It tells the story of a gang who deals in the making of pornographic films, by victimizing unsuspecting and hapless girls, they trap these girls and then blackmail them. Sudama is the sleaze bag who operates this gang, from London. His trusted aides Dinesh and Dinesh work in India conning young innocent girls. They trap Sapna, who is ACP, Arjun Singh’s girlfriend into their net; she tries to escape and is murdered while doing so. A young mute girl Ammu witnesses this murder, she is shocked and frantic and the killers make her their next target. They want to kill her as she is a sole witness to Sapna’s murder. But in the nick of time Ammu’s sister, Aarti and Aashish rescue her from there.
Meanwhile, ACP Arjun Singh is already probing into this dark world of making porn films. He tries to find proof against Sudama Pandey and his gang members. He learns of Ammu being the sole witness and the attempt that was made on her life. He rescues her and together they fight for justice and to put an end to this corrupt practice.
A poor adaptation of Mute Witness, Teesri Aankh is an absolute letdown from director Harry Baweja. That’s all the more surprising, since Baweja has been associated with several first-rate entertainers.The film wears an outdated look, which is its biggest drawback. Also, unfortunately, the storytelling is old-fashioned, lacklustre and lacks the power to keep the viewer transfixed.
The action scenes are anything but thrilling and the drama, least exciting. The screenplay does precious little to elevate the goings-on, for it relies too heavily on the tried and tested stuff. Frankly, there is not one scene in the film that you recall after the show has ended.Director Harry Baweja’s choice of the script is perfect, but his interpretation is deficient.
Music does precious little to resuscitate this enterprise, although a few songs are well picturised. Dialogues are okay, but pedestrian at times. Cinematography is passable.
It’s heartbreaking to observe the artistes of the calibre of Sunny Deol hamming outrageously. Amisha is not in her element. She tries hard to impress, but alas, she falls flat. She is loud as well. Both Arti and Ayub fill the bill. Arti oozes sex appeal. Neha Dhupia looks decent, but needs to polish her acting skills.
On the whole, Teesri Aankh is too weak a film to sustain at the box-office. Its dull opening and lack of publicity will add to the woes of its distributors.