Apna Desh
Apna Desh (transl. Our country) is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language action comedy 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. The film was a commercial success.[1]
| Apna Desh | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Jambu |
| Produced by | A.V. Subramaniam T.Govindarajan |
| Written by | Inder Raj Anand Raj Baldev Raj |
| Story by | Mullapudi Venkata Ramana |
| Starring | Rajesh Khanna Mumtaz Om Prakash Jagdeep Madan Puri |
| Music by |
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| Cinematography | W.R. Subba Rao Pushpal Dutta |
| Edited by | C. P. Jambulingam |
Production company | Venus Pictures |
| Distributed by | Olympics Pictures |
Release date | 26 May 1972 |
Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹5 crore |
| Box office | est. ₹10 crore |
The film is a remake of the 1969 Telugu film Kathanayakudu, starring N.T. Ramarao and Jayalalithaa, which was remade into Tamil as Nam Naadu, starring M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa.[2] and was also the inspiration for the 2nd half of the 1991 Kannada movie Bharjari Gandu. 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.[3]
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 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 are agree with it. Dharamdas plans to give Money to Dinanath to deposit in bank and told his assistant that on the way he will send goons to snatch money from Dinanath and make him guilty. But Dinanath comes to know this plan and take money from the locker and run away. Dharamdas come to know about the money stealing. One day, they find fault with his work arranges a board meeting. In 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 outsmart Dharamdas in bidding. Akash takes help of Alibaba to bluff the 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
- Jatin 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 Dinath Chandra
- Mukkamala as Mrs. Dinath Chandra
- Rajan Haksar
- Satyendra Kapoor
Soundtrack
| # | 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
- http://muvyz.com/boxoffice/byyear/y2/1972
- 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.
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