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Jagte Raho

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A naive peasant enters an apartment block to find a drink, and the residents mistake him for a thief. As he evades capture, he exposes the venality and dishonesty of the building's residents.

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Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express 08/16/2021
A sharp satire on the urban-rural divide, establishing the trope of the innocent gaonwala up against the callous city-dweller... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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08/30/2013 I don't usually have time for country=good, city=bad rhetoric, but this is a well-constructed and entertaining tale of the falsely accused innocent trying to come to terms with the hypocrisy of (un)respectable apartment dwellers. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Sombhu Mitra

Director

Amit Maitra

Director

Raj Kapoor

Actor

Nargis

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Pradeep Kumar

Pradeep

Sumitra Devi

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Synopsis A naive peasant enters an apartment block to find a drink, and the residents mistake him for a thief. As he evades capture, he exposes the venality and dishonesty of the building's residents.
Director
Sombhu Mitra, Amit Maitra
Producer
Raj Kapoor
Screenwriter
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, Sombhu Mitra, Amit Maitra
Production Co
R.K. Films Ltd.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Hindi
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 16, 2019
Runtime
2h 29m