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Awaara

Awaara

The Vagabond

19517.22h 48m

Overview

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.

Directed by Raj Kapoor
Written by V.P. Sathe, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, Hasrat Jaipuri
Produced by Raj Kapoor
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Top Cast

Raj Kapoor

Raj Kapoor

Raj

Nargis

Nargis

Rita

Prithviraj Kapoor

Prithviraj Kapoor

Justice Raghunath

Leela Chitnis

Leela Chitnis

Leela Raghunath

K.N. Singh

K.N. Singh

Jagga

Leela Mishra

Leela Mishra

Mr. Raghunath's Sister-in-Law

Shashi Kapoor

Shashi Kapoor

Young Raj

B

Baby Zubeida

Young Rita

Om Prakash

Om Prakash

Prayag Raj

Prayag Raj

Themes & Keywords

prisonslumjudgeanti heroflashbackloveprejudiceschoollawyerpolice chaseorphanclass differencessingle mothercriminalbanditcourtroomdeathreformatoryinjusticetold in flashbackremorsesuspicion of adulterychildhood sweetheartabandonmentmother son relationship

About Awaara

Awaara is a drama, music, romance film released in 1951 exploring themes of prison, slum, judge, anti hero, flashback, love. Directed by Raj Kapoor, it stars Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Prithviraj Kapoor. 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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