A 4K restored version of Raj Kapoor's 1951 classic Awara could be screened at the forty ninth Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September thirteen, the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) announced on Monday. The NFDC shared the news on its respectable X page. The black-and-white conventional, additionally starring Nargis and Raj Kapoor's father Prithviraj Kapoor, can have its global gold standard on the prestigious gala below the TIFF Classics segment to have fun the filmmaker's 100th birth anniversary."Get ready for a cinematic milestone! The international top of the line of the 4K recovery of Raj Kapoor’s timeless traditional Awara is about to take area at the @TIFF_NET 2024, under the prestigious TIFF Classics phase."Awara is one in every of several iconic Raj Kapoor movies being restored to honour his centenary in December 2024. Catch the screening at TIFF on thirteenth September 2024 and witness the legacy of Indian cinema in beautiful 4K!" the agency stated in a chain of posts.

Awara, also produced and directed by using Raj Kapoor, become restored by way of the National Film Archive of India (NFAI). The shade grading has been expertly supervised through Raj Kapoor's nephew and Shashi Kapoor's son Kunal Kapoor, adding a present day touch even as maintaining the film's essence, the NFDC stated in an Instagram publish. This task is a part of the National Film Heritage Mission and is proudly funded via the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India.

Awara follows the story of a terrible younger man referred to as Raj (performed by means of Raj Kapoor) who joins a criminal gang to feed his mother. He, however, decides to fix his ways after he falls for the privileged Rita (Nargis).

The film, additionally starring Leela Chitnis and KN Singh competed for the Palme d'Or prize on the Cannes Film Festival in 1951. Raj Kapoor, regarded because the Showman of Indian Cinema, was born on December 14, 1924. TIFF will begin on September 5 and finish on September 15.