Aankh Micholi (2023 film)

This article is about the 2023 Indian film. For the 1972 Indian film, see Aankh Micholi.

Aankh Micholi (transl. Eye Catching) is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Umesh Shukla and produced by Ashish Wagh and Umesh Shukla under the banner of Merry Go Round Studios and Culver Max Entertainment.^[2] It revolves around a family of misfits and stars Paresh Rawal, Abhimanyu Dassani and Mrunal Thakur as leads.^[3] The film was released on 3 November 2023 and received negative reviews from critics and was a box-office disaster.^[4][5]

Aankh Micholi
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Umesh Shukla
Written by	Jitendra Parmar
Produced by	Ashish Wagh Umesh Shukla
Starring	Paresh Rawal Abhimanyu Dassani Mrunal Thakur
Cinematography	Sameer Arya
Edited by	Steven H. Bernard
Music by	Sachin–Jigar
Production companies	Merry Go Round Studios Sony Pictures International Productions
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing International
Release date	3 November 2023 (2023-11-03)
Running time	144 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	est.₹1.50 crore[1]

Plot

Rohit and Paro are going to be married. Through a quirk of circumstances, Rohit's family is forced to stay with Paro's family. Rohit has a rare disease hemeralopia, which he must hide from Paro's family. Similarly, some members of Paro's family suffer from some similar disorders, which they need to hide too.

Cast

• Paresh Rawal as Navjot Singh
• Abhimanyu Dassani as Rohit Patel
• Mrunal Thakur as Paro Singh
• Sharman Joshi as Yuvraj Singh
• Abhishek Banerjee as Harbhajan Singh
• Divya Dutta as Billo Kaur, Yuvraj's wife
• Darshan Jariwala as Rohit's Maternal uncle
• Grusha Kapoor as Rohit's maternal aunt
• Vijay Raaz as Bhatti, the Jweller
• Vrushali as Chaitali's sister
• Danesh Gandhi as Rohit’s friend

Production

In February 2020, the film was announced by Culver Max Entertainment and stars Abhimanyu Dassani and Mrunal Thakur.^[6] The principal photography of the film wrapped during the COVID-19 pandemic in Patiala.^[7] The motion poster of the film was released on 19 July 2021.^[8] Initially planned for a 2021 release, Aankh Micholi was pushed to summer 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic.^[9]

Music

Aankh Micholi
Soundtrack album by Sachin–Jigar
Released	17 October 2023[10]
Recorded	2022
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	14:32
Language	Hindi
Label	Zee Music Company
Sachin–Jigar chronology
Zara Hatke Zara Bachke (2023) Aankh Micholi (2023) Farrey (2023)
Official audio
Aankh Micholi - Full Album on YouTube

The music of the film is composed by Sachin–Jigar while lyrics written by Jigar Saraiya, Priya Saraiya, Vayu and IP Singh.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kaleja Kad Ke"	Jigar Saraiya	Darshan Raval, Asees Kaur	3:16
2.	"Ve Dholna"	Priya Saraiya	Jonita Gandhi, Shashwat Singh	3:36
3.	"Shaadi Dope Hai"	Vayu	Dev Negi, Rakesh Maini, Nikhita Gandhi	4:39
4.	"Aankh Micholi"	IP Singh	Mika Singh, Mellow D	3:01
Total length:				14:32

Reception

Bollywood Hungama rated the film with 1.5/5 stars and wrote "AANKH MICHOLI fails to induce laughs and is laced with a very bad climax. A film like this would be ideal for TV viewing and won’t stand a chance on the big screen.^[11] Bhavna Agarwal of India Today rated the film with 1.5/5 stars and wrote "At times, when comedies have gotten smarter with their writing, ‘Aankh Micholi’ seems like a misfit."^[12] Kartik Bhardwaj of The New Indian Express rated the film with 1.5/5 stars and commented "Peak-a-bore".^[13]

Deepa Gahlot of Rediff.com rated the film with 1.5/5 stars and called it a "Outdated Humour" and wrote "The biggest drawback is its very outdated look and humour, which even TV sitcoms have outgrown."^[14] Avinash Lohana of Pinkvilla rated the film with 1/5 stars and wrote "The overall screenplay and its treatment is highly mediocre, with most of the jokes not landing at all" "scenes are even cringy, especially the climax sequence which somehow makes no sense at all."^[15]