| Uncommon stories from the showman Barsaat, Shree 420, Awara Barsaat - An essay on love. For Gopal and Pran, two close friends love meant two very different things. Gopal thought that it was like the wind, the waves, the clouds, always passing and never turning back. For Pran, it was unflinching devotin, a craving that consumes the soul. For one beauty and love are evanescent, they will fade. For the other it was immortal, it was sacrifice. Who is right? Two simple village belles, Neelam and Reshma help find the truth.
Shree 420 - Shree 420 is about the corrosive effect of the bright lights
of a big, bustling city on a simple soul. The film revolves around the life
of Raj, Vidya and Maya. Raj (Raj Kapoor) a cheerful Chaplinesque protagonist
of the film, full of zest for the life ahead, saves Vidya (Nargis) a schoolteacher,
from drowning and eventually falls in love with her. But when this simple man
meets Maya (Nadira) a bombshell, honesty takes a backseat. The eternal battle
between virtue and sin has begun
Filmfare Technical Awards
- Best Editing G.G Mayekar
- Best Cinematography Radhu Karmarkar
Awara - A homage to Chaplin, Raj Kapoors portrayal of a hapless tramp in Awara is considered to be one of his finest performances. Judge Raghunath (brilliantly played by Prithviraj Kapoor, R. K.s real- life father) abandons his pregnant wife Leela, because he doubts the childs parentage. Leela was kidnapped by the dreaded dacoit Jagga (K. N. Singh) who had let her go un-molested. Though Leela tries hard to make her son, Raj, a lawyer like his father, Jaggas influence tries to lure him into a life of crime. Now on trail for attempted murder, Raj comes face-to-face with his father who happens to be the judge on his case. Raj falls in love with Rita (Nargis), a lawyer, who fights his case. Tragedy makes the father and son reconnect in a moving denouement. The movie is notable for its remarkable dream sequence and darkly surreal sets.
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