Synopsis
आवारा
“The Vagabond”
A petty thief is put on trial for the attempted murder of a lawyer. Through a series of flashbacks, the intertwining lives of the thief, the lawyer, and the thief's defense lawyer are illustrated.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Awaara. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + Music in India
23 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Music genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Awaara itself).
Position in Catalog
The 5th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
57 audience reviews — more than 83% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 87th percentile among India films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Awaara, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- police chase · 5
- childhood sweetheart · 4
- prejudice · 3
- told in flashback · 3
- reformatory · 1
- remorse · 1
- suspicion of adultery · 1
- abandonment · 1
- flashback · 28
- orphan · 27
- criminal · 27
- mother son relationship · 21
- single mother · 12
- bandit · 12
- courtroom · 11
- slum · 8
- judge · 7
- anti hero · 7
- class differences · 7
- injustice · 6
- love · 123
- school · 82
- death · 43
- prison · 32
- lawyer · 31
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #364 of 1,983 India films indexed here (82nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #266 of 1,132 (top 23%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | All India Film Corporation, R.K. Films Ltd. |
| Runtime | 2h 48m |
| Release Date | December 14, 1951 |
| IMDb | tt0043306 |











