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
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