Thriller ·Comedy · India · 1956 · 2h 17m

Stay Awake

जागते रहो

Director

Cast

Raj Kapoor as Peasant Nargis as Temple Singer Pradeep Kumar as Pradeep Motilal as Singing Drunk Sumitra Devi as Singing Drunk's Wife Pran Sikand as Reporter

Crew

Radhu Karmakar — Director of Photography G.G. Mayekar — Editor Vasant Sule — Editor Amit Mitra — Screenplay Sombhu Mitra — Screenplay Raj Kapoor — Producer

Synopsis

Entering an apartment block in search of a drink of water, a naive peasant finds himself mistaken for a thief and is chased by the residents. Whilst evading capture, he inadvertently exposes the venality and dishonesty of the building's middle class occupants.

Key Collaborators

Amit Mitra Director Sombhu Mitra Director Radhu Karmakar Director of Photography G.G. Mayekar Editor Vasant Sule Editor Amit Mitra Screenplay Sombhu Mitra Screenplay Raj Kapoor Producer

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