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NOV. 21>29, 2025, Nantes France

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The Vagabond
(Awara)

by Raj KAPOOR

196311

Awara, undoubtedly Raj Kapoor’s best-known film and hugely successful in the Soviet Union, the Arab world and further afield, takes melodrama at face value. The film stands as a milestone in those directed by Raj Kapoor for at least three reasons. To begin with , it is the first he shot in his studios at R.K. Films. Next, because it is the first time he appears with Nargis in their legendary on-screen duo (they went on to make fifteen more films together). Lastly, because it was originally scripted by K. A. Abbas, a screenwriter with a penchant for neo-realism, for Medhood Khan (Mother India) – he presented the screenplay to Raj Kapoor who had just marked up a huge success with Barsaat. This should rightfully be called a masterpiece. JB

SCREENINGS

LE CINÉMATOGRAPHE
SAT 16 > 7:45 pm, in the presence of  Vijay Singh, author and director

KATORZA
MON 18 > 2:00 pm

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  • Titre français
    Le Vagabond
  • Original title
    Awara
  • Titre international
    The Vagabond
  • Scénario
    K.A. ABBAS, V.P. SATHE
  • Photo
    Radhu KARMAKAR
  • Montage
    G.G. MAYEKAR
  • Musique
    Shankar-Jaikishan
  • Interprétation
    Raj KAPOOR, Nargis DUTT, Prithviraj KAPOOR, K.N. SINGH, Shashi KAPOOR, Cuckoo MORAY, Brij Mohan VYAS
  • Production
    All India Film Corporation, R.K. Films Ltd.
  • Print
    Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd. : shemaroo@shemaroo.com
  • Support de projection
    DCP

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