''Apna Desh'' () is a 1972 Indian

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-language action drama film, produced by A.V. Subramaniam and T.M.Kittu and directed by Jambu. The film stars

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, Mumtaz,

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, Jagdeep, Mukkamala,

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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''. 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.

Plot

Akash is an honest and educated young man, employed by the

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Municipal Corporation as a clerk. He lives with his equally honest brother Dinanath, his sister-in-law, a niece, Sharda and a nephew. Due to Akash's honesty, he becomes a liability to his corrupt superiors. Dharmdas tries to bribe Akash but Akash denied it to do so. Chanda is in love with Akash and Akash also knows it and both agree to it. Dharamdas plans to give Money to Dinanath to deposit in the bank and told his assistant that on the way, he will send goons to snatch money from Dinanath and make him guilty. But Dinanath discovers this plan and takes money from the locker and runs away. Dharamdas learns about the money stealing. One day, they find fault with his work and arrange a board meeting. In the board meeting, people accuses Akash for demanding bribe from Dharamdas and take voting in which people voted to remove Akash from the position and dismiss him. Akash outsmarts Dharamdas in bidding. Akash takes the help of Alibaba to bluff Dharamdas and team. When Akash attempts to assert himself legally, he finds that there is corruption everywhere. In retaliation, even his brother is implicated in a crime, and arrested. Now, Akash must come up with a way to clear his brother, as well as expose the wrong-doers.

Cast

as Akash Chandra * Mumtaz as Chanda / Madame Popololita *

as Dharmadas * Jagdeep as Shambhu / Ali Baba * Kanhaiyalal as Sevaram *

as Satyanarayan * Mukkamala *

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as Dinanath Chandra *

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as Mrs. Dinanath Chandra * Rajan Haksar as Doctor * Satyendra Kapoor Chanda's brother * Datta Bhat as villager * Gurnam Singh as Aakash's senior officer

Soundtrack

References

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* Hindi remakes of Telugu films Indian action drama films Films scored by R. D. Burman 1972 films 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s Indian films Fictional portrayals of police departments in India {{1970s-Hindi-film-stub