Awaara

Awaara (The Tramp/Vagabond in English) ia a 1951 film directed and produced by Raj Kapoor. The film centers on the intertwining lives of poor Raj (Raj Kapoor) and privileged Rita (Nargis). In the film, Kapoor's poor, innocent "little tramp" character references Charlie Chaplin and was further developed in other Kapoor films such as Jagte Raho and Shri 420.

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The film is a collaboration of the famous team of director/producer Kapoor and writer Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, with music composed by the team of Shankar Jaikishan. The song "Awara Hoon (I am a Tramp)," sung by Mukesh with lyrics by Shailendra, became hugely popular across the Indian Subcontinent and Russia.

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Raj Kapoor: Raj Kapoor (December 14, 1924 - June 3, 1988) was a legendary actor, director, and producer of Bollywood (Indian) movies....

Nargis: Nargis (June 1, 1929 - May 3, 1981) was an Indian actress who will always be remembered as Radha in the Magnum Opus Mother India. Nargis was born as Fatima Rashid, the daughter of dancer/actor Jaddanbai. Nargis began acting as a child in the 1935 film, Talashe Haq and was credited as "Baby Nargis."...

Charlie Chaplin: :For the Jamaican musician named Charlie Chaplin, see Charlie Chaplin (singer); for the artist and printmaker, see Charles Chaplin (artist)....