---
title: 'Jagte Raho (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sombhu Mitra'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 138
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/jagte-raho-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049378/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Jagte Raho (1956)

1956 · 138 min · Drama · India

Original title: जागते रहो

## Synopsis

Jagte Raho 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 a cameo by Nargis in the final scene.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Raj Kapoor](https://cinepixo.com/people/raj-kapoor)
- **Director:** [Sombhu Mitra](https://cinepixo.com/people/sombhu-mitra), [Amit Maitra](https://cinepixo.com/people/amit-maitra)
- **Screenplay:** [Sombhu Mitra](https://cinepixo.com/people/sombhu-mitra), [Amit Maitra](https://cinepixo.com/people/amit-maitra), [Khwaja Ahmad Abbas](https://cinepixo.com/people/khwaja-ahmad-abbas)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Salil Chowdhury](https://cinepixo.com/people/salil-chowdhury)
- **Director of Photography:** [Radhu Karmakar](https://cinepixo.com/people/radhu-karmakar)

## Cast

- [Pran](https://cinepixo.com/people/pran)
- [Nargis](https://cinepixo.com/people/nargis)
- [Raj Kapoor](https://cinepixo.com/people/raj-kapoor)
- [Iftekhar](https://cinepixo.com/people/iftekhar)

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