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  • Apna Desh (1972)
  • Action, Comedy, Drama
Apna Desh (1972)
Action, Comedy, Drama

Akash is a honest and educated young man, employed by the Bombay Municipal Corporation as a clerk. He lives with his equally honest brother, his sister-in-law, a niece, Sharda, and a nephew. Due to Akash's honesty he becomes a liability to...See moreAkash is a honest and educated young man, employed by the Bombay Municipal Corporation as a clerk. He lives with his equally honest brother, his sister-in-law, a niece, Sharda, and a nephew. Due to Akash's honesty he becomes a liability to his corrupt superiors. One day they find fault with his work, and dismiss him. 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, but will he able to do so in this lifetime? Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) See less
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Director
Jambulingam (as Jambu)
Writers
Inder Raj Anand (dialogue) | Raj Baldev Raj (dialogue director)
Composer
Rahul Dev Burman (as R.D. Burman)
Cinematographers
Pushpal Dutta (as Puspal Datta) | W.R. Subba Rao
Editor
C.P. Jambulingam (as C.P. Jamboolingam)
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16 cast members
Name Known for
Rajesh Khanna
Akash Chandra Akash Chandra   See fewer
Mumtaz Askari
Chanda / Madame Popololita (as Mumtaz) Chanda / Madame Popololita (as Mumtaz)   See fewer
Om Prakash
Dharamdas Dharamdas   See fewer
Jagdeep
Shambhu / Ali Baba Shambhu / Ali Baba   See fewer
Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi
Sevaram (as Kanhaiya Lal) Sevaram (as Kanhaiya Lal)   See fewer
Madan Puri
Satyanarayan Satyanarayan   See fewer
Manmohan Krishna
Dinanath Chandra Dinanath Chandra   See fewer
Pandari Bai
Actress (as Pandharibai) Actress (as Pandharibai)   See fewer
Mukkamala
Mrs. Dinanath Chandra Mrs. Dinanath Chandra   See fewer
Satyendra Kapoor
Chanda's Brother (as Satyender) Chanda's Brother (as Satyender)   See fewer
C.S. Dubey
Villager Villager   See fewer
Rajan Haksar
Doctor Doctor   See fewer
Roja Ramani
Sharda Sharda   See fewer
Sunder
Balak Balak   See fewer
Manmauji
Malak Malak   See fewer
Gurnam Singh
Akash's Senior officer Akash's Senior officer   See fewer
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