1951 · drama · romance · musical
Awaara
Directed by Raj Kapoor2h 48m1951
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.
Our read: Awaara (1951) reads as a warm, steady, grounded drama · romance · musical entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Warm, steady, measured drama / romance, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, tender.
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