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Kinship in a 1977 Hindi drama

Apnapan, translated as Kinship, is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language drama produced and directed by J. Om Prakash under the FILMYUG Pvt. Ltd. banner. Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Reena Roy and Sulakshana Pandit star. Laxmikant Pyarelal composed the music, with lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The film was recorded as a Super Hit at the box office. It was remade in Telugu as Illalu in 1981.

Kamini returns to Anil's life

Kamini Agarwal leaves Anil Mehra and their infant son, Prakash. Years later, Anil has married Radhika Sharma, who cares for six-year-old Prakash as her own. Kamini and Radhika meet in a store and form a friendship without knowing their connection to Anil and Prakash. After Kamini learns that Radhika is Anil's second wife and Prakash's stepmother, she wants to resume a mother's place in the boy's life. When Prakash has an accident, Kamini gives blood to save him.

Players and recognition

Jeetendra plays Anil, Reena Roy plays Kamini, and Sulakshana Pandit plays Radhika. Sanjeev Kumar appears specially as Raja Yashpal Singh. Vishal Desai, credited as Master Bittu, plays Prakash, while Gagan Bakshi plays him as a small infant.

Roy's portrayal of Kamini, described as a selfish gold-digger who leaves her husband and child, received critical acclaim. At the 26th Filmfare Awards, she won Best Supporting Actress but refused it, saying she was among the film's protagonists rather than a supporting actor. Anand Bakshi was nominated for Best Lyricist, and Mohammed Rafi for Best Male Playback Singer, for "Aadmi Musafir Hai".

Film details from the Wikipedia article “Apnapan”. Text adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.