Apne is a family movie from the deol family. While Lagaan rides on the craze of Cricket, Apne attempts to glorify boxing, a sport which hardly has any recognition in India.
Dharam paaji used to be a successful boxer whose career is put to an end on account of false doping charges. He vows to avenge this by making his son world champion. Dharam paaji has 2 sons, Sunny and Bobby. Sunny gets into agriculture much to the dislike of his dad. Bobby, the paralyzed (hand) son of Dharam cannot see the anguish of his dad and takes up boxing. He gets beaten and what Sunny does is the remaining story.
Dharam paaji is at his recent best and gave a memorable performance. Bobby is ok while Sunny is as usual loud. The movie doesnt generate as much enthusiasm as a movie where you see the Big B & Jr B together. But it is still good to see the deols together. The chemistry between Dharam and his sons is quite good. Kirron Kher is her usual good. Music is mediocre except the title track which is used mostly as background score for the music. There are quite a few scenes inspired by Rocky. The miracles in the movie give it a touch of fantasy. The first half goes well. But the final 30 mins is absolutely boring and climax is a huge let down.
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