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Awaara (1951) Indian Film, Crime, Musical, romance English title: Vagabond
Official Selection
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. 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 Kapoor, playing a cameo in his only film
appearance. The film's music was composed by Shankar Jaikishan.
The film became an overnight sensation in South Asia, and found even greater success further afield in the Soviet Union, East Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. In particular, the song "Awaara Hoon" ("I am a Vagabond"), sung by Mukesh with lyrics by Shailendra, became hugely popular across the Indian subcontinent, as well as in countries such as the Soviet Union, China, Bulgaria, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Romania. The film was also nominated for the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1953.[10] The film is estimated to have sold over 200million tickets overseas, including more than 100million in China and about 100million in the Soviet Union. Owing to its popularity in so many countries, the film is a candidate
for the most successful film of all time and is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time. In 2012, Awaara was included in the 20 new entries to All-Time 100 greatest films by the Time magazine.
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poor young man named Raj joins a criminal gang to feed his mother. But
when he falls in love with Rita, he decides to reform himself for her. More on Wikipedia or Mubi
Cannes Film Festival, 1953- Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival, 2024- official Selection One of the greatest film of all time Blockbuster Trailer
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