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18-443: Jagte Raho ( transl.   Stay Awake or Stay Alert ) is a 1956 Hindi / Bengali film , directed by Amit Maitra and Sombhu Mitra , written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas , and produced by and starring Raj Kapoor . The film centers on the trials of a poor villager (Kapoor) who comes to a city in search of a better life. However, the naive man soon becomes trapped in a web of middle-class greed and corruption. The film also features

36-843: A cameo by Nargis in the final scene. It was produced in Bengali as Ek Din Raatre , starring Raj Kapoor , Chhabi Biswas , Pahari Sanyal , Nargis Dutt and Daisy Irani . The film won the Crystal Globe Grand Prix at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Czechoslovakia in 1957. A poor peasant (Kapoor) from the village, who comes to the city in search of work, is looking for some water to quench his thirst. He enters an apartment complex, whose residents take him for

54-432: A collection of Czechoslovak films that had been locked up for years in a storage vault. And the appearance of a number of international guests such as Miloš Forman , Lindsay Anderson , Annette Bening and Robert De Niro helped as well. Future festivals were in doubt. Financial problems and a lack of interest on the part of the government, organizers and viewers almost ended the festival's long tradition in 1992. In 1994,

72-420: A thief and chase him. He runs from one flat to another trying to escape his predicament. Along the way, he witnesses many shady undertakings in the flats where he hides. Ironically, these crimes are being committed by the so-called "respectable" citizens of the city, who by day lead a life totally in contrast to their nighttime deeds behind closed doors. He is shocked by these events and tries to escape by evading

90-523: Is by Salil Chowdhury . The songs are 1. "Zindagi Khawab Hai, Khvaab Me Jhuth Kya Aur Bhala Sach Hai Kya" - Mukesh 2. "Main Koi Jhoot Boleya" - Mohammed Rafi and S. Balbir 3. "Jaago Mohan Pyaare" - Lata Mangeshkar 4. "Thandee Thandee Savan Kee Phuhar" - Asha Bhosle 5. "Maine Jo Li Angdayi" - Haridhan, Sandhya Mukherjee The song "Zindagi Khwab Hai", picturized on Motilal in Hindi

108-603: The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Czechoslovakia in 1957. At the fourth annual National Film Awards , the film won the Certificate of Merit. This article about a Hindi film of the 1950s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . List of Bollywood films of 1956 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1956: The ten highest-grossing films at

126-850: The Odesa International Film Festival were hosted at KVIFF in July 2022. The main center of the festival is Hotel Thermal. The core of the program is the feature film competition; in accordance with FIAPF regulations only those films which have not been shown in competition at any other international festivals can be included. The documentary competition is an important festival event. The extensive informative program features both distribution pre-premiers and films awarded at other festivals . But it also includes discoveries of artistic creations by independent directors, productions coming out of little known film industries, retrospectives, and an overview of Czech film output during

144-646: The 29th Karlovy Vary IFF inaugurated an entirely new tradition. After nearly forty years of alternating with the Moscow IFF , the festival began once again to take place every year. The Karlovy Vary Film Festival Foundation was set up in 1993 co-created by the Ministry of Culture, The City of Karlovy Vary, and the Grand Hotel Pupp . Actor Jiří Bartoška was invited to be the festival's president, and Eva Zaoralová became program director in 1995. Since 1998,

162-539: The Indian Box Office in 1956: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The pre-war dream of many enthusiastic filmmakers materialized in 1946 when a non-competition festival of films from seven countries took place in Mariánské Lázně and Karlovy Vary . Above all it was intended to screen the results of the recently nationalized Czechoslovak film industry . After the first two years

180-591: The festival for wider distribution or, thanks to receiving a festival award, will attract the attention of major producers, distributors, and the media. The festival program has the following sections: Since 1948, the Grand Prize has been the Crystal Globe – although its form has often changed. As of the 35th Karlovy Vary IFF 2000 the Crystal Globe has taken on a new look: now the figure of

198-472: The festival moved permanently to Karlovy Vary. The Karlovy Vary IFF first held an international film competition in 1948. Since 1951, an international jury has evaluated the films. The Karlovy Vary competition quickly found a place among other developing festivals and by 1956 FIAPF had already classified Karlovy Vary as a category A festival. Given the creation of the Moscow Film Festival and

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216-418: The flat, he is surprised to find that nobody takes notice of him. He eventually leaves the apartment building, his thirst still unquenched. He hears a beautiful song and searching for its source arrives at the doorstep of a woman (Nargis) drawing water from a well. His thirst is finally assuaged. Other than the acting, the music is the highlight of the film. Lyrics are by Shailendra and Prem Dhawan and music

234-463: The organization of the festival has been carried out by Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, a joint stock company . The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ; a shortened event was later scheduled for 18–21 November, which will not be counted as an official edition of the festival (being promoted as the 54th and-a-half edition). Due to the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War , portions of

252-514: The past year. For the tenth straight year the festival will present Variety Critics' Choice: new and interesting films of mainly European production selected by critics working at this prestigious magazine. Seminars focusing primarily on European film are another important part of the festival. Thousands of visitors and the great variety of films testify to the effectiveness of the program team with program director Eva Zaoralová at its head. Due to their valiant efforts many films will be purchased at

270-589: The political decision to organize only one "A" festival for all socialist countries , Karlovy Vary was forced to alternate year by year with Moscow IFF between 1959 and 1993. The social and political changes that took place after the Velvet Revolution in November 1989 pushed concerns about organizing the Karlovy Vary IFF to the background. The program for 1990 was saved by the release of

288-449: The search parties patrolling the apartment building in search of the elusive thief. He is unfortunately seen, and people chase him to the roof of the building. He puts up a brave resistance and then descends by the water pipes onto the porch of a flat. He goes in to find a young girl (Daisy Irani). She talks to him and kindles a self-belief in the peasant, who determinedly tries to face the adversity waiting outside. But when he ventures out of

306-577: Was an overseas blockbuster at the Soviet box office , drawing 33.6 million Soviet viewers in 1965, due to Raj Kapoor's popularity in the Soviet Union . In the Soviet Union, the film earned an estimated 8.4 million  Rbls ( US$ 9.33 million or ₹ 4.44 crore ) in 1965, equivalent to US$ 90 million ( ₹ 477 crore) in 2016. A shortened version of the film won the Crystal Globe Grand Prix at

324-588: Was recorded as "Ei Duniaye Shobi Hoi" (Sung by Manna Dey ) in the Bengali version and was picturized on Chhabi Biswas . Most of the story line is identical between the two versions, as were the songs; "Teki Main Jhuth Boliya", sung by Mohammed Rafi and picturized on Sikh drivers is consistent in both versions. "Jago Mohan Pritam", sung by Lata Mangeshkar is common to both versions - only the lyrics were changed to Hindi and Bengali, as applicable. Jagte Raho

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