| Apna Desh | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Jambu |
| Written by | Inder Raj Anand Raj Baldev Raj |
| Story by | Mullapudi Venkata Ramana |
| Based on | Kathanayakudu (1969 film) |
| Produced by | A.V. Subramaniam T.Govindarajan |
| Starring | Rajesh Khanna Mumtaz Om Prakash Jagdeep Madan Puri |
| Cinematography | W.R. Subba Rao Pushpal Dutta |
| Edited by | C. P. Jambulingam |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
Production company | Venus Pictures |
| Distributed by | Olympics Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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.
The film is a remake of the 1969 Telugu film Kathanayakudu.[1][2] 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.[3]
- ^ Mullapudi, Venkata Ramana (July 2013). Inkothi kommacchi (in Telugu) (6 ed.). Hyderabad: Varaprasad Reddy. pp. 29, 30. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (6 November 2018). "What Connects Japanese Actress Ayumi Ishida And Tony Martin To The 1972 Film Apna Desh?". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Vijeta Pandit: Life Has Become One Big Tragedy". iDiva. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2021.