Apna Desh
7.2 /10 1 Votes
Director Jambu Running time 2h 31m Language Hindi | 7/10 IMDb Genre Action, Drama, Family Country India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 26 May 1972 Writer Inder Raj Anand (dialogue), Raj Baldev Raj (dialogue director) Songs Duniya Mein Logon Ko Cast Rajesh Khanna (Akash Chandra), Mumtaz (Chanda), Om Prakash (Dharamdas), Jagdeep (Ali Baba ), Madan Puri (Satyanarayan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Apna Desh (Our Country) is a 1972 Hindi language drama film. Produced by T.Govindarajan and A. V. Subramaniam and directed by Jambu. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Mumtaz, Om Prakash, Jagdeep, Mukkamala, Madan Puri and the credited Roja Ramani, who plays Rajesh Khanna's niece Sharda. The films music is by R. D. Burman. The film was a Hit at the box office.
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The film is a remake of 1969 Telugu hit film Kathanayakudu starring N.T.Ramarao and Jayalalithaa in lead roles which was remade into Tamil as Nam Naadu starring M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa in the lead roles. and was also the inspiration for 2nd half of 1991 Kannada movie Bharjari Gandu. Actress Sridevi has enacted in a role as child nephew of lead protagonist Khanna. The child chorus for the song Rona Kanhi Nahi Rona was done by Sandhya Pandit and Vijeyta Pandit, who are elder sisters of music directors Jatin-Lalit.
Plot
Akash is an honest and educated young man, employed by the Bombay Municipal Corporation as a clerk. He lives with his equally honest brother, his sister-in-law, a niece, Sharda, and a nephew. Due to Akash's honesty he becomes a liability to his corrupt superiors. One day they find fault with his work, and dismiss him. When Akash attempts to assert himself legally, he finds that there is corruption everywhere. In retaliation, even his brother is implicated in a crime, and arrested. Now Akash must come up with a way to clear his brother, as well as expose the wrong-doers.
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References
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