Jagte Raho

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Jagte Raho is a 1956 Hindi satirical drama film starring and produced by Raj Kapoor, known for its social commentary on urban corruption and hypocrisy.

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instanceOf Hindi-language film
film
satirical drama film
awardFor best film at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
awardReceived Crystal Globe
BengaliTitle Ek Din Raatre
linked to: Ekti Raat
cinematography Radhu Karmakar
countryOfOrigin India
countryOfRelease India
depicts night-long ordeal of a thirsty villager
director Amit Maitra
Sombhu Mitra
distributor R. K. Films
featuresCameo Nargis in final sequence
festivalScreening Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
genre drama film
satire
hasColor black-and-white
hasSocialCommentaryOn economic inequality
police and legal system
urban middle-class morality
languageVersion Bengali-language version
leadActor Raj Kapoor
leadActress Nargis
mainCharacter a poor villager
musicBy Salil Chowdhury
notableSong Jaago Mohan Pyaare
originalLanguage Hindi
partOf Indian parallel cinema tradition
portrayedBy Raj Kapoor
portrays life in an urban apartment building
producer Raj Kapoor
productionCompany R. K. Films
releaseDecade 1950s
releaseYear 1956
runtimeMinutes 139
setInPeriod contemporary 1950s
songComposer Salil Chowdhury
songLyricist Shailendra
starring Motilal
Nana Palsikar
Nargis
Pradeep Kumar
Raj Kapoor
theme class disparity
moral decay in cities
social hypocrisy
urban corruption

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Raj Kapoor notableWork Jagte Raho