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Jagte Raho is a 1956 Bollywood/Bengali film, directed by Amit Maitra and Sombhu Mitra, written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, and produced by and starring Raj Kapoor. The film centers on the trials of a poor villager (Kapoor) who comes to a city in search of a better life. However, the naive man soon becomes trapped in a web of middle-class greed and corruption. The film also features a cameo by Nargis in the final scene.
Original Release
09/21/1956
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Pradeep Kumar | Pradeep (Sati's boyfriend) / Illicit Lover |
| Sumitra Devi | Singing drunk's wife |
| Smriti Biswas | Sati |
| Pahadi Sanyal | Shashan - Meenu's husband |
| Sulochana Chatterjee | Meenu |
| Daisy Irani | Daughter of tenant |
| Nemo | Ramnarayan 'Rambabu' Malik |
| Motilal | Singing drunk / Drunkard |
| Nana Palsikar | Doctor |
| Iftekhar | Chandu (Leader) |
Directors
Writers
Amit Mitra, Sombhu Mitra, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Pradeep Kumar | Pradeep (Sati's boyfriend) / Illicit Lover |
| Sumitra Devi | Singing drunk's wife |
| Smriti Biswas | Sati |
| Pahadi Sanyal | Shashan - Meenu's husband |
| Sulochana Chatterjee | Meenu |
| Daisy Irani | Daughter of tenant |
| Nemo | Ramnarayan 'Rambabu' Malik |
| Motilal | Singing drunk / Drunkard |
| Nana Palsikar | Doctor |
| Iftekhar | Chandu (Leader) |
| Vikram Kapoor | |
| Moni Chatterjee | Baral Babu |
| Parsuram | |
| Bhupendra Kapoor | (as Bhupendra Kapur) |
| Krishnakant | (as Krishna Kant) |
| Rashid Khan | Kailash |
| Rana Sahib | |
| Krishan Dhawan | Chinnu |
| S.N. Banerjee | Tenant who fights over drum |
| Baby Nanda | (as Nand Babu) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Raj Kapoor | Producer |
