tommydan55's video: Aag - 1948

Aag, 1948 Director: Raj Kapoor Music: Ram Ganguly Lyrics: Behzad Lucknawi, Saraswati Kumar Deepak Playback: Mukesh, Mohammad Rafi, Sailesh, Shamshad Begum Cast: Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Nigar Sultana, Kamini Kaushal, Kamal Kapoor, Premnath, Vishva Mehra, Shashi Kapoor Translation provided. The source had subs - incomplete and very poorly translated subs. Anuradha Warrier heavily edited the existing subs as well as adding 200 lines of new subs. The Hindi impaired among us will be forever in her debt for creating the first excellent English translation of this film. She also has a blog that focuses on classic Indian films. It can be found here: https://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/ The Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema says this about Aag: Raj Kapoor said he would never forget this film, his directorial debut, ‘because it was the story of youth consumed by the desire for a brighter and more intense life. And all those who flitted like shadows through my own life, giving something, taking something, were in that film.’ The hero is Kewal (Kapoor), a country boy disfigured by a self-inflicted scar on his face who dreams of running a theatre. He is cast out by his father and eventually builds his own theatre where Nimmi (Nargis) becomes a star. Shashi Kapoor plays the part of Raj Kapoor as a young boy. Announcing the baroque imagery of Barsaat (1949) and Awara (1951), Kapoor fills his film with shadows evoking the influence of the Osten/Wirsching brand of chiaroscuro.