Apnapan


Apnapan is a 1977 Indian Bollywood drama film, produced and directed by J. Om Prakash under the FILMYUG Pvt. Ltd. banner. It stars Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Sulakshana Pandit in the lead roles and music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film is recorded as a Super Hit at the box office. This film was remade in Telugu as Illalu, starring Shoban Babu, Sridevi, Jayasudha in the pivotal roles.
Reena Roy plays a selfish gold-digger that abandons her husband and child, which won her numerous accolades and a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. However, she rejected the award on the basis that she is the heroine of the film, not the supporting actress.

Plot

Kamini abandons Anil Mehra and their baby son Prakash for her own selfish reasons. A few years later, Anil falls in love with Radhika and marries her. Radhika treats Prakash as her own son, who is now a six-year-old. Radhika meets Kamini in a store and they become friends, not knowing about each other's histories. Soon, Kamini realizes that Radhika is Anil's second wife and her own son's stepmother. She longs to be with Prakash and be a mother to him again. When he has an accident, she donates her own blood to save him and in the process, leaves behind her selfish nature. In the end, Anil doesn't give her the second chance to be a mother to Prakash. Heartbroken, she says goodbye to her son as he leaves with Anil and Radhika.

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Awards and nominations