Awaara (1951)

★ 7.2/10 168 min Drama, Music, Romance India HI

Director: Raj Kapoor

Story by: V.P. Sathe, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Dialogue: Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Screenplay by: Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Lyricists: Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra

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The Vagabond

Description

A 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.

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Top Cast

Raj Kapoor Raj

Nargis Rita

Prithviraj Kapoor Justice Raghunath

Leela Chitnis Leela Raghunath

K.N. Singh Jagga

Leela Mishra Mr. Raghunath's Sister-in-Law

Shashi Kapoor Young Raj

Baby Zubeida Young Rita

Awaara Appears on 2 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #195

UNESCO ‘Memory of the World’

UNESCO #310