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Apanjan is a 1968 Bengali film directed by Tapan Sinha. Set against the backdrop of the political violence that rocked India, and West Bengal in particular, in the late 1960s, it tells the story of an aged widow in a village who goes to Calcutta to stay with relatives, but faces only exploitation. She moves to a slum, and finds her "own people" in a group of educated, unemployed youth, who are caught up inexorably in the prevalent violence. The film was a commercial success, and also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali,
as well as several BFJA Awards. In 1971, it was remade in Hindi as Mere Apne, directed by Gulzar.
Original Release
04/01/1968
Cast
Name | Character |
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Chhayadevi | Anandamoyee |
Swarup Dutt | Robi |
Samit Bhanja | Chheno |
Romi Choudhury | Anandamoyee (Bride / wife) |
Chinmoy Roy | Nepa Chatterjee (Anandamoyee's husband) |
Sumita Sanyal | Lata |
Gupi Banerjee | |
Juin Banerjee | |
Shyamal Banerjee | |
Bhanu Bannerjee | Bhanu Ghosh (Politician) / Politician |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Chhayadevi | Anandamoyee |
Swarup Dutt | Robi |
Samit Bhanja | Chheno |
Romi Choudhury | Anandamoyee (Bride / wife) |
Chinmoy Roy | Nepa Chatterjee (Anandamoyee's husband) |
Sumita Sanyal | Lata |
Gupi Banerjee | |
Juin Banerjee | |
Shyamal Banerjee | |
Bhanu Bannerjee | Bhanu Ghosh (Politician) / Politician |
Premangshu Bose | Jatin (Anandamoyee's relative) |
Rasuraj Chakraborthy | (as Rasaraj Chakraborty) |
Nirmal Kumar Chakraborty | (as Nirmal Kumar) |
Soma Chakraborty | |
Sukhen Chakraborty | |
Anabik Chatterjee | |
Kalyan Chatterjee | |
Nripati Chatterjee | |
Subodh Das | |
Purnima Devi | Maid servant |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Raja Kapoor | Producer |
R.N. Malhotra | Producer |
T.M. Shah | Producer |