Teesri Aankh (1982): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1982, Teesri Aankh is an action and thriller film directed by Subodh Mukherji, running about 177 minutes.

What it’s about. Childless Malti is married to a honest man, Kailash Nath, who one day brings home a newborn baby boy and asks her to take care of him. Malti names the boy Ashok, and brings him up as her very own. Thereafter she gives birth to two boys, Amar and Anand. When Kailash testifies against dreaded bandit & devil worshiper, Jabbar Singh, he is threatened with death. Jabbar is sentenced to be hanged, but before that could happen he is killed. Jabbar's son, Sheroo, avenges his father's death by killing Kailash. Sheroo is arrested by Kailash's friend, Inspector Om, and sentenced to 20 years. A dying Kailash informs Malti that Ashok is Devki's, his first wife's son, and makes her promise that she wil continue to love Ashok as her own, which she does, and Kailash passes away. When she returns home she finds out that Amar is missing, possibly drowned. She blames this on Ashok and starts hating him. Sheroo escapes from prison, abducts Inspector Om and holds him prisoner, whipping him regularly.

Who’s in it. Teesri Aankh stars Dharmendra as Ashok Nath, Shatrughan Sinha as Sagar, Zeenat Aman as Barkha and Neetu Singh as Nisha Malhotra, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.8/10, Teesri Aankh has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Teesri Aankh page.

If you liked it. Fans of Teesri Aankh tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.