Awara Baap was a romantic family drama released on November 29, 1985. The movie was directed as well as produced by Sohanlal Kanwar. The lead roles in the movie were played by Rajesh Khanna, Madhuri Dixit, Meenakshi and Rajan Sippy while the presence of Om Parkesh and Om Shiv Puri supported the film. The music of the film was directed by Rahul Dev Burman while the songs were sung by Amit Kumar Ganguly, Kishore Kumar Ganguly, Anuradha Paudwal, Suresh Wadkar and Asha Bhonsle.

Awara Baap was a famous romantic film that was able to hold the attention of the audience for a long time. The movie was directed by the director Sohanlal Kanwar who has directed many movies earlier like Beimaan released in 1972, Naatak released in 1976 and Paisa Yeh Paisa released in 1985 while his debut movie was Pehchan released in 1970. The movie was also produced by him. He has also produced movie Duniyadari released in 1977.

The male lead in the film was played by Rajesh Khanna who has given many hit movies like Aradhana released in 1969, Haathi Mere Saathi released in 1971, Bawarchi released in 1972 while his first movie as an actor was Aakhri Khat released in 1967. The female lead in the film was played by Meenakshi who has acted in films like Woh Koi Aur Hoga released in 1967, Pakeeza released in 1972 and Inam Dus Hazar released in 1987 while her first movie as an actress was Amrit released in 1941.

The songs of the movie are:
1.    Baapu baapu cheers cheers
2.    Bin manzil ka raahi hoon main
3.    Dil ke dushman pe dil aaya
4.    Jamuna ke jal mein dubki lagaaye hain
5.    Kori kori gaagar se jawaani meri
6.    Na hoti dosti tumse
7.    Umr saari hamaari tumhe sonp di