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Awaara

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1951 · Hindi · 2h 48m · Drama, Music, Romance · CBFC U

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Summary

Awaara (1951, Hindi) has not been rated yet, is rated 7+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Prime Video in India.

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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Cast & crew

Directed by Raj Kapoor · written by V.P. Sathe & Khwaja Ahmad Abbas · music Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal & Shankarsingh Raghuwanshi & Sonny Castelino

Raj KapoorLead

NargisCast

Prithviraj KapoorCast

Leela ChitnisCast

K.N. SinghCast

Raj KapoorDirector

V.P. SatheWriter

Khwaja Ahmad AbbasWriter

Jaikishan Dayabhai PanchalMusic

Shankarsingh RaghuwanshiMusic

Sonny CastelinoMusic

Radhu KarmakarCinematography

G.G. MayekarEditing

Cast

Raj KapoorLead

Nargis

Prithviraj Kapoor

Leela Chitnis

K.N. Singh

Leela Mishra

Shashi Kapoor

Baby Zubeida

Om Prakash

Prayag Raj

Cuckoo

B.M. Vyas

Full crew

SoundMinoo Katrak

Production designM.R. Achrekar

ChoreographySurya Kumar · Krishna Kumar · Madame Simkir

LyricsHasrat Jaipuri · Shailendra

MakeupMadhav Pai · Bhujang Pai

Summary

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.

Awaara (1951, Hindi) has not been rated yet, is rated 7+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Prime Video in India.

Where to watch

AMAZON VIDEORent

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Where can I watch Awaara?

Awaara is streaming on OTT: Prime Video (India, the UK and Canada), Vi Movies and TV (India), UltraPlayBox (India), ZEE5 (India) and ShemarooMe (India). It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video (the US and the UK). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.

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