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Apne

2007 · 174 min

A heartfelt, old-school family sports drama that builds to rousing, emotional boxing matches and a tearful finish.

Directed by
Anil Sharma
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol
Overview
An ex-boxer Baldev 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 his chance to wash the stain. An opportunity strikes Baldev in the form of a T.V. 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.

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Directed by
Anil Sharma
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • redemption
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour3
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Anil Sharma
Written by
Neeraj Pathak
Starring
Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Katrina Kaif, Kirron Kher, Javed Sheikh, Victor Banerjee
Music
Monty Sharma
Cinematography
Kabir Lal
Runtime
174 min
Country
India
Languages
Hindi

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