Awaara

"The Vagabond"

Apr 7 1956 N/A 3h 13m
Drama, Musical, Romance

A petty thief is put on trial for the attempted murder of a lawyer. Through a series of flashbacks, the intertwining lives of the thief, the lawyer, and the thief's defense lawyer are illustrated.

Plot

Raju lives as a derelict as a result of being estranged from his bitter father, a district judge, who threw Raju's mother out of the house years ago. Raju shacks up with a Dacoit (pickpocket bandit) as his surrogate father only to realize that the man is actually responsible for the original misunderstanding between his parents. Raju kills him, and then tries killing his father, but fails, is arrested, and is taken to court right before his very own father, who presides there as the Judge. Raju has his childhood girlfriend as his legal representative, and the onus is now on his father, who must pass judgment without showing any personal sentiment.

Written by

Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, V.P. Sathe

Directed by

Raj Kapoor

Production Countries

India

Production Companies

All India Film Corporation, R.K. Films Ltd.

Languages

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
4,710
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA