a story or a screenplay. Abbas responded by writing the stories himself. The year 1951 saw two major films by Abbas .One of them titled Anhonee was written, directed and produced by him for his own Naya Sansaar Trust while the other called Awara was written by him for R.K. Films. Awara became a classic which gave Rajkapoor an identity of a common man.

With Awara (1951) K.A.Abbas and Raj Kapoor’s relationship in cinema was established. Earlier Mehboob Khan wanted to make the film on Abbas’s story but due to some differences in the selection of cast, finally Raj Kapoor made this film. Abbas wrote the script with V.P. Sathe while Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri wrote the lyrics. RajKapoor gave a new dimension to the cinematic style of Mehboobkhan. The dream scene in the film Awara is considered as a memorable scene of Indian Cinema. This melodrama of opposing the feudal system by a common man was embraced not only by Indian audience but was accepted warmly in USSR, Africa and Arab nations. This film introduces the audience to the reality of human life and charges them emotionally so well

The emotional centre of the film is the heroine. She represents the people’s dream of a wholesome life. She is the ray of hope that saves the hero from drowning in the marsh of dejection and disappointment. Prithvi Raj Kapur, Raj Kapur and Nargis played major roles in this film. Shashi Kapur played the childhood part of Raj Kapur. The film appears new even amidst the latest