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Awaara is a indian film of genre Drama directed by Raj Kapoor with Nargis
Awaara (1951)
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Add to a movie listAwaara (hindi : आवारा Āvārā, qui signifie "Vagabond"; également écrit Awāra) est un film en hindi de 1951 réalisé et produit par Raj Kapoor, qui joue également le rôle principal. La musique a été composée par l'équipe de Shankar Jaikishan. Le père de Raj Kapoor, Prithviraj Kapoor, joue le rôle du père de son personnage, le juge Raghunath. Le plus jeune frère de Raj Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor, joue la version plus jeune de son caractère. Le père de Prithiviraj, Dewan Bashwanath Kapoor, a aussi joué un petit rôle et c'est son seul rôle au cinéma.
Le film est centré sur l'imbrication de la vie du pauvre Raj (Kapoor) et de la privilégiée Rita (Nargis). Dans le film, le caractère de Kapoor est un pauvre et innocent "vagabond" en référence au personnage de Charlot joué par Charlie Chaplin et a été développé dans d'autres films de Kapoor tels que Shree 420.
Le film est devenu immédiatement un grand succès en Asie du Sud, et trouvé le succès à l'étranger en Union soviétique, en Asie, en Afrique et au Moyen-Orient. En particulier, la chanson "Awaara Hoon" (je suis un vagabond), chanté par Mukesh avec les paroles de Shailendra, est devenu extrêmement populaire à travers le sous-continent indien, ainsi qu'en Union soviétique en Chine, en Turquie, en Afghanistan, et en Roumanie. Le film a également été nominé pour la Palme d'or du Festival de Cannes en 1953. En raison de sa popularité dans de nombreux pays, le film est un candidat pour la plupart des films de cinéma à succès de tous les temps. En 2012, Awaara a été inclus dans les 20 nouvelles entrées de 100 plus grands films de tous les temps par TIME.
Synopsis
Le juge Raghunath est un juge riche de district qui juge Jagga, un homme dont le père était un criminel, de viol sur peu de preuves. Le juge estime que "les bonnes personnes sont nées de bonnes personnes, et les criminels sont nés de criminels." Jagga plus tard, s'échappe et prend en otage Leela, la femme du juge, pour se venger. Quand il découvre qu'elle vient tout juste de tomber enceinte, il la relâche au bout de quatre jours, et fait d'autres plans pour sa vengeance. Le juge soupçonne qu'elle a été infidèle avec Jagga, et la jette hors de la maison.Actors
Nargis
(Rita)
Prithviraj Kapoor
(Justice Raghunath)
Leela Chitnis
(Leela Raghunath)
Raj Kapoor
(Raj)
K. N. Singh (Krishan Niranjan Singh)
(Jagga)
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