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6 September 1955 (India)
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Wearing torn Japanese shoes, English trousers, a red Russian cap, and a Hindustani heart, orphaned Ranbir Raj comes to Bombay to make his fortune...
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2 wins
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NYC's MoMA hosts Raj Kapoor film festival
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Daily Briefing. Occupy Cinema, Kapoor and Kuchar, Fassbinder and More
(From MUBI. 7 January 2012, 1:43 PM, PST)
NYC's MoMA hosts Raj Kapoor film festival
(From The Bollywood Ticket. 7 January 2012, 9:03 AM, PST)
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Nargis | ... | Vidya |
 | Nadira | ... | Maya |
 | Raj Kapoor | ... | Ranbir Raj / Raj Kumar of Pipli |
| Nemo | ... | Seth Sonachand Dharmanand |
| Lalita Pawar | ... | Ganga Mai |
| M. Kumar | ||
| Hari Shivdasani | ... | Philachand |
| Nana Palsikar | ... | Gambler with goatee |
| Bhudo Advani | ... | Gambler |
| Pesi Patel | (as Pessi Patel) | |
| Ramesh Sinha | ||
| Rashid Khan | ... | Radiwala |
| Sheela Vaz | (as Sheila Vaaz) | |
| S.P. Berry | ||
| Kathana | ||
| Satyanarayan | ||
| Shailendra | ||
| Raju | (as Rajoo) | |
| Mansaram | ||
| Iftekhar | ... | Police Inspector (as Iftikhar) |
| Tun Tun | ... | Maya's neighbor (as Uma Devi) |
| Anwaribai | (as Anwari) | |
| Indira | ||
| Mirajkar | ... | Inspector |
| Bhagwandas | ||
| Bishamber | (as Late Bishamber) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Prithviraj Kapoor | ... | Himself - ritual performed in the beginning of the movie (uncredited) |
| Jaikishan Dayabhai Pankal | ... | Cameo during song 'Mud-Mud ke na dekh' (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Raj Kapoor | |||
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| Khwaja Ahmad Abbas | (story & dialogues) (as K.A. Abbas) | |
| Khwaja Ahmad Abbas | (screenplay) (as K.A. Abbas) & | |
| V.P. Sathe | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Raj Kapoor | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Jaikishan Dayabhai Pankal | (as Jaikishan) | ||
| Shankarsingh Raghuwanshi | (as Shankar) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Radhu Karmakar | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| G.G. Mayekar | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| M.R. Achrekar | (as M.R. Acharekar) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| K. Damodar | (settings) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Marie Ginetta | .... | hair styles (as Mary Ginetta) | |
| Bhujang Pai | .... | makeup assistant (as Bhujang) | |
| Madhav Pai | .... | makeup artist (as Madho Pai) | |
| Radheshyam | .... | makeup assistant | |
Production Management | |||
| Om Prakash Mehra | .... | production incharge (as Om Prakash) | |
| Mohanbali | .... | production incharge (as Mohan Bali) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| S. Kalachandra | .... | assistant director (as Kalachandra) | |
| Lekhraj | .... | assistant director | |
| Biren Tripathy | .... | assistant director (as Biren Tripathi) | |
Art Department | |||
| Shanti Dass | .... | background artist (as Shantidas) | |
| T.K. Desai | .... | art assistant (as T.K.Desai) | |
| J.V. Govekar | .... | art assistant (as J.V.Govekar) | |
| L.G. Patil | .... | art assistant (as L.G.Patil) | |
Sound Department | |||
| D.O. Bhansali | .... | re-recording assistant (as Bhansale) | |
| Datta Bhowad | .... | sound assistant (as Dutta) | |
| Jambu Kumar Kapse | .... | sound assistant (as Jambu Kumar) | |
| Minoo Katrak | .... | director of re-recording | |
| Allauddin Khan Qureshi | .... | director of sound: at R. K. Studio (as Allauddin) | |
| Dhanpat Rai | .... | sound assistant | |
| Minoo Katrak | .... | sound re-recordist (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| G.L. Bhardwaj | .... | stills (as G.L.Bhardwaj) | |
| Hari Bhau | .... | assistant electrician (as Harish) | |
| Shantaram Bhonsle | .... | assistant photography (as S. Bhosle) | |
| Taru Dutt | .... | operative cameraman (as Tara Dutt) | |
| Sharad Kadwe | .... | assistant photography (as Sharad Kadve) | |
| S.G. Kokate | .... | assistant photography (as S. Kokate) | |
| S.T. Salunke | .... | assistant electrician (as Sakharam) | |
| R.M. Shinde | .... | chief electrician | |
| Vasant Velkar | .... | assistant electrician (as Vasant) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| C.G. Hanuman | .... | costumes assistant (as Hanuman) | |
| Khadilkar | .... | costumes | |
Editorial Department | |||
| S.R. Kabre | .... | assistant editor (as S.R.Kabre) | |
| Waman Mhatre | .... | assistant editor (as W. Mhatre) | |
| Dinkar Shetye | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Hamida Banu | .... | chorus playback singer (as Hamida) | |
| Asha Bhosle | .... | playback singer | |
| Sebastian D'Souza | .... | music assistant (as Sebastian) | |
| Manna Dey | .... | playback singer | |
| Gandhari | .... | chorus playback singer | |
| Hasrat Jaipuri | .... | lyrics | |
| Neel Kamal | .... | chorus playback singer | |
| Minoo Katrak | .... | director of music | |
| Minoo Katrak | .... | director of songs | |
| Kavita | .... | chorus playback singer | |
| Lata Mangeshkar | .... | playback singer | |
| Mukesh | .... | playback singer | |
| Mohammad Rafi | .... | playback singer (as Rafi) | |
| Rekha | .... | chorus playback singer | |
| Shailendra | .... | lyrics | |
| Dattaram Wadkar | .... | music assistant (as Dattaram) | |
| Minoo Katrak | .... | music recordist (uncredited) | |
| Minoo Katrak | .... | song recordist (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| M.R. Achrekar | .... | controller of production (as M.R.Acharekar) | |
| Amarnath | .... | production assistant | |
| Arun Bhatt | .... | processing | |
| Chamanlal | .... | studio manager | |
| Jeet | .... | publicity design | |
| D.R. Kardas | .... | publicity assistant (as D.R.Kardas) | |
| Hiren Khera | .... | secretary | |
| Harish Kumar Mehra | .... | publicity officer (as Harish Mehra) | |
| G.R. Mulay | .... | publicity assistant (as G.R.Mulay) | |
| A. Mulla | .... | assistant projectionist (as A.Mulla) | |
| K.V. Raman | .... | office incharge (as K.V.S. Raman) | |
| Satyanarayan | .... | dances | |
| Y.R. Shinde | .... | stills assistant | |
| Y.R. Virkud | .... | assistant projectionist (as Y.R.Virkud) | |
| M. Vithal | .... | publicity assistant | |
Production Companies
- R.K. Films Ltd. (present) (as R.K Films)
- Yash Raj Films (2000) (USA) (DVD)
- H.M.V disc recording
- H.M.V. soundtrack (uncredited)
- Rajkamal Kala Mandir sound recording (as Rajkamal Kalamandir, Parel) (uncredited)
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This was a nice film with drama, music, romance and a message made by and starring Raj Kapoor at his peak. He again demonstrated his love of the visual Charlie Chaplin, along with facial similarities his politics were probably not too far removed either.
Jaunty orphan Ranbir Raj makes his way to Bombay to make his fortune, after encountering much human trickery ends up poor in money but rich in love. Reflecting the ups and downs are many good Jaikishan songs, especially Mera Joota Hai Japani and the relentless bouncy Ichak Dana Bichak Dana both sung by Mukesh. Nargis seldom looked lovelier, either when singing in the rain, or in the key emotional scene watching her ghostly version singing her true feelings to Raj. He took to a tuxedo much better than Chaplin did too! The sets were all (RK) studio bound, but were atmospherically displayed in the gleaming black and white.
Overall nothing too heavy but not totally inconsequential either, a perfect example of early Bollywood.