Awaara
1951 · Movie · 168 min · ★ 7.2 · 81% critics
A petty thief faces trial over an attempted murder charge involving a lawyer. The story unfolds through flashbacks, showing how the lives of the thief, the lawyer, and the defense lawyer connect and collide.
Also known as Awara · The Vagabond
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Details
- Original title
- आवारा
- Years
- 1951
- Release date
- 1951-12-14
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 168 min
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (65 votes)
About
If you enjoy classic courtroom dramas with layered flashbacks, you may like Awaara; Not for you if you prefer straightforward, linear storytelling like Prem Rog or Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam.
Pros: tense courtroom drama; interwoven backstory; moral stakes | Cons: flashback-heavy pacing; complex relationships
Themes
- prison
- slum
- judge
- anti hero
- flashback
- love
- prejudice
- school
- lawyer
- police chase
- orphan
- class differences
- +13 more
Cast & crew
Raj Kapoor
as Raj
Nargis
as Rita
Prithviraj Kapoor
as Justice Raghunath
Leela Chitnis
as Leela Raghunath
K.N. Singh
as Jagga
Leela Mishra
as Mr. Raghunath's Sister-in-Law
Shashi Kapoor
as Young Raj
- BZ
Baby Zubeida
as Young Rita
Om Prakash
Prayag Raj
Directed by Raj Kapoor