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Apna Desh

  • 19721972
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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86,751
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Apna Desh (1972)
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Akash is a 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.... Read allAkash is a 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... Read allAkash is a 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 f... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
125
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POPULARITY
86,751
10,739
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    • Director
      • Jambulingam
    • Writers
      • Inder Raj Anand(dialogue)
      • Raj Baldev Raj(dialogue director)
    • Stars
      • Rajesh Khanna
      • Mumtaz Askari
      • Om Prakash
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    • Director
      • Jambulingam
    • Writers
      • Inder Raj Anand(dialogue)
      • Raj Baldev Raj(dialogue director)
    • Stars
      • Rajesh Khanna
      • Mumtaz Askari
      • Om Prakash
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    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Rajesh Khanna
    Rajesh Khanna
    • Akash Chandra
    Mumtaz Askari
    Mumtaz Askari
    • Chanda
    • (as Mumtaz)
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    Om Prakash
    Om Prakash
    • Dharamdas
    Jagdeep
    Jagdeep
    • Shambhu…
    Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi
    Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi
    • Sevaram
    • (as Kanhaiya Lal)
    Madan Puri
    Madan Puri
    • Satyanarayan
    Manmohan Krishna
    Manmohan Krishna
    • Dinanath Chandra
    Pandari Bai
    Pandari Bai
      Mukkamala
      • Mrs. Dinanath Chandra
      Satyendra Kapoor
      Satyendra Kapoor
      • Chanda's Brother
      • (as Satyender)
      C.S. Dubey
      C.S. Dubey
      • Villager
      Rajan Haksar
      Rajan Haksar
      • Doctor
      Roja Ramani
      • Sharda
      Sunder
      Sunder
      • Balak
      Manmauji
      Manmauji
      • Malak
      Gurnam Singh
      • Akash's Senior officer
      • Director
        • Jambulingam
      • Writers
        • Inder Raj Anand(dialogue)
        • Raj Baldev Raj(dialogue director)
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        The producers came to meet Rajendra Kumar and sign him. Since they were old time friends they expected him to drop his price. Rajendra Kumar told them to get out!. As they were leaving they bumped into Rajesh Khanna in the next room. They quickly took him aside and explained their situation. Khanna agreed to do the film right on the spot .
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      4/10
      70s movie best left there !!
      Depends when you are watching this movie, if you watch it today you would find it childish and immature. This is not a genre that suited to Rajesh Khanna. He looked awkward in the action sequences and the dialogues were flat. Mumtaz looked out of place with the short skirts. Om Prakash looked way too old to play the amorous villain. Over all the villains were mere buffoons instead of the scheming kind. Nostalgia doesn't help you to like this movie. Songs are the only redeeming feature. Even if it's a re-run on TV I would give it a pass.
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      • Dec 1, 2021

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      • Country of origin
        • India
      • Language
        • Hindi
      • Filming locations
        • Mehboob Studios, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
      • Production companies
        • Olympic Pictures
        • Venus Pictures
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