Awaara is Avare in Türkish and Vagabond in English

Awaara is Avare in Türkish and Vagabond in English 

My father told me a few times of a movie he watched when he was about five years old.   He went in detail of how the movie and the song within that movie was such a big smash hit.  He even sang verses from the song.  

Today, I heard the song in that movie and therefore looked up the movie on YouTube.  My father came to my mind...
 My father was right, the song and movie was very entertaining and I wanted to inform everyone who might never have known of this jewel of a movie.  

Awara

Awaara was a Brilliant Indian movie made in the year 1951.  It is also titled the Vagabond in many western countries.  It is directed, produced and stars the legendary Raj Kapoor.  The film's music was composed by Shantar Jaikishan, and the main titled song Awaara was sung by Mukesh, but lip-singed in the movie by Raj Kapoor.

The film centers on the life of poor vagabond Raj (Kapoor) and his love interest, who comes from a wealthy and elite family.  

The film was an overnight sensation in South Asia, and found success abroad in the rest of the world.  In particular, the song Awaara, which was sung by Mukesh with lyrics by Shailendra, became hugely popular across Indian subcontinent and surrounding countries of Soviet Union, China, Turkey and Afghanistan.  

The film was also nominated for the Grand Prize of the Cannes Film Festival in the year 1953.  Owing to its popularity in so many countries, the film is a candidate for most successful film of all time and has been included in the All-time 100 Greatest films by Time magazine.  

I have included the YouTube link below of the movie, take time out from your busy lives and try to watch this movie.  

https://youtu.be/u4mjCJaJe-g

Enjoy, 

Sincerely,

Scourge of God

Scourge of God

I heard the quote 'Scourge of God' and wondered why such a comment could be made, and for 'who' it was said; therefore decided to do some research.  

Do you know what 'Scourge' means?

Scourge means 'a person that causes great deal of trouble or suffering'. 

This quote was used first for 'Attila the Hun'. 

Attila the Hun and his faithful Warriors developed the skills of 'Battle' at the territories once called 'Scythia'.  Today, Scythia is the areas within the countries of Kazakhstan and south-east Russia. 

Attila the Hun and his Troops scared the citizens of the Roman Empire, since these Warriors would attack the borders of the Empire.  

The fear was evident with citizens when they came into contact with these Warriors, who had tattooed bodies and knotted long hair; and the Romans would wonder and try to comprehend how God could allow these Pagans to destroy their once-mighty Empire.  

Therefore, the citizens of the Empire called Attila the Hun, the 'Scourge of God'. 

Attila the Hun conquered vast lands in Asia and Europe from the Roman and other empires, over a thousand years ago. 

You might be wondering who was Atilla, the Hun. 

The Huns were a Nomadic tribe from the territories of modern day Mongolia; with ancestor ties to the Turk-manic tribes. 

I thought it was an interesting story and I decided to share this today. 

Thank you,

Ben