• Awaara, also written Awāra and known overseas as The Vagabond, is a 1951 Indian crime drama film, produced and directed by Raj Kapoor, and written by Khwaja...
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  • "Awaara Hoon" (transl. I am a Vagabond) is a song from the 1951 Indian film Awaara, directed by and starring Raj Kapoor, which was internationally popular...
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    characters based on The Tramp in films such as Awaara (1951) and Shree 420 (1955). His performance in Awaara was ranked as one of the "Top-Ten Greatest Performances...
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  • Films produced many successful films such as Awaara (1951), Boot Polish, Jagte Raho and Shree 420. Awaara was particularly successful, not just in India...
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    Barsaat (1949). Following this she starred in Raj Kapoor's crime drama Awaara (1951), which was a major critical and financial success. After a brief...
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    Bhalla also pursued his career in singing and launched the albums Hai Dhuan, Awaara and Mehek Teri. His chart buster track "Hai Dhuan" from his debut album...
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    helped her find jobs as a group dancer in the films Shabistan (1951) and Awaara (1951). She was soon working regularly and was featured as a solo dancer...
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    acted in films such as the musical hit Anmol Ghadi (1946), Raj Kapoor's Awaara (1951) and Nargis-Balraj Sahni starrer Lajwanti (1958), which was nominated...
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    produce many other hit songs. The song 'Awara Hoon' from the 1951 film Awaara, written by Shailendra, became the most appreciated Hindustani film song...
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    Story. At the age of 12, Khan was taken to a theatre to see Raj Kapoor's Awaara and was mesmerised by the film. Following the film, he decided to visit...
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    known for writing Raj Kapoor's films, including the Palme d'Or-nominated Awaara (1951), as well as Shree 420 (1955), Mera Naam Joker (1970), Bobby (1973)...
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    important works including anthologies of poetry, were Aakhir-e-Shab, Sarmaya, Awaara Sajde, Kaifiyaat, Nai Gulistan, an anthology of articles he wrote for Urdu...
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  • first Indian film to become a blockbuster at the Soviet box office was Awaara (1951), directed by Raj Kapoor and written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, released...
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  • Indian film to gross an adjusted ₹100 crore overseas was the 1951 film Awaara, directed by Raj Kapoor, written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, and starring Raj...
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  • Chakroborty were household names in the Soviet Union, with films such as Awaara (1951) and Disco Dancer (1982) drawing more than 60 million viewers in the...
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    बात". NDTVIndia. Retrieved 29 August 2020. "Badshah releases his new song Awaara". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 11 August 2021. "Badshah, KRSNA unite...
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    Kapoor's father, Basheshwarnath Kapoor, who debuted as actor in 1951 film Awaara, which was produced, directed and starred in lead role by his grandson Raj...
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  • one of the most successful Indian films in China at the time, along with Awaara and Caravan. Noorie (Poonam Dhillon) lives in the Bhaderwah valleys with...
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  • decade, the second-most-viewed Indian film of all time (after Raj Kapoor's Awaara), the sixth-biggest foreign hit of all time, and one of the top 20 biggest...
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    13-year-old Helen into films as a chorus dancer in films such as Shabistan and Awaara (both 1951). Cuckoo and Helen most notably appeared in song and dance sequences...
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  • references to Raj Kapoor's career throughout. The popular title track of Awaara (1951) is used near the end of the second chapter. In the song 'Kehta Hai...
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    artiste. His best-known performances as a child actor were in Aag (1948) and Awaara (1951), where he played the younger version of the characters played by...
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  • blacklisting continues. December 14 – Raj Kapoor's first blockbuster movie, Awaara is released in India. December 29 – The Wilhelm scream, one of the most...
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  • Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014. "Awaara (1951)". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014...
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    this. The last two songs, along with many others (notably "Awaara Hoon" from the film Awaara), also demonstrate the composers’ use of musical instruments...
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    represent a child growing into an adult, a technique that dates back to Awaara (1951), directed by Raj Kapoor and written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. For example...
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  • at the box office and was the second highest grossing film of 1951 after Awaara. The Times of India called Baazi, "a milestone in the short lived genre...
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  • (Deccan Herald and The News Minute) – ₹280 crore (The New Indian Express) See Awaara § Box office See Jagte Raho § Box office See Char Dil Char Rahen § Box office...
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  • Katra" Abhay Upadhyay Ankit Tiwari Ankit Tiwari, Prakriti Kakar 6:21 2. "Awaara" Mithoon Mithoon Altamash Faridi, Saim Bhatt 5:12 3. "Chand Aasmano Se Laapata"...
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    Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), directed by Guru Dutt and written by Abrar Alvi; Awaara (1951) and Shree 420 (1955), directed by Raj Kapoor and written by Khwaja...
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