A man obsessed over two things, the theater and a childhood friend, recounts his life story to his new bride.
Direction
Kap directs himself at 24 with alarming confidence.
Cinematography
Expressionist shadows that would make German cinema proud.
Director
Raj Kapoor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Raj Kapoor mortgaged his father's studio to fund this, his directorial debut at age 24.
The theater-burning climax established Kapoor's recurring motif: the artist destroyed by society's indifference.
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