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Apne (2007)
An ex-boxer Baldev Choudhary (Dharmendra) has had a stain in his boxing career. He wanted to wash it with his son Angad's (Sunny Deol) success, but times were hard and a financial crunch kept him from achieving this dream. Though Angad pulled through fine, Baldev never forgot who ruined his chance to wash the stain. An opportunity strikes Baldev in the form of a T.V. Show. He trains a local boy to get into this media hyped boxing show, but is ditched for a better coach at the last minute. Baldev's younger son Karan (Bobby Deol) has just launched his first music album. Realizing his father is in crises of his life, he gives up his dream of a musical career to get into the game of boxing.
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An ex-boxer Baldev Choudhary (Dharmendra) has had a stain in his boxing career. He wanted to wash it with his son Angad's (Sunny Deol) success, but times were hard and a financial crunch kept him from achieving this dream. Though Angad pulled through fine, Baldev never forgot who ruined his chance to wash the stain. An opportunity strikes Baldev in the form of a T.V. Show. He trains a local boy to get into this media hyped boxing show, but is ditched for a better coach at the last minute. Baldev's younger son Karan (Bobby Deol) has just launched his first music album. Realizing his father is in crises of his life, he gives up his dream of a musical career to get into the game of boxing.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Neeraj Pathak
In Theaters:6/29/2007
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Runtime:174 minutes
Studio:Prime Focus Studios
Cast
Anil Sharma
Director
Dharmendra
Baldev Singh Choudhary
Sunny Deol
Angad Choudhary
Bobby Deol
Karan Choudhary
Shilpa Shetty Kundra
Simran Chaudhary
Katrina Kaif
Dr. Nandini Sarabhai
Kirron Kher
Ravi Chaudhary
Javed Sheikh
Roy
Victor Banerjee
Ehsaan Ali
Aryan Vaid
Gaurav Gera
Divya Dutta
Pooja B. Singh Choudhary
Bhagwant Mann
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