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Jagte Raho is a film of genre Thriller directed by Sombhu Mitra with Raj Kapoor
Jagte Raho (1956)
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Add to a movie listJagte Raho (Hindi: जागते रहो, translation Stay Awake or Stay Alert) is a 1956 Bollywood film directed by Amit Maitra and Sombhu Mitra, produced by and starring Raj Kapoor. The film centers on the trials of a poor villager (Kapoor) who comes to a city in search of a better life. However, the naive man soon becomes trapped in a web of middle-class greed and corruption. The film also features a cameo by Nargis in the final scene.
It was produced in Bengali as Ek Din Raatre, starring Raj Kapoor, Chhabi Biswas, Pahari Sanyal, Nargis Dutt, Daisy Irani.
Synopsis
A poor peasant (Kapoor) from the village, who comes to the city in search of work, is looking for some water to quench his thirst. He unwittingly enters an apartment building, whose residents take him for a thief and chase him. He runs from one flat to the other trying to escape his predicament. Along the way, he witnesses many shady undertakings in the flats where he hides. Ironically, these crimes are being committed by the so-called "respectable" citizens of the city, who by day, lead a life totally in contrast to their nighttime deeds behind closed doors.Actors
Raj Kapoor
(Peasant)
Iftekhar
(Chandu)
Pradeep Kumar
(Pradeep)
Motilal
(Singing Drunk)
Pran Krishan Sikand
(Reporter)
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