Main Awara Hoon(1983)
Main Awara Hoon (1983) is a 148-minute Hindi film directed by Ashim Samanta. Starring Shakti Kapoor, Jaya Prada and Rati Agnihotri. With a rating of 5.8/10 reflecting mixed audience reception from 1983.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Airtel Xstream Play, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 31 December 1983
- Director
- Ashim Samanta
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 28m
- Rating
- 5.8/10
Storyline
A widowed father lives in poverty with his three children and sister. He has high hopes for his educated older son but is frustrated with his younger son, who works as a mechanic and constantly causes trouble. The situation escalates when police arrest the younger son for setting a man's house on fire.
“A family torn apart by one son's dangerous rebellion.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Main Awara Hoon
Cast reunions in this film: Shakti Kapoor & Sanjay Dutt (20 films together), Shakti Kapoor & Raj Babbar (17 films together), Shakti Kapoor & Jayapradha (11 films together), Rati Agnihotri & Sanjay Dutt (7 films together), Rati Agnihotri & Shakti Kapoor (6 films together), and Rati Agnihotri & Raj Babbar (4 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title song 'Main Awara Hoon' is a remake of a popular song from the 1951 classic 'Awara', but with new lyrics and composition.
- Actor Sanjeev Kumar, who plays the father, was known for playing older roles despite being in his forties during filming.
- The movie was directed by B.R. Ishara, who was known for making films on social issues and family dramas in the 1970s and 80s.
- It features actor Mithun Chakraborty in a supporting role, during a period when he was rising to fame as a leading action hero.
- The film's plot revolves around family conflict, a common theme in Hindi cinema of the early 1980s that reflected changing social values.
- Some outdoor scenes were shot in Pune (then Poona), which was less commonly used as a filming location compared to Mumbai at the time.
- The movie did not achieve major box office success, remaining a lesser-known film in the careers of its lead actors.