Mere Apne

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{{Infobox film
| name = Mere Apne
| image = Mere Apne.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Gulzar]]
| producer = {{ubl|[[N. C. Sippy]]|Raj N. Sippy|Romu N. Sippy}}
| writer = {{ubl|Indra Mitra|Gulzar}}
| based_on = {{Based on|[[Apanjan]]|[[Tapan Sinha]]}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Meena Kumari]]|[[Vinod Khanna]]|[[Shatrughan Sinha]]}}
| music = [[Salil Choudhury]]
| cinematography = K Vaikunth
| editing = {{ubl|Waman Bhosle|Gurudutt Shirali}}
| distributor =
| released = {{filmdate|df=y|1971|9|10}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = {{INR}} 1.7 [[crore]]<ref name=Boxoffice>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=177&catName=MTk3MQ== |title=Box office 1971 |website=Boxofficeindia.com |access-date=28 Jan 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020094955/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=177&catName=MTk3MQ== |archive-date=20 October 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
}}
'''''Mere Apne''''' is a 1971 Indian [[Hindi]]-language film written and directed by [[Gulzar]] produced by Romu, Raj and N. C. Sippy. It was Gulzar's first directorial venture and was almost a frame by frame remake of the National Award-winning [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film ''[[Apanjan]]'',<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/remakes-of-bengali-films-whats-new-in-this-trend/articleshow/72241437.cms</ref> which was directed by [[Tapan Sinha]]. This was first movie of Vinod Khanna as Hero. This was also debut movie of Danny.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=s1mVuJJPm3UC&pg=PA1971-IA3&dq=Shatrughan+Sinha&hl=en&ei=Ob1TTcrDIMmr8Aa63OWKCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Shatrughan%20Sinha&f=false ''The essential guide to Bollywood'']</ref> The film stars [[Meena Kumari]], [[Vinod Khanna]] and [[Shatrughan Sinha]] in lead roles along with [[Deven Verma]], [[Paintal (comedian)|Paintal]], Asit Sen, [[Asrani]], [[Danny Denzongpa]], [[Keshto Mukherjee]], [[A. K. Hangal]], [[Dinesh Thakur]], [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]] and [[Yogeeta Bali]]. The music is composed by [[Salil Choudhury]].

''Mere Apne'' was declared " Hit " at the box office.<ref name=Boxoffice/>

== Plot ==
Anandi Devi ([[Meena Kumari]]) is an old widow who lives in a village. One day, she is visited by a distant relative, Arun Gupta (Ramesh Deo), who persuades her to live in town with him, his wife Lata ([[Sumita Sanyal]]), and a small child. She later realizes that they were looking for a maid, which results in her expulsion from the house and befriending a child beggar who takes her to his dilapidated home. Being good-natured and caring, she slowly earns the title of "Nani Ma" (maternal grandmother) among groups of youths led by Shyam ([[Vinod Khanna]]) and Chhenu ([[Shatrughan Sinha]]), who were in a constant fight with each other. The movie ends with her death from accidental gunfire in one such response.

== Cast ==
*[[Meena Kumari]] as Anandi Devi
*[[Vinod Khanna]] as Shyam
*[[Shatrughan Sinha]] as Chhenu
*[[Deven Verma]] as Niranjan, Anandi's deceased husband
*[[Asrani]] as Raghunath, Chhenu's team mate
*[[Danny Denzongpa]] as Sanju
*[[Paintal (comedian)|Paintal]] as Bansi
*[[Dinesh Thakur]] as Billoo
*Sudhir Thakkar as Ranbir
*[[Ramesh Deo]] as Arun Gupta
*[[Sumita Sanyal]] as Lata
*[[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]] as Sri Anokhelal
*[[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Biloki Prasad
*[[Abhi Bhattacharya]] as Freedom Fighter
*[[Leela Mishra]] as Gupta's maidservant
*[[Shashi Kiran]] as Neelu
*[[Keshto Mukherjee]] as Jattu
*Dev Kishan as Shyam's father
*[[A. K. Hangal]] as College Principal
*[[Yogeeta Bali]] as Urmila
*Kamaldeep as Urmila's father (as Kamal Deep)
*Fatima as Julie
*Amina Karim as Young Anandi

==Production==
After ''[[Apanjan]]'', directed by [[Tapan Sinha]], based on a story of Inder Mitra, was both a commercial and critical success, screenwriter [[Gulzar]] was called to Kolkata to translate the script for a Hindi remake. However, subsequently Sinha insisted on using the same cast, and dropped out of the film. Then, Gulzar, who till then was assisting [[Bimal Roy]] and [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] and penned screenplays of ''[[Khamoshi (1970 film)|Khamoshi]]'' (1969) and ''[[Anand (1971 film)|Anand]]'' (1971), made his directorial debut with the film. Gulzar bought the rights of the story, and rewrote the screenplay removing the portions he felt were too formulaic and commercial. {{Sfn|Gulzar|2007|p=5}}{{Sfn|Ghosh|2013|p=57}}

[[Meena Kumari]] was roped in for the lead role of grandmother, she was ailing at the time, and worked through her bad health in the film. The shooting was completed in 40 days, and she died within a few months of its release. {{Sfn|Ghosh|2013|p=57}}

== Soundtrack ==
{{Track listing
| headline = Songs
| extra_column = Playback
| all_lyrics = [[Gulzar]]
| all_music = [[Salil Choudhary]]

| title1 = Haal Chal Theek Thak Hai
| extra1 = [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]
| length1 = 3:26

| title2 = Koi Hota Jisko Apna
| extra2 = [[Kishore Kumar]]
| length2 = 3:27

| title3 = Roz Akeli Aayi
| extra3 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| length3 = 3:20

| title4 = Ganga,Ganga Ki Bhari God Mein
| extra4 = [[Manna Dey]]
| length4 = 3:08

}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book|last=Ghosh|first=Avijit|title=40 RETAKES|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iStBAQAAQBAJ&pg=PT57|year=2013|publisher=Westland|isbn=978-93-83260-31-7}}
* {{cite book|author=Gulzar|title=Mere Apne (Hindi script)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kv3VsBMCotQC&pg=PA92|year=2007|publisher=Rajkamal Prakashan Pvt Ltd|isbn=978-81-8361-137-4}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0067421|Mere Apne}}
* {{YouTube|id=HYk2dp23tBk|title=Mere Apne (Shemaroo Movies channel)|link=no}}

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[[Category:1971 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Bengali films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Salil Chowdhury]]
[[Category:Films directed by Gulzar]]
[[Category:1971 directorial debut films]]

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