Celebrating 53 years of Gulzar’s directorial debut Mere Apne (10/09/1971).

Celebrating 53 years of #Gulzar’s directorial debut #MereApne (10/09/1971).

“Koi hotaa jisako apanaa

Ham apanaa kah lete yaaro

Paas nahi to dur hi hotaa

Lekin koi meraa apanaa”

This was Vinod Khanna’s first film as a hero and also marked Danny Denzongpa’s debut. The film stars Meena Kumari, Vinod Khanna, and Shatrughan Sinha in lead roles, along with Deven Verma, Paintal, Asit Sen, Asrani, Danny Denzongpa, Keshto Mukherjee, A.K. Hangal, Dinesh Thakur, Mehmood, and Yogeeta Bali.

Music by Salil Choudhury and lyrics by Gulzar.