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Apna Desh (1972)

Apna Desh poster
Directed by
Jambulingam
Genre
action, drama, comedy
Country
India
Runtime
2h 52m
Rated
U
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man takes on enemies to protect his family and their land. Rajesh Khanna plays the lead role, with Mumtaz as his love interest. The story involves songs and action sequences.

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What happens

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 with lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The film is a remake of the 1969 Telugu film Kathanayakudu. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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