Apne Paraye

Apne Paraye (transl. Relatives and Others) is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Basu Chatterjee and produced by Mushir Alam. It stars Amol Palekar and Shabana Azmi in pivotal roles. It is based on the 1917 Bengali novel, Nishkriti by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay^[1]

Apne Paraye
Directed by	Basu Chatterjee
Screenplay by	Basu Chatterjee
Based on	Nishkriti by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Produced by	Mushir Alam
Starring	Amol Palekar Shabana Azmi
Cinematography	K. K. Mahajan
Edited by	V.N. Mayekar
Music by	Bappi Lahiri
Production company	M. R. Productions
Distributed by	M. R. Productions
Release date	8 August 1980 (1980-08-08)
Running time	123 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Ashalata, who made her Hindi film debut with the film, was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.^[2]

Plot

This is a tale of family dynamics of a joint family.

Cast

• Amol Palekar...Chandranath
• Shabana Azmi...Sheila
• Girish Karnad...Harish
• Utpal Dutt...Advocate
• Ashalata Wabgaonkar...Sidheshwari
• Bharati Achrekar...Naintara
• Radhika....Neela

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Bappi Lahiri, while lyrics were penned by Yogesh.

Song	Singer
"Kaise Din Jeevan Mein Aaye"	Kishore Kumar
"Gaao Mere Man, Chaahe Suraj Chamke Re"	Asha Bhosle, K. J. Yesudas
"Shyam Rang Ranga Re"	K. J. Yesudas
"Halke Halke Aayi Chalke"	Lata Mangeshkar