Awara

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Trivia

Album

• This film and its title song became quite popular abroad and were dubbed in Russian and Chinese languages. The song was significant enough in Russian pop culture of the time to be referenced in Alexander Solzhenitsyn's book "Cancer Ward".[1]
• This was perhaps the only film featuring Dewan Bashesharnath Kapoor, Prithviraj Kapoor's father. He had a cameo role in the film and was credited as "D. Bashesharnath (Grand Pa)". Other than Dewan Bashesharnath Kapoor, Prithviraj Kapoor, and brothers Raj Kapoor, and Shashi Kapoor (credited as Shashiraj), representing three generations of the Kapoor family, the film featured another Kapoor from the fourth generation - Randhir. Raj Kapoor's son made an uncredited cameo appearance in the film as the boy under the streetlight in the opening credits. This was probably the only time four generations of the Kapoor family appeared in a film. The film "Kal Aaj Aur Kal" (1971) featured three generations of the Kapoor family - Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, and Randhir Kapoor.[2]

Song

• Awaara Hoon - The genesis of this song's lyrics happened during the narration of the film's script by writer K.A. Abbas. Raj Kapoor had taken lyricist Shailendra along with him for the script's narration. Abbas ignored the relative newcomer, Shailendra, for the two-plus hours of narration. After the narration was over, Raj Kapoor asked Shailendra "Kuch Samajh Mein Aaya, Kaviraj?". Pat came Shailendra's reply "Gardish mein tha par aasmaan ka taara tha. Awara tha.". His response left Raj Kapoor and K.A. Abbas awe-struck and formed the basis of the film's title song.[3]
• Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi - The interludes in this Shankar - Jaikishan song are a straight lift from the Arabic song "Ala Baladi El Mahboub" sung by the famous Egyptian singer, Umm Kulthum.[MR4]
• Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi - The elaborate set built for this song was the first ever set built in RK Studios and took more than three months to complete. The song is also one of the earliest "dream sequence" songs in Hindi films. Another first, according to Shankar - Jaikishan, was the use of a 100 piece orchestra.[MR10]
• Ek Bewafa Se Pyar Kiya (Haay Re Humne Yeh Kya Kiya) - Dattaram Wadkar got a chance to play the dholak for the first time in Hindi films when his guru, who was supposed to play for this song, could not make it to the studio for recording. He went on to become an assistant in Shankar - Jaikishan's team and eventually a solo music director.[4]
• Ek Bewafa Se Pyar Kiya (Haay Re Humne Yeh Kya Kiya) - The accordionist in this song, Goody Seervai, made a brief appearance onscreen for it.[5]
• Ek Bewafa Se Pyar Kiya (Haay Re Humne Yeh Kya Kiya) - Debutant music directors Rajan - Nagendra used the tune of this song for their Kannada film song "Thana Thalli Oka" ("Sowbhagya Lakshami", 1952).[6]
• Hum Tujhse Mohabbat Karke Sanam Hanste Bhi Rahe Rote Bhi Rahe - A cover version of this song was recorded for the film "Panchlait" (2017).[7]
• Hum Tujhse Mohabbat Karke Sanam Hanste Bhi Rahe Rote Bhi Rahe - The lyrics of the second antara of this song contained references to the first three R.K. Films productions in chronological order - "Aag" (1948), "Barsaat" (1949), and this film. The lyrics went - "Yeh dil jo jala ek aag lagi / Aansoo jo bahe barsaat hui / Baadal ki tarah awara the hum / Rote bhi rahe hanste bhi rahe".[8][9]

1. ^ Awara, Cancer Ward
2. ^ Kal Aaj Aur Kal (1971)
3. ^ People’s poet
4. ^ Masti Bhara Hai Sama
5. ^ How the accordion played a key role during the golden era of Hindi film music
6. ^ Thana Thalli Oka (Sowbhagya Lakshami, 1952)
7. ^ Hum Tujhse Mohabbat Kar Ke (Panchlait, 2017)
8. ^ Aag (1948)
9. ^ Awara (1951)