Apne
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| File:Apne Full.jpg Movie poster for Apne | |
| Directed by | Anil Sharma |
| Written by | Neeraj Pathak |
| Produced by | Rahul Sughand |
| Starring | Dharmendra Sunny Deol Bobby Deol Shilpa Shetty Katrina Kaif Kirron Kher |
| Cinematography | Kabir Lal |
| Music by | Himesh Reshammiya |
Release date | June 29, 2007 |
Running time | 174 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Apne (अपने) (English: Ours) is a 2007 Bollywood film directed by Anil Sharma. This is the first and as of now the only film to feature real life father and sons Dharmendra, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol together. Sunny and Bobby have worked together before in Dillagi. Shilpa Shetty and Katrina Kaif play the female leads. It is also has a similar story line to Million Dollar Baby.
The film opened to a good response across India and emerged as a hit overseas as well.
Synopsis
An ex-boxer Baldev Choudhary (Dharmendra) has had a stain in his boxing career. He wanted to wash it with his son Angad's (Sunny Deol) success, but times were hard and a financial crunch kept him from achieving this dream. Though Angad pulled through fine, Baldev never forgot who ruined his chance to wash the stain. An opportunity strikes Baldev in the form of a T.V. Show. He trains a local boy to get into this media hyped boxing show, but is ditched for a better coach at the last minute. Baldev's younger son Karan (Bobby Deol) has just launched his first music album. Realizing his father is in crises of his life, he gives up his dream of a musical career to get into the game of boxing. Karan works hard and wins all through thinking that his victory will bring the two pillars of his family together. After winning within the nation, he wins all over the world. The final match is with the current world heavy champion. The match goes fine, but Karan is tricked and he ends up paralyzed in a hospital bed. Baldev, who wanted to wash a stigma is now about to lose his son. He feels like killing himself. Angad steps in and brings the world heavyweight champion belt to India. On the other hand, Karan suffers liver damage and requires a liver to survive. Baldev pleads with the doctors to use his liver, but the doctors reject the idea. However, the operation continues as God hears Baldev's call - a liver is donated to Karan through an unkwown donor. In the end, Baldev who was going to give up his life for Karan, is instead alive and happy with his family.
Cast
- Dharmendra ... Baldev Singh Chaudhary
- Sunny Deol ... Angad Singh Chaudhary
- Bobby Deol ... Karan Singh Chaudhary
- Shilpa Shetty ... Simran Chaudhary
- Katrina Kaif ... Nandini
- Kiron Kher ... Raavi Chaudhary
- Javed Sheikh ... Roy
- Victor Banerjee ... Ehsaan
- Divya Dutta ... Pooja
- Aryan Vaid ... Gaurav
Sound Track
- Mehfooz - Himesh Reshamiya
- Dekhoon Tujhe To Pyar Aaye - Himesh Reshamiya Akriti Kakkar
- Apne - Jaspinder Narula Sonu Nigam Jayesh Gandhi
- Ankh Vich Chehra Pyaar Da - Shaan Kunal Ganjawala Amrita Kak Himesh Reshamiya(Replaced in Movie by Zubeen Garg)
- Bulls Eye - Shaan Earl
- Tere Sang - Jaspinder Narula Sonu Nigam
- Mehfooz (Remix) - Himesh Reshamiya
- Ankh Vich Chehra Pyaar Da (Remix) - Shaan Amrita Kak Himesh Reshamiya Kunal Ganjawala
- Dekhoon Tujhe To Pyaar Aaye (Remix) - Himesh Reshamiya Akriti Kakkar
Response
Box office
Apne opened to a good response throughout the country but it proved to be a gigantic blockbuster in the Northern territories such as Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir,etc. The film was released on 78 cinemas in Punjab and set new first week records on 75 of the 78 cinemas. [1] The rest of the country saw a 80-90% opening, probably due to the release of the film Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story and Awarapan which released on the same day. [2]
Overseas the film opened to an excellent response, especially in the UK. In its opening weekend the film made £579,457. [3] The film entered the U.K Top Ten at number 3. [4] In its second week the film made £320,138 and remained in the Top Ten at number 5. [5] The film has been declared a hit overseas, and a super-hit in India. [6]
Reviews
The first reviews were critical. Dharmendra received acclaim for his performance. [7]
References
- ^ "boxofficeindia.com". Overwhelming response in Punjab. Retrieved 24 July.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "indiafm.com". Apne opens averagely everywhere else. Retrieved 24 July.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "imdb.com". Overseas response. Retrieved 24 July.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "imdb.com". UK Top Ten on 29th June. Retrieved 24 July.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "imdb.com". UK Top Ten on 6th July 2007. Retrieved 24 July.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "boxofficeindia.com". Apne's verdict. Retrieved 24 July.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ [searchindia.com/search/bollywood-movies/apne-movie-review.html "SearchIndia.com"]. Apne review from SearchIndia.com. Retrieved 24 July.
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