Aag

Aug 6 1948 N/A 2h 18m
Musical, Romance

A man obsessed over two things, the theater and a childhood friend, recounts his life story to his new bride.

Plot

Kewal (Raj Kapoor) reluctantly accepts his father (Kamal Kapoor)'s demands to continue the family tradition by studying law and become a successful lawyer just like him. However due to a lack of interest in becoming a lawyer and more interest in opening up his own theatre company, he fails his law exams and is thrown out of the house by his father. Luckily he finds a patron of the arts Rajan, (Premnath) who is the owner of a closen down theatrical company. A childhood romance with a girl named Nimmi haunts his fantasies, and Kewal searches for her in other women, even renaming them after his former sweetheart. With a theater, a play and a feminine image in his mind, he discovers a woman made homeless by Partition (Nargis) and the play of his dreams can at last be written and performed.

Written by

Inder Raj Anand

Directed by

Raj Kapoor

Production Countries

India

Production Companies

R.K. Films Ltd.

Languages

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
444
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA