Mere Apne

1971
Not Rated
2h 44min

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueAnandi Devi is an old widow living in her village she is bought to the city by her distant relative Arun. Anandi Devi realizes that Arun and his wife wanted to keep her as a maid following w... Tout lireAnandi Devi is an old widow living in her village she is bought to the city by her distant relative Arun. Anandi Devi realizes that Arun and his wife wanted to keep her as a maid following which she leaves the house and befriends a child beggar and start living in a dilapidated h... Tout lireAnandi Devi is an old widow living in her village she is bought to the city by her distant relative Arun. Anandi Devi realizes that Arun and his wife wanted to keep her as a maid following which she leaves the house and befriends a child beggar and start living in a dilapidated house. Due to her kind and good nature she is then called as Naani Maa by youth groups whic... Tout lire

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9duaatul

awesome movie

This is one of those movies that bring tears to your eyes.

The movie with a vision and intention, so valid for today as it was for that time.

But I remember this movie for one of the best scenes I have ever seen. A scene in which Meena Kumari tells Vinod Khanna and co about the freedom fighters and says that they were the actual 'thag' and not you.

One of the most poignant scenes of the movie.

And then I am biased towards Vinod Khanna who is anyways one of the best looking stars of India and the detached look that he gives lends more to his character. And then I am biased towards Shatruganh Sinha :-) An actor I consider who has his own class !!

The weakest link of the movie is Meena Kumari which is way too melancholy for her role. Or may be I am again biased against her :-)

9kunj_gaur

sentimental

not many people of my age unfortunately have seen this movie........

This movie teaches us to respect the older generation...the character around which the story revolves is anandi who is a widow and is abandoned by her family until the day when arun Gupta arrives(he is related to her through her husband's side) and takes her into the city(of course, from the village).

unfortunately for anandi her life turns upside down when she realizes that arun and his wife have brought her into the city life not out of respect or concern but because of their own cheap motives.....all they want anandi to do is to work as an ayah just because she is old and is indebted to them for keeping her. Then comes along the street rowdy class of young men who just make enemies among themselves and show their superiority over one another.

but anandi teaches them the virtues of humility and respect......... the movie also comes packed with a great song-koi jota jisko ......

9wwwtruckworthy

Heart touching

This movie is perfect portryal of that era and showcases youths problems. It shows unemployment' political warfare and many more issues. The film is very well made and everyone has acted superbly. I'm 19 and I loved this film I have seen lot of old movies and me and my family wathc one film every Saturday. So this one is the recent one I saw and I'm glad I watched. Now I do wish many more young freinds of mine watch this movie to see how was it to be a youth in that period

9bunnymehra1985

Wonderful Movie, Great Direction

This is not the only movie which highlights the topics of unemployment or gang war or politics in colonies, election, etc. There are lots of other movies like Leader, Haasil, Ankush and kaala Bazaar, but believe me guys and girls this is unique and best among all. Story revolves around an old lady (Meena Kumari) who is trying to make peace between two gangs. Vinod Khanna is the leader of one gang, but a very kindhearted person. Flashback story of his and his lost love Yogita Bali was the best thing in the whole movie, that turns his life upside down. Shatrughan Sinha is the leader of other gang. The move shows lots of street wars between these gangs. Meena Kumari cares for all of them, and teaches them to stop fighting, and make friendship with each other. Performance wise Vinod Khanna is best among all as a heartbroken lover and gang leader, Shatrughan Sinha also did his best. Meena Kumari was excellent in such a brief role. Supporting cast includes Paintal, Asrani, Dannie, Yogita Bali, did their best. Direction of Gulzar was perfect.

8nadkarnisumeet

Chainoo aaya tha!!

Mere Apne review :

Adapted from a Bengali hit, Mere Apne is almost a precursor to movies like N. Chandra's Ankush (1986) and Mansoor Khan's Josh (2000) which showed the rivalry of two gangs of unemployed youth. Here, the warring gangs were led by the young Vinod Khanna and Shatrughan Sinha who became big stars later. Particularly, Shatru's Chainoo has attained cult status now...

Tragedy queen Meena Kumari played a seventy plus lady whom these 'berojgaar bekaar' guys show deep respect for and turns a catalyst to transform their wayward lives. Meena Kumari was almost half her onscreen age when she played this role and this film attained immortality for being one of her finest performances ever. Sadly, she passed away few months after the movie's release depriving Bollywood of an immense talent forever!!

Mere Apne explored multiple themes like student politics, jobless youth used by corrupt politicians and the urban apathy towards human relations where money is anything and everything!! Director Gulzar's execution was first rate even as he balanced out a grim subject within the realms of commercialism. Kishore Kumar's "Koi hota jisko apna" is still on the lips when you recollect Mere Apne!!

Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.

Anecdotes
Danny had heard about Mohan Kumar and stopped outside his bungalow to try his luck. He could find an entry to the bungalow because most of the guards were from Sikkim or Nepal. He had the opportunity to meet Mohan Kumar who had produced and directed several films. He told Mohan Kumar about his ambition to make it as an actor and Mohan Kumar is said to have laughed out aloud. He had pity on Danny and said he could join the guards at his bungalow. Danny couldn't take the insult and took a decision that moment. He saw that there was a piece of land lying vacant next to Mohan Kumar's house and silently swore to himself that he would make it big one day and when he did, he would build his bungalow on that same land next to Mohan Kumar's bungalow...Time passed and Danny made it as a very big, popular and highly paid actor but never forgot his goal. He made sure that no one else bought that land which he had dreams for. He finally bought that land at whatever price was demanded and built "D'Zongrila", the kind of bungalow very few people in Juhu had and he hired any number of Gorkhas and sometimes didn't even know how many men were working in his bungalow.Today, Mohan Kumar's bungalow has been demolished for a multi-storeyed building to come up. Mohan Kumar died last year, but "D'Zongrila" stands in all its glory even though the multimillionaire owner spends most of his time in a tent he has built for himself on one of the highest peaks of Sikkim because he cannot bear the heat and the noise of a city like Mumbai.