In the history of cinema, some movies are called landmarks- Awara, leads the league by leagues.
A perfectionist in his own realm, Raj Kapoor directed and produced this wonderful movie that tells a strong story of the irony of life in land of Sita, who was forced to leave country due to a petty washer man.
Pritviraj Kapoor as Judge Raghunath doubts the loyalty of his wife due to misadventure courtesy Jagga, portrayed by K.N.Singh. He throws her out of his house. Raj Kapoor (as Raj), thus, lives a life of poverty.
As a child, he finds a companion in a girl named Rita but they are separated by Judge Raghunath who becomes the guardian of the girl after her parents’ death. Later, as young people, they fall in love. When Raj grows up, he starts working for Jagga but when he comes to know about his mother’s misfortune, he kills Jagga and tries to kill his father. Consequently, he appears in court of his father.
In the end of the movie, he is awarded punishment of three years behind the bars. This highlights the fact that, only law has the right to take actions. For no reason, anybody gets the right to punish anyone. It was a top grosser of its time. It earned applauds not only in India but also in Russia, Middle East and China.
The high points of the movie were the characterization of Raj that was loosely built on Charlie Chaplin and strong romance between Raj and Rita, beautifully played by Nargis. Both of these were resonant in many movies that followed Awaara. By all means, it was a phenomenal movie... A must watch for every cine-lover.
Written By: Sujoy Ghosh
A perfectionist in his own realm, Raj Kapoor directed and produced this wonderful movie that tells a strong story of the irony of life in land of Sita, who was forced to leave country due to a petty washer man.
Pritviraj Kapoor as Judge Raghunath doubts the loyalty of his wife due to misadventure courtesy Jagga, portrayed by K.N.Singh. He throws her out of his house. Raj Kapoor (as Raj), thus, lives a life of poverty.
As a child, he finds a companion in a girl named Rita but they are separated by Judge Raghunath who becomes the guardian of the girl after her parents’ death. Later, as young people, they fall in love. When Raj grows up, he starts working for Jagga but when he comes to know about his mother’s misfortune, he kills Jagga and tries to kill his father. Consequently, he appears in court of his father.
In the end of the movie, he is awarded punishment of three years behind the bars. This highlights the fact that, only law has the right to take actions. For no reason, anybody gets the right to punish anyone. It was a top grosser of its time. It earned applauds not only in India but also in Russia, Middle East and China.
The high points of the movie were the characterization of Raj that was loosely built on Charlie Chaplin and strong romance between Raj and Rita, beautifully played by Nargis. Both of these were resonant in many movies that followed Awaara. By all means, it was a phenomenal movie... A must watch for every cine-lover.
Written By: Sujoy Ghosh
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