Maare". Rediff. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
2. "Akhiyon Se Goli Maare". Sify. 17 April 2003. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
3. "Box office of 2002 films". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
4. Adarsh, Taran (2 August 200). "Ankhiyon Se Goli Maare Review 1.5/5". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
5. "Bollywood review: Akhiyon se goli maare". The Times of India. 3 August 2022. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.

External links

• Akhiyon Se Goli Maare at IMDb