From Hrithik Roshan in Kaabil to Mohanlal in Oppam: Actors who have played blind characters onscreen

The upcoming film Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyaan will see Shanaya Kapoor and Vikrant Massey's characters give up their gift of vision. Ahead of the film's release, we look back at actors who played blind characters on screen

Updated On: 2025-07-10 12:20 PM IST

Compiled by : Athulya Nambiar

Actors who played blind roles in movies

Naina (2005) – Urmila Matondkar

In Naina, Urmila Matondkar's character, Naina Shah, loses her eyesight as a child and regains it as an adult after a corneal transplant. She then begins to experience terrifying visions and sees images beyond the ordinary, leading her to investigate the origins of her new sight

Fanaa (2006) – Kajol (blind for part of the film)

In this romantic thriller, Kajol plays a blind Kashmiri woman who regains her sight mid-way

Thandavan (2012) – Vikram

A blind man uses echolocation to fight criminals in this action thriller

Andhadhun (2018) – Ayushmann Khurrana

A black comedy thriller about a pianist who pretends to be blind and gets caught in a web of murder

Raja The Great (2017) – Ravi Teja

An action-comedy featuring a visually impaired protagonist trained to be a police officer

Anuradha (1960) – Leela Naidu (partially blind post accident)

Not the central theme, but features the challenges of vision loss

Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan (2025)- Shanaya Kapoor and Vikrant Massey

In the upcoming film Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan, the protagonists experience sightlessness

Black (2005) – Amitabh Bachchan & Rani Mukerji

Inspired by the life of Helen Keller, this Sanjay Leela Bhansali film tells the story of a blind and deaf girl and her teacher

Raja Paarvai (1981) – Kamal Haasan

A blind violinist falls in love with a journalist who encourages him to undergo surgery

Sparsh (1980) – Naseeruddin Shah

Portrays the life of a blind principal of a school for the visually impaired and his relationship with a sighted woman

Oppam (2016) – Mohanlal

A blind lift operator is framed for a murder and tries to catch the real killer

Kaabil (2017) – Hrithik Roshan

A romantic thriller about a blind man seeking revenge for his wife’s death

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