Overview
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.
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Setting
Set in India
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Music
Music by Shankar: Jaikishan
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Radhu Karmakar
Details
- Director
- Writers
- V.P. SatheStory
- Khwaja Ahmad AbbasScreenplay, Story
- Original title
- आवारा
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 14, 1951
- Original language
- Hindi
- Countries
- India
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Cast
Raj KapoorRaj
NargisRita
Prithviraj KapoorJustice Raghunath
Leela ChitnisLeela Raghunath
K.N. SinghJagga
Leela MishraMr. Raghunath's Sister-in-Law
Shashi KapoorYoung Raj- Baby ZubeidaYoung Rita
Om Prakash
Prayag Raj
CuckooBar Dancer- B.M. VyasDubey
- Honey O'Brien
- Dewan Basheswarnath KapoorJudge
- Manek Kapoor
- Om Prakash Mehra
- Mansaram
- Mohanbali
Premnath MalhotraCameo Appearance in Song "naiyya teri majhdhar.."
HelenChorus girl
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