Apna Desh (1949 film)
Apna Desh (Our Country) is a 1949 Hindi social drama film set against the backdrop of Partition and directed by V. Shantaram for his Rajkamal Kalamandir banner.
| Apna Desh | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | V. Shantaram |
| Written by | Diwan Sharar |
| Screenplay by | Diwan Sharar |
| Story by | Keshavrao Date Diwan Sharar |
| Produced by | Rajkamal Kalamandir |
| Starring | Pushpa Hans Umesh Sharma Chandrashekhar Manmohan Krishna |
| Cinematography | V. Avadhoot |
| Edited by | Babu Marwad |
| Music by | S. Purushottam |
Production company | Rajkamal Kalamandir |
| Distributed by | Rajkamal Kalamandir |
Release date |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
The story was written by Diwan Sharar and Keshavrao Date. Sharar also wrote the screenplay and dialogue along with acting in the film. Music was by S. Purshottam and lyrics were by Diwan Sharar and Mirza Ghalib. The cast included Pushpa Hans, Umesh Sharma, Sudha Apte, Chandrashekhar, Manmohan Krishna, Keshavrao Date, Krishna Goel, Diwan Sharar, Parshuram and Satish Vyas.
The film was made a year after Shantaram made Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani (1946), which was not a success at the box office. Apna Desh is the story of revenge by an abducted woman after the rejection she faces when she meets her family. Using the Partition as background, the film's theme focussed on black-marketing.