Aag (1948 film)

Aag
Directed by	Raj Kapoor
Produced by	Raj Kapoor
Written by	Inder Raj Anand
Starring	Raj Kapoor Nargis Premnath
Music by	Ram Gangoli ((Assistant : Kamal Gangoli))
Distributed by	R.K. Films
Release dates	6 August 1948
Running time	130 mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi/ Urdu

Aag (Hindi: आग; English: Fire) is a 1948 Bollywood film which is produced, directed by and stars Raj Kapoor. The film marked the debut of Raj Kapoor as producer and director and was the first film produced by his R.K. Banner. Nargis, Premnath, Nigar Sultana and Kamini Kaushal also starred in supporting roles. Raj Kapoor's youngest brother Shashi Kapoor appeared as a child artist in this film playing the younger version of his character (Kewal). This was the first film in which Raj Kapoor and Nargis appeared together.

Plot

Kewal (Raj Kapoor) reluctantly accepts his father (Kamal Kapoor)'s demands to continue the family tradition by studying law and become a successful lawyer just like him. However, due to a lack of interest in becoming a lawyer and more interest in opening up his own theatre company, he fails his law exams and is thrown out of the house by his father. Luckily he finds a patron of the arts Rajan, (Premnath) who is the owner of a theater company, that has closed down. A childhood romance with a girl named Nimmi haunts his fantasies, and Kewal searches for her in other women, even renaming them after his former sweetheart. With a theater, a play and a feminine image in his mind, he discovers a woman made homeless by Partition (Nargis) and the play of his dreams can at last be written and performed.

Cast

• Raj Kapoor .... Kewal Khanna
• Nargis ... Nimmi
• Kamini Kaushal ... Miss Nirmala
• Nigar Sultana ... Nirmala
• Kamal Kapoor ... Kewal Khanna's father
• Premnath ... Rajan
• Shashi Kapoor .... Young Kewal Khanna

Music

The music for this film was composed and conducted by Ram Ganguly. For his next film Barsaat, Raj Kapoor employed Shankar-Jaikishan. This duo went on to produce memorable melodies for the RK banner.

Box Office

This film was not a major success at box office. As a director Raj Kapoor got his first major hit next year(1949) in the form of Barsaat (1949 film).

External links

• Aag at IMDb