Apne

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Apne
Image:Apne.jpg
Movie poster for Apne
Directed by Anil Sharma
Produced by Rahul Sughand
Starring Dharmendra
Sunny Deol
Bobby Deol
Shilpa Shetty
Katrina Kaif
Kirron Kher
Music by Himesh Reshammiya
Cinematography Kabir Lal
Distributed by Glamour Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Release date(s) June 29, 2007
Country Image:Flag of India.svg India
Language Hindi
IMDb profile

Apne (English: Ours) is a Bollywood film directed by Anil Sharma. For the second time real life father and sons Dharmendra, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol all star together. They starred together in 'DILAGI' earlier.Shilpa Shetty and Katrina Kaif are the female leads. Filming took place in various locations including Chandigarh, Rajkot, Bangkok and Australia, and Toronto, Canada. [1]

The film has opened to a good response across India. The film has emerged as a hit at the box office in both India and overseas.

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[edit] Synopsis

An ex-boxer, Baldev Singh Choudhary, (Dharmendra) has had a stain in his boxing career. He wanted to wash it with his son Angad's (Sunny Deol) success, but times were hard and a financial crunch kept him from achieving this dream. Though Angad pulled through fine, Baldev never forgot who ruined the chance to wash the stain. An opportunity strikes Baldev in the form of a TV Show.

He trains a local boy to get into this media hyped boxing show, but is ditched for a better coach at the last minute. Baldev's younger son Karan (Bobby Deol) has just launched his first music album. Realizing his father is in crises of his life, he gives up his dream of a musical career to get into the game of boxing. Karan works hard and wins all through thinking that his victory will bring the two pillars of his family together.

After winning within the nation, he wins all over the world. The final match is with the current world heavy champion. The match goes fine, but Karan is tricked and he ends up paralyzed in a hospital bed. Baldev, who wanted to wash a stigma is now about to lose his son. He feels like killing himself. Angad steps in to turn the game upside down and bring his father the happiness of a lifetime.

In the end, they find a donor for Karan's liver right before his father gives his up and the film ends with Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Shilpa Shetty, Katrina Kaif, Kirron Kher and the rest of the family embracing and crying and laughing together.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Sound Track

  • Apne - Sonu Niigam
  • Bulls Eye
  • Ankh Vich Chehra Pyaar Da
  • Mehfooz
  • Mehfooz (Remix)

[edit] Response

[edit] Box office

Apne opened to a good response in the Northern terrotries such as Punjab. The film was released on 58 cinemas in Punjab and set new first week records on 43 of the 58 cinemas. [2] The rest of the country saw a 40-50% opening, probably due to the release of the film Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story and Awarapan which released on the same day. [3]

Overseas the film opened to an excellent response, especially in the UK. In its opening weekend the film made £179,457. [4] The film entered the U.K Top Ten at number 6. [5] In its second week the film made £120,138 and remained in the Top Ten at number 7. [6] The film has been declared a hit overseas, and a semi-hit in India. [7]

[edit] Reviews

The first reviews were critical. Dharmendra received acclaim for his performance while his sons Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol were found wanting. [8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ indiafm.com. Shooting for Apne. Retrieved on 24 July, 2007.
  2. ^ boxofficeindia.com. Overwhelming response in Punjab. Retrieved on 24 July, 2007.
  3. ^ indiafm.com. Apne opens averagely everywhere else. Retrieved on 24 July, 2007.
  4. ^ imdb.com. Overseas response. Retrieved on 24 July, 2007.
  5. ^ imdb.com. UK Top Ten on 29th June. Retrieved on 24 July, 2007.
  6. ^ imdb.com. UK Top Ten on 6th July 2007. Retrieved on 24 July, 2007.
  7. ^ boxofficeindia.com. Apne's verdict. Retrieved on 24 July, 2007.
  8. ^ [searchindia.com/search/bollywood-movies/apne-movie-review.html SearchIndia.com]. Apne review from SearchIndia.com. Retrieved on 24 July, 2007.

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