# Aap Ki Kasam (आप की कसम)
**Aap Ki Kasam** (आप की कसम; "Your Promise") is a 1974 Hindi-language romantic drama directed and produced by [J. Om Prakash](https://www.edgepedia.org/j-om-prakash), starring [Rajesh Khanna](https://www.edgepedia.org/rajesh-khanna), Mumtaz, and [Sanjeev Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/sanjeev-kumar). It tells the story of a marriage destroyed by the husband's unfounded jealousy of his best friend, and of his long repentance.[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/aap-ki-kasam) • [2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aap-ki-kasam)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 1974; 17 April 1974 per IMDb and Indian Film History, 3 May 1974 per Cinemaazi and Bollywood Hungama[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175423/) • [4](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/movie/aap-ki-kasam) • [1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/aap-ki-kasam) • [5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/aap-ki-kasam/cast/) |
| Director and producer | J. Om Prakash, for whom it was his directorial debut[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/aap-ki-kasam) • [4](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/movie/aap-ki-kasam) |
| Lead cast | Rajesh Khanna as Kamal Bhatnagar, Mumtaz as Sunita Bhatnagar, Sanjeev Kumar as Mohan[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175423/fullcredits/) |
| Music | R. D. Burman (music), Anand Bakshi (lyrics); playback by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/aap-ki-kasam) • [5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/aap-ki-kasam/cast/) |
| Runtime and format | 153 minutes (2h 33m); color, 35mm, 16 reels, censor rating U[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175423/) • [1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/aap-ki-kasam) |
| Origin | A remake of the Malayalam film *Vaazhve Mayam* (1970)[7](https://moviebuff.herokuapp.com/aap-ki-kasam) |
| Production banner | Filmyug Pvt Ltd, Bombay[8](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%AA-%E0%A4%95-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE/umc.cmc.3a0ln4tsuh2ororgq11fgjnch?l=hi) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Kamal Bhatnagar, a studious young man from a middle-class family, and Sunita, the wealthy only daughter of a well-known barrister, meet as students at the same college, fall in love, and marry with their parents' approval.[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/aap-ki-kasam) • [9](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/aap-ki-kasam-3862) With the help of his close friend Mohan, a senior executive, Kamal secures an excellent position in a large firm, and the couple settles into what the film's press booklet calls a life of "eternal bliss".[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/aap-ki-kasam)
The marriage then turns on suspicion. Kamal grows irrationally jealous of the friendship between Sunita and Mohan, and the doubts, in the synopsis's words, "boomerang out of control". Sunita's father, incensed at his daughter's treatment, pushes the couple toward divorce. Sunita, pregnant with Kamal's child, remarries, while Kamal, having realized his mistake, becomes a homeless wanderer in search of penance.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aap-ki-kasam) • [9](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/aap-ki-kasam-3862) The story ends years later when the estranged couple reunites at their daughter's wedding.[4](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/movie/aap-ki-kasam)
The official press booklet framed the film as "the daringly different motion picture on the most burning of all problems that beset lovers, wives and husbands", drawing its moral as the difference between natural possessiveness in love and suspicion, which "can only bring disaster in their wake".[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/aap-ki-kasam)
## Production and music
J. Om Prakash both produced and directed the film under the Filmyug banner, and Indian Film History identifies it as his directorial debut.[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/aap-ki-kasam) • [4](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/movie/aap-ki-kasam) The screenplay was by Ram Kelkar, with dialogues and scenario by Ramesh Pant; V. Babasaheb handled cinematography, Pratap Dave the editing, and Sudhendu Roy the production design.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aap-ki-kasam) • [1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/aap-ki-kasam) IMDb lists Leh, in Ladakh, among the filming locations.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175423/)
The score is by [R. D. Burman](https://www.edgepedia.org/r-d-burman) with lyrics by [Anand Bakshi](https://www.edgepedia.org/anand-bakshi), and the songs were sung by [Kishore Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/kishore-kumar) and Lata Mangeshkar.[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/aap-ki-kasam) • [5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/aap-ki-kasam/cast/) The soundtrack includes "Zindagi Ke Safar Mein" (7:17), "Karwaten Badalte Rahe", "Chori Chori Chupke Chupke", "Paas Nahin Aana", and "Suno Kaho Kaha Suna".[4](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/movie/aap-ki-kasam) An audience reviewer on Rotten Tomatoes singled out Kishore Kumar's "soulful" "Zindagi Ke Safar" as the song that "will stick with you long after this is over".[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aap-ki-kasam)
## Release and reception
The release date is reported differently by different databases: IMDb and Indian Film History give 17 April 1974, which matches the censor certificate date of 17/04/1974 recorded by Cinemaazi, while Cinemaazi and Bollywood Hungama list the release as 3 May 1974.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175423/) • [4](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/movie/aap-ki-kasam) • [1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/aap-ki-kasam) • [5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/aap-ki-kasam/cast/) The film passed the Indian censor board with a U (universal) rating under certificate number 74787.[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/aap-ki-kasam)
Moviebuff records that the film was the first movie shown at the opening of a new Indian theater named Natraj in [Leicester](https://www.edgepedia.org/leicester), United Kingdom.[7](https://moviebuff.herokuapp.com/aap-ki-kasam) On review aggregators it holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 570 votes and a Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 80% from more than 100 ratings.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175423/) • [2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aap-ki-kasam) A 2008 audience review described it as a film that "looks like a typical bollywood affair" but is "actually enriched with deep human emotions", commenting on love, marriage, and friendship.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aap-ki-kasam)
## Place in 1970s Hindi cinema
A scholarly study of gender in 1970s [Hindi cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/hindi-cinema) groups *Aap Ki Kasam* with *Abhimaan* (1973), *Phagun* (1973), and *Aandhi* among films that presented a "different kind of wife", at a time when female roles were otherwise largely confined to ideal wife, mother, or vamp figures.[10](https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/bitstream/document/74569/1/ssoar-mediawatch-2019-3-chamola-India_of_the_1970s_and.pdf) A book on romance in Hindi cinema lists it among the films of Rajesh Khanna in which lovers were separated by circumstances or social pressures, alongside *Daag* (1973), *Roti* (1974), and *[Namak Haraam](https://www.edgepedia.org/namak-haraam)* (1973).[11](https://apnaorg.com/books/english/cinema-of-enchantment/cinema-of-enchantment.pdf) The film also appears in the Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema's filmography for 1974.[12](https://indiancine.ma/documents/DSP/Encyclopedia%20of%20Indian%20Cinema.pdf)
## References
1. [Aap Ki Kasam (1974), Cinemaazi](https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/aap-ki-kasam)
2. [Aap Ki Kasam, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aap-ki-kasam)
3. [Aap Ki Kasam (1974), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175423/)
4. [Aap Ki Kasam, Indian Film History](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/movie/aap-ki-kasam)
5. [Aap Ki Kasam Cast & Crew, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/aap-ki-kasam/cast/)
6. [Aap Ki Kasam (1974) Full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175423/fullcredits/)
7. [Aap Ki Kasam (1974), Moviebuff](https://moviebuff.herokuapp.com/aap-ki-kasam)
8. [आप की कसम, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%AA-%E0%A4%95-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE/umc.cmc.3a0ln4tsuh2ororgq11fgjnch?l=hi)
9. [Aap Ki Kasam (1974), BollywoodMDB](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/aap-ki-kasam-3862)
10. [India of the 1970s and Beyond: Cinema of Social Concern (Media Watch, 2019)](https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/bitstream/document/74569/1/ssoar-mediawatch-2019-3-chamola-India_of_the_1970s_and.pdf)
11. [Cinema of Enchantment: Ishq and Romance in Hindi Cinema](https://apnaorg.com/books/english/cinema-of-enchantment/cinema-of-enchantment.pdf)
12. [Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema, filmography pages](https://indiancine.ma/documents/DSP/Encyclopedia%20of%20Indian%20Cinema.pdf)
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