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Nargis was born on June 1, 1929 as Fatima Rashid in Rawalpindi, British India, daughter to Jaddanbai and Uttamchand Mohanchand, a Hindu Mohyal Brahmin. Her mother was a well-known dancer, singer, actor, composer, and director. This is what paved the way for Fatima to become a child artiste (Baby Rani) as early as 1935. She is the sister of Bollywood actor, Anwar Hussain and Akhtar Hussain.

Awaara (English: "The Tramp") is a 1951 Hindi film directed and produced by Raj Kapoor who also plays the leading role. Music was composed by the team of Shankar Jaikishan. Kapoor's real-life father Prithviraj Kapoor stars as his on-screen father Judge Raghunath. Kapoor's youngest real-life brother Shashi Kapoor plays the younger version of his character. Prithiviraj's father Dewan Bashwanath Kapoor also played a cameo role in his only film appearance. The film centers on the intertwining lives of poor Raj (Kapoor) and privileged Rita (Nargis). In the film, Kapoor's poor, innocent "little tramp" character references Charlie Chaplin and was further developed in other Kapoor films such as Shri 420. The film became an overnight sensation in South Asia, and found success abroad in the Soviet Union, East Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. In particular, the song "Awara Hoon" (I am a Tramp), sung by Mukesh with lyrics by Shailendra, becam...

The title refers to  section 420  of the  Indian penal code , where crimes of theft and deception are punished, which relates to the troubles of the main character. In  Sanskrit , the name of the main character, "Vidya", means knowledge and  Maya  means illusion. Shree 420   (1955) Shree 420 is the tale of a country boy, Raj ( Raj Kapoor ), from Allahabad, who travels to the big city, Bombay, by walking, to earn a living. He falls in love with the poor but virtuous Vidya ( Nargis ), but is soon seduced by the riches of a freewheeling and unethical  lifestyle  presented to him by an unscrupulous and dishonest businessman, Seth Sonachand Dharmaanand ( Nemo ) and the sultry temptress Maya ( Nadira ). He eventually becomes a  confidence trickster , or "420," who even cheats in card gambling. Vidya tried hard to make Raj a good man but fails. Meanwhile, Sonachand comes up with another scheme to exploit poor people, whereby he ...