
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, get... (Full plot summary below)
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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. 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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| User ReviewGrant D"Pyaar Hua Iqrar Hua"...this song alone is enough to satisfy me for days. Great film. Great memories. Love it. |
| User ReviewAmit RThe one who inspired Manmohan Desai had to be Raj Kapoor! |
| User ReviewHarjot SYou can call this movie, love of my life... |
| User ReviewUjala KI just watched this movie and it is the best older movies that I have ever liked. |
| User Reviewgary twell umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch.....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie....i think that raj kapoor, pessi patel, nargis, nadria, nadira nemo, nana palsikar, lalita pawar, hari shivdassani, bhudo advani play good roles/parts throughout this movie....i think that the director of this drama/musical/performing arts/classics/art-house/international movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie its a really good movie 2 watch |
| User ReviewVineeta SThe story has been retold a thousand times. But never with the adorable scampiness of RK. (BUT its physically painful to watch Nargis wear a sari as though it were some kind of gamchha and every single scene with Nadira was like Chinese water torture and the "Vidya Shastri" vs. "Maya" madonna whore thing is just too painful for words) |
| User ReviewClara Wmovie accompanied with great music. guaranteed to arouse sympathy fm viewers. like it ! |
| User ReviewAnil DRien à dire ! Ça fait partie des monuments du cinéma indien ! |
| User ReviewSandeep Sa classic Bollywood "social" of the 1950s. Its romanticized populism deserves comparison to Frank Capra's films. As in Kapoor's earlier Awara, the hero is a Chaplinesque tramp, another vagabond (as in Awara). Songs are timeless classics, one of note is the "Mera Joota Hai Japani" song... |
| User ReviewRahima DI had no idea that all these great songs were in this movie! |