Boot Polish (film)


Boot Polish is a 1954 Hindi film directed by Prakash Arora and produced by Raj Kapoor. It won Best Film at the Filmfare Awards.

Plot

Belu and Bhola are left in the care of their wicked aunt Kamla, a prostitute, after their mother dies. She forces them to beg on the streets and takes the whole collection at night, often by beating them brutally.
A bootlegger and neighbour of Kamla, named John uncle teach them self-respect and to work for a living instead of begging. Both kids start saving from their begging money by giving lesser paise to Kamla, so they can buy a shoe-polish kit and begin shining shoes. The dual manages to buy a shoe-polish kit and starts the business. But when Kamla discovers this, she beats them and kicks them out of the house.
Meanwhile, John discovers that Belu wants a new frock and Bhola needs a new shirt as their current rags are torn and worn out. Overwhelmed by the emotions to help Belu and Bhola, John Chacha decided to sell unauthorized liquor and gets arrested by the police. The children, on the other hand, are left to fend for themselves. When it rains, and people stop having their shoes polished, the children are in danger of starving. Bhola wishes never to beg again and rejects a coin tossed to him on a rainy night. When Belu takes it out of hunger, Bhola slaps her, and she drops it.
When the police come, intent on taking the children, Belu escapes onto a train, but Bhola is arrested. Onboard the train, Belu is adopted by a wealthy family, and she is sad for her brother.
Bhola searches for Belu after getting out of custody but cannot find her. After running away from an orphanage, he is unable to find work and extremely hungry and resorts to begging. He encounters Belu while begging at the railway station where Belu and her adopted family are boarding a train for vacation. Humiliated, Bhola runs away, but his sister pursues him. John Chacha has also come to the station to say goodbye and joins the chase, but he falls and is injured. Bhola stops running, and Belu and Bhola are reunited.
The wealthy family adopts Bhola also, and they live happily ever after.

Cast

;1955 Cannes Film Festival
;Filmfare Awards
Lyrics written by Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra and Deepak.
#SongSinger
1Nanhe Munne BachcheMohammad Rafi, Asha Bhosle
2Tumhare Hain, Tumse Daya Maangte HainMohammad Rafi, Asha Bhosle
3Chali Kaunse DesTalat Mahmood, Asha Bhosle
4Saari Duniya Hai Mujhpe DeewaniAsha Bhosle
5Theher Zara O Jaanewale, Babu Mister Gore KaaleManna Dey, Madhubala Jhaveri, Asha Bhosle
6Raat Gayi Phir DinManna Dey, Asha Bhosle
7Lapak Jhapak Tu Aa Re BadarwaManna Dey
8Tu Badhta ChalManna Dey