One's Own People (1968)
2h 15m
Running Time
April 1, 1968Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Swarup Dutta
Robi
Chhaya Devi
Anandamoyee
Rabi Ghosh
Haru Chakraborty (Politician)
Samit Bhanja
Chheno
Romi Choudhury
Anandamoyee (Bride
Romi Choudhury
Anandamoyee (Bride
Chinmoy Roy
Nepa Chatterjee (Anandamoyee's husband)
Sumita Sanyal
Lata
Gupi Banerjee
Actor
Juin Banerjee
Actress
Juin Banerjee
Actress
Bhanu Banerjee
Bhanu Ghosh (Politician)
Tapan Sinha
Director
Premangshu Bose
Jatin (Anandamoyee's relative)
Purnima Devi Barman
Maid servant
Indra Mitra
Writer
Details.
Wiki.
Apanjan (also Apan Jan; roughly translated in English as "One's own people") 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 by Gulzar and in 1984, in Kannada as Benki Birugali.