Apna Desh (transl. Our country) is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language action drama film, produced by A.V. Subramaniam and T.M.Kittu 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 soundtrack is composed by R. D. Burman.
| Apna Desh | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Jambu |
| Written by | Inder Raj Anand Raj Baldev Raj |
| Story by | Mullapudi Venkata Ramana |
| Based on | Kathanayakudu (1969 film) |
| Produced by | A.V. Subramaniam T.Govindarajan |
| Starring | Rajesh Khanna Mumtaz Om Prakash Jagdeep Madan Puri |
| Cinematography | W.R. Subba Rao Pushpal Dutta |
| Edited by | C. P. Jambulingam |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
Production company | Venus Pictures |
| Distributed by | Olympics Pictures |
Release date | 26 May 1972 |
Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
The film is a remake of the 1969 Telugu film Kathanayakudu.[1][2] The child chorus for the song "Rona Kabhi Nahi Rona" was done by Sandhya Pandit and Vijeyta Pandit, who are elder sisters of music directors Jatin-Lalit.[3]
Plot edit
Akash is an honest and educated young man, employed by the Bombay Municipal Corporation as a clerk. He lives with his equally honest brother Dinanath, his sister-in-law, a niece, Sharda and a nephew. Due to Akash's honesty, he becomes a liability to his corrupt superiors. Dharmdas tries to bribe Akash but Akash denied it to do so. Chanda is in love with Akash and Akash also knows it and both agree to it. Dharamdas plans to give Money to Dinanath to deposit in the bank and told his assistant that on the way, he will send goons to snatch money from Dinanath and make him guilty. But Dinanath discovers this plan and takes money from the locker and runs away. Dharamdas learns about the money stealing. One day, they find fault with his work and arrange a board meeting. In the board meeting, people accuses Akash for demanding bribe from Dharamdas and take voting in which people voted to remove Akash from the position and dismiss him. Akash outsmarts Dharamdas in bidding. Akash takes the help of Alibaba to bluff Dharamdas and team. 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.
Cast edit
- Rajesh Khanna as Akash Chandra
- Mumtaz as Chanda / Madame Popololita
- Om Prakash as Dharmadas
- Jagdeep as Shambhu / Ali Baba
- Kanhaiyalal as Sevaram
- Madan Puri as Satyanarayan
- Manmohan Krishna as Dinanath Chandra
- Mukkamala as Mrs. Dinanath Chandra
- Rajan Haksar as Doctor
- Satyendra Kapoor Chanda's brother
- Datta Bhat as villager
- Gurnam Singh as Aakash's senior officer
Soundtrack edit
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Duniya Mein Logon Ko" | R D Burman, Asha Bhosle |
| 2 | "Kajra Lagake Gajra Sajake" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
| 3 | "Ro Na Kabhi Nahin Rona" | Kishore Kumar, Vijeyta Pandit, Sandhya Pandit |
| 4 | "Sun Champa Sun Tara" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
| 5 | "Aaja O Mere Raja" | Asha Bhosle |
| 6 | "E Babu Lelo Na Narial" | Lata Mangeshkar |
References edit
- ^ Mullapudi, Venkata Ramana (July 2013). Inkothi kommacchi (in Telugu) (6 ed.). Hyderabad: Varaprasad Reddy. pp. 29, 30. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (6 November 2018). "What Connects Japanese Actress Ayumi Ishida And Tony Martin To The 1972 Film Apna Desh?". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Vijeta Pandit: Life Has Become One Big Tragedy". iDiva. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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