Apnapan
Apnapan (transl. Kinship) is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced and directed by J. Om Prakash under the FILMYUG Pvt. Ltd. banner. It stars Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Reena Roy and Sulakshana Pandit, and has music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film is recorded as a Super Hit at the box office.[1] This film was remade in Telugu as Illalu (1981).
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| Directed by | J. Om Prakash |
| Produced by | J. Om Prakash |
| Written by | Kishore Sahu |
| Starring | Jeetendra Reena Roy Sulakshana Pandit Sanjeev Kumar |
| Music by | Laxmikant Pyarelal |
| Cinematography | V. Babasaheb |
| Edited by | Nand Kumar |
Production company | FILMYUG Pvt Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Reena Roy plays a selfish gold-digger that abandons her husband and child, which won her numerous accolades and a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. However, she became the second actress (after Vyjayanthimala for 1955's Devdas) to reject the award on the basis that she was not a supporting actress but leading.[2]
Plot
Kamini (Reena Roy) abandons Anil Mehra (Jeetendra) and their baby son Prakash for her own selfish reasons. A few years later, Anil falls in love with Radhika (Sulakshana Pandit) and marries her. Radhika treats Prakash as her own son, who is now a six-year-old. Radhika meets Kamini in a store and they become friends, not knowing about each other's histories. Soon, Kamini realizes that Radhika is Anil's second wife and her own son's stepmother. She longs to be with Prakash and be a mother to him again. When he has an accident, she donates her own blood to save him and in the process, leaves behind her selfish nature. In the end, Anil doesn't give her the second chance to be a mother to Prakash. Heartbroken, she says goodbye to her son as he leaves with Anil and Radhika.
Cast
- Jeetendra as Anil Mehra
- Reena Roy as Kamini
- Sulakshana Pandit as Radhika Sharma
- Sanjeev Kumar as Raja Yashpal Singh (Special Appearance)
- Iftekhar as Kishan Agarwal
- Pinchoo Kapoor as Mr. Desai
- Aruna Irani as Gangubai
- Birbal as Ronak Singh
- Sudhir Dalvi as Beggar
- Nivedita Joshi-Saraf as Beggar
- Raj Mehra
- Master Bittu as Prakash
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Dil Pe Zara Hath Rakh Lo" | Asha Bhosle |
| 2 | "Is Duniya Mein" | Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar |
| 3 | "Ek Din Mein Sau Baar" | Dilraj Kaur, Anuradha Paudwal |
| 4 | "Aadmi Musafir Hai" (Sad) | Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi |
| 5 | "Aadmi Musafir Hai" (Happy) | Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi |
| 6 | "Somwar Ko Hum Mile" | Kishore Kumar, Sulakshana Pandit |
Awards and nominations
- Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Reena Roy.
- Filmfare Best Lyricist Award Anand Bakshi for the song "Aadmi Musafir Hai"
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Male Playback Singer for Mohd. Rafi for the song "Aadmi Musafir Hai"[3]
References
- "Apnapan (Box office Range)". Box Office India.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
- Jha, Subhash K. (15 January 2017). "Kirti Kulhari upset with 'supporting' nomination". The Asian Age. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- 1st Filmfare Awards 1953