''Apne'' () is a 2007 Indian

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-language sports drama film directed by Anil Sharma. It is the first film to feature

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and his real-life sons

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and

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together. Previously Sunny and Bobby had worked together in '' Dillagi'' (1999) and Dharmendra and Sunny had also appeared together in '' Sultanat'' (1986) and ''

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'' (1993).

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, Shilpa Shetty and

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play the female leads. The film opened to an excellent response across India and emerged a commercial success at the box office. Dharmendra plays the role of a disgraced ex-boxer Baldev Chaudhary who tries to wash a stain in his boxing career through his sons Angad and Karan (Sunny & Bobby Deol). Dharmendra had earlier played the role of a boxer in the film '' Main Intequam Loonga'' (1982). Footage from that film is used as flashback scenes in this film to show Baldev's career as a boxer.

Plot

Olympic medallist boxer Baldev Choudhary is disgraced while competing for the World Heavyweight Championship when a betting syndicate falsely accuses him of drug doping. He tries to erase this stain upon his honour by training up his son, Angad, but financial difficulties keep them from achieving his dream, straining their relationship with each other. Baldev's younger son Karan, an aspiring musician with a paralyzed arm, has just launched his first music album. Baldev trains a local boy to get into a media-hyped TV boxing show but is dropped for a better coach at the last minute. Baldev, very upset at this, is consoled by Karan, who overcomes his paralysis in a moment of emotional intensity. Realising his father is depressed, Karan gives up his own dream of a musical career to become a boxer and please his father. Karan persists with training and wins a series of fights, thinking that victory will bring his family together. The final match is with the current world heavyweight champion; Karan is tricked, and he ends up paralysed in a hospital bed. Baldev, who wanted to wash a stigma, is now about to lose his son. When Karan reveals the world heavyweight champion cheated, Angad decides to return to boxing and win the title for his father. Although Angad is also badly injured in a boxing match, he somehow survives and wins the match. Meanwhile, Karan suffers liver damage and requires a liver to survive. A pang of guilt-stricken Baldev pleads with the doctors to use his liver, but the doctors reject the idea. In a stroke of luck, a liver is given to Karan through an unknown donor. In the end, Baldev, who was going to give up his life for Karan, is instead alive and happy with his family.

Cast

as Baldev Singh Chaudhary *

as Angad Singh Chaudhary ** Utkarsh Sharma as Angad Singh Chaudhary (Young) *

as Karan Singh Chaudhary * Shilpa Shetty as Simran Chaudhary *

as Nandini Sarabhai *

as Raavi Chaudhary *

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as Roy, Baldev's friend and media baron. *

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as Ehsaan Ali, Baldev's friend. * Jonnie Brown as Luca Gracia *

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as Pooja * Raj Khatri as Boxing Commentator * Aryan Vaid as Gaurav Gera *

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as Dr. Niranjan Sarabhai * Marvina Vinique as Luca's wife * Jonathan Samson as a Bodyguard * Rajendra Gupta as Bhullar Saab * Bhagwant Mann as himself * Amar Singh as himself

Soundtrack

The Soundtrack of the movie was composed by Himesh Reshammiya. # "Mehfooz Rakhta Hoon" – Himesh Reshammiya # "Dekhoon Tujhe" – Himesh Reshammiya,

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# "Apne To Apne Hote Hain" –

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, Sonu Nigam, Jayesh Gandhi # "Ankh Vich Chehra Pyaar Da" – Shaan,

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, Amrita Kak, Himesh Reshammiya (replaced in the movie by

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) # "Bulls Eye" – Shaan, Earl D'Souza # "Tere Sang" – Jaspinder Narula, Sonu Nigam # "Mehfooz" (Remix) – Himesh Reshammiya # "Ankh Vich Chehra Pyaar Da" (Remix) – Shaan, Amrita Kak, Himesh Reshammiya, Kunal Ganjawala # "Dekhoon Tujhe To Pyaar Aaye" (Remix) – Himesh Reshammiya, Akriti Kakkar

Reception

Box office

''Apne'' opened to a good response throughout the country especially in the Northern territories most notably

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where it had a mammoth opening becoming a gigantic blockbuster in the long run. The rest of the country saw a good opening for the film. The film has been declared an "average" grosser in India and a "hit" in overseas.

Reviews

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in his review stated that "''Apne is rich in emotions and has the potential to strike a chord with families. Those who love emotional fares are bound to take a liking for its theme''." The movie was also dubbed into Punjabi.

Sequel

A sequel named ''Apne 2'' was officially announced on 30 November 2020, and will star Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol and Sunny's son Karan Deol. It goes on floors in March 2021 and has been scheduled for a theatrical release on 5 November 2021, coinciding with

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. Delayed due to the

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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0814014, Apne 2007 films 2000s Hindi-language films Indian boxing films Indian sports drama films 2000s sports drama films Films scored by Himesh Reshammiya Films directed by Anil Sharma 2007 drama films Films shot in Gujarat