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Awaara
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thumb|x150px|thumbtime=2:10:03|Awaara (1951) Awaara, also written Awāra and known overseas as The Vagabond, is a 1951 Indian crime drama film, produced and directed by Raj Kapoor, and written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and V.P. Sathe. It stars Raj Kapoor along with his real-life father Prithviraj Kapoor, as well as Nargis, Leela Chitnis and K. N. Singh. Other members of the Kapoor family make an appearance, including Raj's youngest brother Shashi Kapoor, who plays the younger version of his character, and Prithiviraj's father Dewan Basheshwarnath Singh Kapoor, playing a cameo in his only film appea
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7.2A petty thief is put on trial for the attempted murder of a lawyer. Through a series of flashbacks, the intertwining lives of the thief, the lawyer, and the thief's defense lawyer are illustrated.
Cast
- Raj Kapoor as Raj
- Nargis as Rita
- Prithviraj Kapoor as Justice Raghunath
- Leela Chitnis as Leela Raghunath
- K.N. Singh as Jagga
- Leela Mishra as Mr. Raghunath's Sister-in-Law
Themes
- prison
- slum
- judge
- anti hero
- flashback
- love
- prejudice
- school
- lawyer
- police chase
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Awaara
- Film.image
- Awaara poster.jpg
- Film.director
- Raj Kapoor
- Film.producer
- Raj Kapoor
- Film.writer
- Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
- Film.screenplay
- Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
- Film.story
- Khwaja Ahmad Abbas V.P. Sathe
- Film.starring
- Prithviraj KapoorRaj KapoorNargisLeela ChitnisK. N. SinghShashi Kapoor
- Film.cinematography
- Radhu Karmakar
- Film.editing
- G.G. Mayekar
- Film.studio
- All India Film Corporation,R.K. Films
- Film.distributor
- R.K. Films
- Film.runtime
- 193 minutes
- Film.country
- India
- Film.language
- Hindustani
- Film.music
- Shankar–Jaikishan
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 193
- FilmAffinity ID
- 350414
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- publication date
- 1951-01-01
- title
- आवारा
- Commons category
- Awaara
- box office
- 12500000
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Soundtrack
- Production
- Critical reception
- Box office
- Soviet Union
- China
- Legacy
- Remakes
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|x150px|thumbtime=2:10:03|Awaara (1951) Awaara, also written Awāra and known overseas as The Vagabond, is a 1951 Indian crime drama film, produced and directed by Raj Kapoor, and written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and V.P. Sathe. It stars Raj Kapoor along with his real-life father Prithviraj Kapoor, as well as Nargis, Leela Chitnis and K. N. Singh. Other members of the Kapoor family make an appearance, including Raj's youngest brother Shashi Kapoor, who plays the younger version of his character, and Prithiviraj's father Dewan Basheshwarnath Singh Kapoor, playing a cameo in his only film appearance. The film's music was composed by Shankar Jaikishan.
The film expresses socialist themes, and blends social and reformist themes with the crime, romantic comedy and musical melodrama genres. The plot centers on the intertwining lives of a poor thief Raj (played by Raj Kapoor), the privileged Rita (played by Nargis), and Judge Raghunath (played by Prithviraj Kapoor) who is unaware that Raj is his son. In the film, Kapoor's poor "little tramp" character references Charlie Chaplin and was further developed in other Kapoor films such as Shree 420. Awaara is considered a milestone in the history of Bollywood.