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Mere Apne

  • 1971
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
694
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Mere Apne (1971)
Drama

Anandi 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... Read allAnandi 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... Read allAnandi 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... Read all

  • Director
    • Gulzar
  • Writers
    • Gulzar
    • Indra Mitra
  • Stars
    • Meena Kumari
    • Vinod Khanna
    • Shatrughan Sinha
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    694
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gulzar
    • Writers
      • Gulzar
      • Indra Mitra
    • Stars
      • Meena Kumari
      • Vinod Khanna
      • Shatrughan Sinha
    • 13User reviews
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    Meena Kumari
    Meena Kumari
    • Anandi Devi…
    Vinod Khanna
    Vinod Khanna
    • Shyam
    Shatrughan Sinha
    Shatrughan Sinha
    • Chaino
    Sumita Sanyal
    Sumita Sanyal
    • Lata
    Deven Verma
    Deven Verma
    • Niranjan
    Ramesh Deo
    Ramesh Deo
    • Arun Gupta
    Abhi Bhattacharya
    Abhi Bhattacharya
    • Freedom Fighter (A Revolutionary)
    Asit Kumar Sen
    Asit Kumar Sen
    • Biloki Prasad
    • (as Asit Sen)
    Leela Mishra
    Leela Mishra
    • Gupta's maidservant
    Kanwarjeet Paintal
    Kanwarjeet Paintal
    • Bansi
    • (as K. Paintal)
    Govardhan Asrani
    Govardhan Asrani
    • Raghunath
    Danny Denzongpa
    Danny Denzongpa
    • Sanju
    Dinesh Thakur
    Dinesh Thakur
    • Billoo
    Sudhir Thakkar
    • Ranbir
    • (as Sudhir Thakar)
    Yogesh Chhabra
    Nasir
    Shashi Kiran
    Shashi Kiran
    • Neelu
    Pushpraj
    • Director
      • Gulzar
    • Writers
      • Gulzar
      • Indra Mitra
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    User reviews13

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    9shivprakashm

    Excellent!

    One of the best movies of during childhood. This movie covers the topic of unemployment, anger, rivalry between two groups, the social problems. I bet you can learn many things and understand the emotions.

    The character of Shyam and Chhenu so well played that you will remember after so many years. A great movie and on par with Anand. Awesome songs 'Haal chaal theek thaak hai" and one sad song "koi apna hota".

    Meena kumari plays role of "Naani Ma" leaves memorable impression. The movies leaves you in some sadness but highlights the social issues nicely.

    Thanks.
    9pcmca2007

    Great Shatru

    The film completely belongs to Shotgun.He completely dominates over meena kumari presence.Vinod khanna is nothing in front of him.Shatru completely over shadow vinod khanna.Mere apne means Shatru.Vinos khanna is looking like kid in front of shatru.Shatru is the greatest actor of Indian cenema.Direction of gulzar is Very good.Story of the film is the best.But above all is the Shotgun.His dialogues in the film simply steals the show.His expression,style and presence wash out other character completely.

    This was gulzars first movie as director.This is his one of the best movie given by him.The way of story telling using meen kumari is unique.It was not used by any other director.Dialogues was great but shatru through his talent make the simple line memorable.
    9IPyaarCinema

    Excellent Movie

    Review By Kamal K

    This movie is a classic and flawless. It is simple but impactful, thought provoking and satire. Close to reality. Whatever we are facing in 2021 the same situation and problems was there in 1971 nothing has changed. From years and years we are dealing and fighting against corruption.

    Gulzaar saheb you are great no one can be like you 🙌🙌 you are true legend.
    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
    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.

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      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.
    • Connections
      Edited into Guddi (1971)
    • Soundtracks
      Koi Hota Jisko Apna
      Lyrics by Gulzar

      Music by Salil Chowdhury

      Performed by Kishore Kumar

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    • Release date
      • September 10, 1971 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Ищу тебя
    • Production company
      • Uttam Chitra
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      2 hours 44 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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