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What happens to the only witness of a crime scene if hes visually impaired?
What happens, if hes only pretending he cant see?
Andhadhun has an astounding abundance of twists and turns, even by the standards of a suspense movie. The first twist is when we discover Akash, the pianist, is only pretending to be blind so he can have a keener perception of sounds and music.
The second twist comes when Akash is playing the piano for Simi, the former movie star pramods wife, under the guise of a blind pianist. He sees pramod lying dead on the floor, his killer hiding in the bathroom, and the entire process of Simi and the murderer smuggling the body out of the house in a purple suitcase.
The third is when Akash tries to report the case to the police but discovers that the officer is actually the perpetrator. He holds his tongue, even if he wishes to bravely tell the truth.
The fourth is when Akash witnesses Simi shoving her neighbor, who holds the truth of pramods murder, over the railings, letting the old lady fall to her death.
The fifth is when Simi visits Akash, adding poison to his food and turning him blind for real.
The sixth is when the officer(murderer) enters Akashs apartment at night and tries to strangle him, but miraculously, Akash escapes.
The seventh is when the doctor and the woman who saves Akash reveals that their real intension is to kill him and remove his liver.
The eighth is when Akash persuades his captors to work with him to blackmail the officer and kidnap Simi.
The ninth is when Akashs accomplices turn against him and bind him to a wheelchair.
The tenth is when the doctor and Akash lock Simi up into the car boot and conspire to kill herinstead. The doctor will take her liver to save his daughter, and Akash will take her corneas to repair his eyes.
The eleventh is when Simi attacks the doctor when he opens the car boot to check on her.
The twelfth is when Akash tells Simi, whom he thinks is the doctor, that he thinks its immoral to kill her and doesnt want to do it anymore. Simi lets him down the car, and tries to run him over.
The thirteenth is when the blind bunny with glossy eyes, who appeared at the beginning of the film, bounces onto the car window when the hunter fires at it. Simi loses control of the car, and crashes off the road, killing herself in the process. Akash survives, and so does the rabbit.
The fourteenth is when two years later, after a performance, Akash walks the street with a cane, and strikes a can on the pavement with stunning accuracy.
A truly troubling story.
Apparently Akash regained his eyesight. Then what of the bunny, and Simis death? My theory is that Akash made everything up since the eleventh twist because he wanted to hide the horrifying truth that he and the doctor did exactly what they planned to do. But theres more.
Remember in the third twist, when Akash imagined himself standing up bravely and revealing the truth? A part of him wished he was a good man who chose justice over his own safety. He wanted to see Simi and the officer punished for their sins, wanted to be valiant enough to lay out the real story, but he didnt. Fear won over conscience, and he chose silence.
Back to the eleventh twist. I think its not just a story Akash fed to others so they would believe he was innocent. It is also what Akash wished would have happened, things Akash hoped he wouldve done, thought he shouldve done. He imaginedhis sudden mercy and his confession to be honorable; he imaginedthe bunny killed Simi instead of him. He imagined all of it, the way he imagined that he told the truth in the third twist. Its a lie told more to himself than to the others, to placate himself, to ease his own guilt.
But in the end he chose silence. Again. Thats how he got his eyes back.
The bunny represented him, I think. Blind, and responsible for Simis death.
Thats what really makes the ending poignant, I suppose. Akash wanted to be good and honest and kind, but these vile and selfish people scared him. So to protect himself, he smartly shut up, and became just like them.
Another question kept bugging me, though. If the blind bunny was Akash, who was the hunter, then?
For that, I have two theories. One is that the hunter was Simi, the officer, the doctor and the woman. All of them had wanted him dead at some point, but somehow hed gotten away. When the last shot fired-which stood for the agreement between Akash and the doctor-the bunny leapt up, and killed the Simi in the car.
The second theory is that the hunter was Akashs conscience, and the bunny was Akashs dark, malevolent side. His conscience urged him to destroy that side, to do others no harm, but the shot missed, leaving his vengeful aspect unscathed and ready to strike.
personally Im more inclined to the second theory. In the fourteenth twist, if you look carefully youll notice that the hilt of the cane was shaped like a bunnys head. In the end Akash stayed a pianist who faked his blindness, but it was more for money and the audiences pity than really feeling the music. Akash turned into a cunning, deceitful man. He chose his dark side, and its no coincidence that he held that cane.
What is life? It depends on the liver.
The liver. Akash, Simi, the officer, the doctor, the woman.
The liver. Simis liver. Benefits.
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