A family from Hoshiyarpur, Punjab, comprises a forgetful Ayurvedic doctor Navjot Singh (Paresh Rawal), his hard-of-hearing older son Yuvraj (Sharman Joshi), a stuttering younger son Harbhajan, aka Bhajji, (Abhishek Banerjee), and a daughter, Paro (Mrunal Thakur), who has night blindness. When they are all under the same roof, one can expect confusing situations to ensue because of the broken communication between them. Umesh Shukla’s directorial venture does offers this intermittently, and the situations seem funny in isolate, but overall, the narrative lacks punch. Adding to the family’s comic capers is its rival, Bhatti (Vijay Raaz) and his younger sister, Sweetu (Teena Singh), who is also Paro’s friend.
The film deals with the family trying hard to find life partners for Paro and Bhajji. When Paro receives a rishta from Australian boy Rohit Patel (Abhimanyu Dasani), the story turns about how her folks evade her and every member’s shortcoming from being revealed. But the suitor himself has a secret.
The movie throws in sequences such as the family insisting on the stuttering Bhajji to sing a song or fooling Bhatti as Rohit is also set to meet Sweetu as a prospective groom. The film takes a while to bring forth the main plot, and until then, it’s mostly the family’s shenanigans that the viewers are served. Even once the main story begins, the jokes and situations mostly fail to land, and seem too forced into the narrative. The drama toward the end is contrived and does not tug at heartstrings.
While Jitendra Parmar’s story and screenplay do not offer much to keep the audience hooked, the movie has some one-liners and scenes that elicit laughs. Paresh Rawal performs well but his absent-mindedness does not always seem convincing. Abhishek Banerjee also pulls off his role well. The film stars Divya Dutta as the daughter-in-law, Billo, who’s good as a sweet yet evil woman who wants to teach the family a lesson for being deceitful. Mrunal Thakur and Abhimanyu Dasani are decent but their characters could have been developed better.
Aankh Micholi may strictly appeal to fans of slapstick comedies. But with the over-the-top situations and a lack of a good storyline, it falls short as an entertainer. The box office collection of the movie is 1.14 Crore
