Apna Desh


Apna Desh is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language 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 was a commercial success.
The film is a remake of the 1969 Telugu film Kathanayakudu, starring N.T. Ramarao and Jayalalithaa, which was remade into Tamil as Nam Naadu, starring M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa. and was also the inspiration for the 2nd half of the 1991 Kannada movie Bharjari Gandu. The child chorus for the song "Rona Kanhi 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 Bombay 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 are agree with it. Dharamdas plans to give Money to Dinanath to deposit in bank and told his assistant that on the way he will send goons to snatch money from Dinanath and make him guilty. But Dinanath comes to know this plan and take money from the locker and run away. Dharamdas come to know about the money stealing. One day, they find fault with his work arranges a board meeting. In 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 outsmart Dharamdas in bidding. Akash takes help of Alibaba to bluff the 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