Boot Polish

Boot Polish (1954)

बूट पॉलिश

Two orphans are forced by their abusive aunt to beg in the streets of Bombay. They take up shining shoes but are separated from each other.

Date of release
1954-08-20
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (8)
Runtime
2h 29m
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Family
Director
Prakash Arora

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 3 · Nominations: 0. Including: Filmfare Award for Best Film; Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor; Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer

Boot Polish is a 1954 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama directed by Prakash Arora and produced by Raj Kapoor. It won Best Film at the Filmfare Awards. The film has starcast Ratan Kumar, Naaz, David in the lead roles.

Production

In a piece for the Indian Express on 2 April 1954 issue titled 'Why I Produced Boot Polish', Raj Kapoor wrote, "In Awaara I tried to prove that Vagabonds are not born, but are created in the slums of our modern cities, in the midst of dire poverty and evil environment. Boot Polish graphically shows the problem of destitute children, their struggle for existence and their fight against organised beggary.

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