Mumbai. Nowadays you must have seen many spy thrillers in the world of web series. There have also been many good spy thrillers in Bollywood in recent times. But there are some films of the last decade, which can be called the pioneers of the spy thriller. That is, the concept of spy thriller came to Bollywood only after these films. Ramanand Sagar came up with one such film in the 60s. Dharmendra and Mala Sinha played the lead roles in this film. The film is considered a benchmark for the spy thriller genre. Along with this, the songs of this film were also a huge hit.
The film we are talking about here is ‘Ankhe’, which was released on 20 September 1968. That is, on the next 20th, it will be 55 years since the release of this classic film. The story of the film was written by Ramanand Sagar and he directed it. Mehmood, Lalita Pawar, Jeevan, Madan Puri, Kumkum etc played important roles in the film along with Dharmendra and Mala Sinha.
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The first film to be shot in Beirut
Ramanand Sagar gave his whole life to make this film great. He also increased the budget of the film. This can be estimated from the fact that this was the first film to be shot in Beirut. The film kept the audience hooked from the beginning to the end. It was a spy thriller category film, which gave a new genre to Bollywood. The audience loved the film so much that the film collected around Rs 6 crores during that period.
The music of the film was composed by Ravi and all his songs were popular. ‘Milti Hai Zindagi Mein Mohabbat’, ‘Gairon Mein Karam’, ‘Us Mulk Ki Sarhad’, ‘De Data Ke Naam’ etc. were big hits.
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Tags: Dharmendra, Entertainment special
First published: September 07, 2023, 09:29 IST