Mere Apne (1971)
Old woman Anandi moves to the city with her relatives and finds out their material side. She develops fondness for two rival street gangs of unemployed youth. These gangs are headed by two former friends turned foes in a time when society, politics and education are all losing their bearings in 1970s India.
Director: Gulzar
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Meena Kumari as Anandi Devi / Auaji (Aunt) |
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Vinod Khanna as Shyam |
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Shatrughan Sinha as Chaino |
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Ramesh Deo as Arun Gupta |
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Keshto Mukherjee as Jattu |
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Deven Verma as Niranjan |
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Sumita Sanyal as Lata |
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Asit Sen as Bilaki Prasad |
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Mehmood as Anokhelal |
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Kanwarjeet Paintal as Bansi |
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Danny Denzongpa as Sanju |
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Dinesh Thakur as Billoo |
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Shashi Kiran as Neelu |
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Asrani as Raghunath |
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Sudhir Thakkar as Ranbir |
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Dev Kishan as Shyam's Father |
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Yogeeta Bali as Urmila |
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Kamal Deep as Urmi's Father |
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Abhi Bhattacharya as Freedom Fighter |
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A.K. Hangal as College Principal |
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Leela Mishra as Gupta's maidservant |
| Directing | Gulzar | Director |
| Sound | Salil Chowdhury | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Ajit Banerjee | Art Direction |
| Writing | Indra Mitra | Story |
| Editing | Gurudutt Shirali | Editor |
| Camera | K. Vaikunth | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Gulzar | Writer |
| Production | Romu N. Sippy | Producer |
| Editing | Waman B. Bhosle | Editor |
| Production | Raj N. Sippy | Producer |