Jagte Raho (1956)
2h 17m
Running Time
December 12, 1956Release Date
Jagte Raho (1956)
2h 17m
Running Time
December 12, 1956Release Date
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Plot.
Entering an apartment block in search of a drink of water, a naive peasant finds himself mistaken for a thief and is chased by the residents. Whilst evading capture, he inadvertently exposes the venality and dishonesty of the building's middle class occupants.
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Cast & Crew.
Pradeep Kumar
Pradeep (Sati's boyfriend)
Sumitra Devi
Singing drunk's wife
Smriti Biswas
Sati
Pran Sikand
Reporter
Pahadi Sanyal
Shashan - Meenu's husband
Sulochana Chatterjee
Meenu
Daisy Irani
Daughter of tenant
Nemo
Ramnarayan 'Rambabu' Malik
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 12, 1956
Original Nameजागते रहो
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 17m
Genres
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Wiki.
Jagte Raho (transl. Stay Awake or Stay Alert) is a 1956 Hindi/Bengali film, directed by Amit Maitra and Sombhu Mitra, written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, and produced by and starring Raj Kapoor. The film centers on the trials of a poor villager (Kapoor) who comes to a city in search of a better life. However, the naive man soon becomes trapped in a web of middle-class greed and corruption. The film also features a cameo by Nargis in the final scene.It was produced in Bengali as Ek Din Raatre, starring Raj Kapoor, Chhabi Biswas, Pahari Sanyal, Nargis Dutt and Daisy Irani. The film won the Crystal Globe Grand Prix at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Czechoslovakia in 1957.