Awara Baap

Awaara Baap - has Rajesh Khanna the super star playing the title role. Rajesh Khanna has done justice to his character. The movie has some lose ends which may have resulted in the movie bombing at the box office in spite of having Rajesh Khanna in the title role. The music is relatively melodious by R D Burman. Kishore Kumar sings the title song which was well penned. The movie has not been seen after its release in 1986 - its CDs/DVDs too are not available and Rajesh Khanna fans have been wanting to see the acting of their Super Star actor. The movie could have been edited properly and presented in a proper manner, however it seems that the movie was done in a hurry and released. It is a must see if available for the sake of Rajesh Khanna the Superstar and his acting

Awara Baap has a lot of loose ends particularly in the second half due to which the desired impact is not reached. And secondly the lead male character is very unlikebale- one who doesn't care about his father's misery, doesn't care about his wife and later his son, and Rajesh Khanna barely does anything to make his character relatable I'd not likeable. His portions are cliched and even though he is decent it's not enough. Same with Meenaxi Seshadri who hams in the second role even though she is competent authority n the first role. The one who suprised me the most was Rajan Sippy. Not only does he had good screen presence, he entry in the film and his chemistry with Madhuri Dixit was fresh compared to that between Khanna and Seshadri. This is one film where you root for the supporting actors more than the lead actors. Ending looks haphazard and final revelation of Meenakshi Seshadri was cliched, predictible and stupid. See it for yourself to know what I mean. Not as bad as many other Rajesh Khanna movies in the 80's but an oridnary film actually.

Sohanlal Kanwar had directed Rajesh in his earlier hit "Paapi Pet Ka Sawaal Hai". So, expectations were high when they got together for Awara Baap. But the film did not live upto the expectations & hence flopped.

The story line is slightly long & confusing to the ordinary viewer. Also, it is close to 3 hours & tends to drag at places. It is to the credit of Rajesh Khanna that even though he is paired with a much younger heroine like Meenakshi Seshadri, he performs his role with elan. He looks stylish & his costumes are very good.

Meenakshi in a double role makes the most of her opportunity. She even has a lip lock with kaka which was very bold at that time. Madhuri Dixit appears in a very small role.

Rajan Sippy has done well. It is not easy to match steps with a giant performer like Kaka but he manages to hang on.

Music by RD is good. If only the editing & direction had been better, this would have been a box office hit.