India-China to create theatre version of ‘Awaara’

TIL Desk Bollywood/ Bollywood filmmaker Raj Kapoor’s 1951 classic “Awaara” is set for a theatrical reboot, according to an agreement signed today between India and China. The film was a huge success in China, and its song “Awaara Hoon” and Kapoor became widely known across the nation. The agreement is aimed at recreating the film’s magic.

It is aimed at recreating the 1951 Raj Kapoor’s popular movie “Awaara”, which struck a chord with generations of Chinese, India and China today signed an agreement to make a theatrical version of the film.

The agreement was incorporated in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Indian Council of Cultural Relations, (ICCR) and China Shanghai International Arts Festival (CSIAF), Indian Consul General in Shanghai Prakash Gupta told. The MOU between ICCR and CSIAF which was signed today in Shanghai calls for cultural performances to be organised in India and China during 2017 and 2018.