2 Movies Starring Raj Kapoor

Awaara

Awaara

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1956-04-07

Languages:

Hindi

Countries:

India

Runtime:

82 min

IMDB Ratings:

(2128 Reviews)

Director:

Raj Kapoor

Cast:

Writer:

Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (dialogue)

Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (screenplay)

Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (story)

V.P. Sathe (story)

Fullplot:

Raju lives as a derelict as a result of being estranged from his bitter father, a district judge, who threw Raju's mother out of the house years ago. Raju shacks up with a Dacoit (pickpocket bandit) as his surrogate father only to realize that the man is actually responsible for the original misunderstanding between his parents. Raju kills him, and then tries killing his father, but fails, is arrested, and is taken to court right before his very own father, who presides there as the Judge. Raju has his childhood girlfriend as his legal representative, and the onus is now on his father, who must pass judgment without showing any personal sentiment.

Shree 420

Shree 420

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1955-09-06

Languages:

Hindi

Countries:

India

Runtime:

168 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (1516 Reviews)

Director:

Raj Kapoor

Cast:

Writer:

Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (story)

Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (screenplay)

V.P. Sathe (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Wearing torn Japanese shoes, English trousers, a red Russian cap, and a Hindustani heart, orphaned Ranbir Raj comes to Bombay to make his fortune. He pawns his gold medal, gambles with the money, loses everything, & the balance is pick-pocketed. He ends up on the beach, meets with Vidya Shastri, a teacher who runs a private school, and both fall in love. Ranbir gets a job in a laundry. When he goes to deliver some clothes to Maya, she notices that he has a way with cards, gets him to accompany her to a casino of sorts, where he wins Rs.20000/-, which unfortunately is pocketed by Maya. Then a rich industrialist, Sonanand Dharmachand, approaches Ranbir, hires him to work for him, and soon Ranbir is on his way to a wealthy life. Vidya gets a first hand look at this wealthy life, and decides to break up with him. Sonachand teaches Ranbir that in order to make money one must never discriminate between the rich and poor. So they set out to offer homes to the homeless for Rs.100/-. Watch what happens when Ranbir finds out that Sonachand has been setting him up to be the fall guy.

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