Mere Apne

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Mere Apne

film by Gulzar [1971]

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Gulzar
On the director’s chair
Gulzar’s directorial debut was Mere Apne (1971; “My Own”), a remake of Apanjan, a National Film Award–winning Bengali film that highlights societal issues such as unemployment, politics and corruption, and loneliness among older people. His subsequent films spanned a variety of genres: Parichay (1972; “Introduction”), much like The Sound…
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Gulzar’s directorial debut was Mere Apne (1971; “My Own”), a remake of Apanjan, a National Film Award–winning Bengali film that highlights societal issues such as unemployment, politics and corruption, and loneliness among older people. His subsequent films spanned a variety of genres: Parichay (1972; “Introduction”), much like The Sound…
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