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By Taran Adarsh, June 29, 2007 - 12:38 IST

With SHRADDHANJALI, his directorial debut, Anil Sharma proved that he could make you moist-eyed. With HUKUMAT, he proved that he could pull off a vendetta fare with gusto. With GADAR, he proved he could handle a love story with two neighboring countries as the backdrop with remarkable ease.

APNE, his new endeavor, is all about familial bonding. In a way, the storyteller goes back to his roots in his new outing -- emotions.

APNE casts a father [Dharmendra] and his two real-life sons [Sunny, Bobby] in roles that suit their personalities. Besides, the backdrop of boxing makes the conflict in the story look convincing.

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APNE is rich in emotions and a number of sequences, especially those between Dharmendra and Sunny, are electrifying. Also, the boxing matches [Chris Anderson] are pulse-pounding and you clench your fists tightly due to the tension that's depicted on screen.

But APNE has its share of shortcomings as well. Ideally, the film should've had a concise format of 2.15 hours, instead of 2.54 hours. Besides, the screenplay, although tight at most times, succumbs to mediocrity at places. Music too is another aspect that should've had a lingering effect, since it's not everyday that the three Deols come together.

To sum up, APNE is desi at heart and holds appeal for those who swear by desi flicks. A worthy effort nonetheless!

Baldev Singh Choudhary [Dharmendra] won a silver medal in the Olympics and made India proud. His only dream was to make history by becoming India's first World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. But sometimes dreams get shattered before they can be realized.

When in the U.S., fighting for the World Heavyweight Championship, the betting mafia conspires against him and gets doping charges leveled against him, which gets him banned from boxing.

For an athlete nothing can be worse than doping charges. Baldev wants to get rid of this stigma and pain by training his elder son Angad [Sunny Deol] in the sport of boxing and make him a World Heavyweight Champion and create history which eluded him.

But Angad has some other dreams, other aspirations, other commitments… Karan [Bobby Deol], the younger son, a musician, in spite of wanting to fulfill his father's dreams, is helpless. But the story takes a turn when Karan decides to live his father's dream. The situation spirals out of hand subsequently…

APNE grips you gradually. Anil Sharma and writer Neeraj Pathak open the cards at the very outset. The uneasy relationship shared by the father and son [Dharmendra, Sunny], Dharmendra's failed ambition, the turning point in the tale [when Bobby steps in to fulfill his father's dreams] make the goings-on watchable. The narrative only gets absorbing when the focus shifts to the boxing ring and the opponent [Luca] steps into the picture.

But there's a flip side too. The choreography of these sequences [in the boxing ring] is so real that it can be off-putting as well, especially for the faint-hearted. Also, the climax is well crafted, but, ideally, it should've ended when Sunny overpowers the opponent. The subsequent portions [Bobby's liver problem] only add to the excessive length.

Director Anil Sharma handles the emotional sequences brilliantly. In fact, a number of scenes bear the stamp of a solid storyteller. The screenplay [Neeraj Pathak] is taut, except for a few loose ends. Himesh Reshammiya's music is a complete letdown. Barring the title track, the remaining songs are uninspiring. Kabir Lal's cinematography is topnotch. The lush green fields and locales of North India give the film a rich texture.

APNE belongs to Dharmendra. No two opinions on that. The veteran roars like never before and proves yet again that he's a magnificent actor. Sunny is first-rate. Bobby is alright, but the one complaint that you hold against him is, why didn't he work on his physique when he accepted this role? If he's playing a boxer, he can't afford to show his flabby chest and stomach.

The leading ladies don't have much to do. Shilpa at least gets a few scenes, while Katrina is there to flutter her eyelashes only. Kirron Kher is superb yet again. In fact, she has a far meatier role than the two ladies. Divya Dutta is wasted. Victor Banerjee is natural. Jawed Sheikh gets minimal scope. Aryan Vaid is alright. Luca is excellent.

On the whole, APNE is rich in emotions and has the potential to strike a chord with families. Those who love emotional fares are bound to take a liking for its theme. At the box-office, it has the power to grow with a strong word of mouth. Business in North India will be the best. However, trimming the film will only elevate its status.

thanks for the review. it's sad bobby didn't got any credit. Maybe audience have different opinions.

Movie Review: Apne

Apne: Boxer Bhais

i am going to watch it. the reviews are gud

By Taran Adarsh, June 29, 2007 - 18:46 IST

B.O. update: 'Aap Kaa Surroor' Opens huge

Box-office is most unpredictable! The stupendous opening of Himesh Reshammiya's first film as an actor, AAP KAA SURROOR, has caught the entire film industry unaware. The film has opened to an earth-shattering response [95%-100%] everywhere, from East to West, from North to South. In fact, at several centres, the opening of this film is at par with KRRISH and DHOOM 2, the biggest openers of 2006. Incredible, isn't it?

APNE is carrying extremely positive reports and has opened to very good houses in North, but is in the range of 40% - 50% at other centres. AWARAPAN too is carrying encouraging reports, but has been affected due to multiple releases in the week. It wouldn't be erroneous to state that AAP KAA SURROOR has made a dent in the business of all films, past and present.

http://indiafm.com/trade/boxoffice_update/index.html

Apne makes for painful, melodramatic watch

Rajeev Masand / CNN-IBN

Cast: Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Katrina Kaif


Direction: Anil Sharma


The worst thing you can do to an actor is make him look like an ass. Which is why I think the three male leads of Apne are probably gunning for director Anil Sharma's blood.

Apne, which opens at cinemas this week, features yesteryear's star Dharmendra as a former world boxing champion who was banned from the sport after being falsely framed under doping charges.

Much to his disappointment, his elder son (played by Sunny Deol) decides not to take up the sport professionally, and opts instead for a more practical career.

Daddy dearest, who was hoping to realize his own unfulfilled ambitions through his elder son, is dismayed naturally, but turns his attention to his younger son, (played by Bobby Deol), who's only just recovered from a childhood injury, but seems happy nevertheless to enter the ring.

Under the able tutelage of his father, Beta Number Two fast becomes a boxing star and makes his way to the finals of an international championship in the US , but sadly that's just as far as he can make it, defeated as he is by reigning champion Luca Gracia who uses dishonourable means to beat him.

It is now the turn of Bade Bhaiyya to avenge his younger sibling's unfair defeat and near-death thrashing.

So Beta Number One spends a month in training, then enters the ring to take on his brother's nemesis.

That gesture alone, and his subsequent victory, redeems him in the eyes of his father who'd never really forgiven him in all these years.

Evidently it's the fact that Dharmendra, Sunny and Bobby Deol appear together for the first time on screen, that is the main highlight of Apne, but how you wish the family had chosen a better film to do the honours with.

To make a film for the sake of it, is one of the worst things you can do. A film should be made because you've got a great story to tell.

Sadly, this is no great story. In fact, it's a melodramatic piece that's about thirty years too late.

The worst thing about Apne is that it disguises itself as a sports film when actually the film abuses the very spirit of sportsmanship.

I'd have no problems if they'd projected boxing as a highly competitive sport. What they do, instead, is project the sport as some sort of a bloody battleground where rules are constantly flouted and all one fights for is the opponent's blood.

I was also disgusted by the sickening pleasure that's taken in making you uncomfortable watching those boxing scenes.

Every time a punch is thrown, you can hear the bones crunch, you can hear the ribs crack.

This is highly exploitative and it's done with the sole intention of making you turn away your face in disgust like you do when you're watching a gruesome horror film.

Like most recent films by Anil Sharma, Apne too is embarrassingly soppy. The director does everything he can to tug at your heartstrings and make you weep like his actors do.

But the only reason you're reduced to tears is because you can no longer handle the absurdity of the plot.

How Bobby Deol goes from a pop-star with a limp arm to a world boxing champ in just a few months is one of the marvels of modern medicine that doctors the world over may not have been able to solve, but director Anil Sharma seems to have got all figured out.

Some three hours later when the film finally ends, you feel like you've come out of battle. There's very little you can say about the performance of the three Deols, and that's a pity because they've been let down by such a terrible script.

I'm going to go with one out of five and a thumbs down for director Anil Sharma's Apne, it reeks of over-sentimentality and unnecessary rona-dhona.

Round one, the Deols defeat Luca Gracia. Coming up is round two -- the Deols versus Anil Sharma.

Rating: 1 / 5 (Poor)

funny how even positive reviews give it a 3 star rating and not a 4 star rating...ahhh typical.

im watching it for sure!

Apne and Awarapan.

why would i want to waste my hard earned money on Aap Ka Surror?

Friday, June 29, 2007 20:17 IST

APNE

Rating: * *

STORY: Bhisum...Bam..sniff..sob...bhishum...sniff...sob...bam!..sni ff..and everyone lived happily ever after.

REVIEW: Three words come to mind immediately when asked to comment on APNE - Flat, Contrived and Yaaaawwwwn. Plots based on emotional Father-Son ties, revenge and ambition depend totally on how much of the emotions they can evoke from the viewers. In this case, unfortunately, the only thing APNE evokes out of the user is " Damn, I never knew Sunny paaji is this flabby!" Most of the sequences, and most of the acting is cliched and contrived. Not only can you guess the story and the dialogues, you can even guess when the camera is going to zoom in, and when there is going to be a pan. Also, things happen too easily. Mike Tyson would bite his own ears off in frustration if he sees the ease with which Sunny and Bobby paaji get title-shots at the championship. As for Shilpa Shetty, it would be nice if someone locked her in the Big Brother house.

Very good, very genuine acting from Dharam paaji and Katrina Kaif's visually soothing presence saves this film from a one star rating. A couple of vintage Sunny-going-ballistic sequences also serve as wake-up calls.

BOTTOMLINE: Too long, too slow, too boring.

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Director : Music : Lyrics : Starring : Anil 'Gadar' Sharma Himesh Reshammiya Sameer Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Katrina Kaif, Shilpa Shetty, Kirron Kher, Victor Banerjee, Javed Sheikh (Pakistan), Aryan Vaid

By Martin D'Souza, Bollywood Trade News Network

The Champ was a runaway hit when released in 1979. A love triangle between a father, his son and the woman who came between them, it was a super film brilliantly essayed by Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway and Rick Schroder. The flick had boxing as its backdrop. APNE, tries to go The Champ way, and succeeds in a way.

But here, the script revolves around a boxer father; how he was 'fixed' and banned from boxing and his desire to have his eldest son bring back the glory. Realizing that there is no future in boxing in India, Angad (Sunny Deol) the eldest son ventures into business. So it is left by divine intervention for the youngest son Karan (Bobby Deol) who has a useless left hand, and who is miraculously cured, to enter the ring and challenge the World heavy Weight Boxing champion, Luca Garcia (Jonnie Brown) and realize Baldev Choudhary's (Dhammendra) dream.

The film begins with a whimper, but somewhere along the way there is a loud bang, thanks to the superbly filmed boxing bouts. If at all there is anything that will work here, it's the scenes in the boxing ring. Also, the curiosity factor of seeing the Deols together on screen for the first time. The chemistry Dharmendra shares with his sons reflects easily on screen and the awe in which Sunny is of his father is there for all to see. Together they punch their way on screen to give the viewer some engrossing moments.

Shilpa Shetty as Sunny's wife has some substance in her role while Katrina Kaif walks in and out. Can't blame her, she has nothing to do and in one scene where they celebrate Karan's first win, she is nowhere in the frame!!!

Sunny still packs a punch and this definitely is a better performance than FOOL AND FINAL but the one to get my attention is Aryan Vaid in a cameo. As a boxer with high ambitions, the ruthlessness with which he dumps his coach Baldev, is enacted with intent.

TARA RA RUM PUM did well with car racing as its backdrop; APNE has a fairly decent chance. For Rocky Balboa fans, you will see glimpses of Sylvester Stallone as Sunny takes on Luca.


Ratings: 2/5