The Fakir Baba is a regular feature of Hindi films. This is especially true in the case of Hindi films which feature orphaned children. 9/10 orphans in Hindi films have a fatherly hand of a wise old man (who just by accident is a beggar) that guides them in life.
This wise old man just roams the earth. He never shaves, obviously cannot afford a bath and is the ultimate authority on life although his success with it is visibly questionable.
He always wears beads, and usually has some kind of a musical instrument, as the Fakir seldom goes through the film without a song.
Stellar performances as beggar / fakir :
Bharat Bhushan in too many films to mention. Kader Khan in Muqaddar ka Sikandar. Arjun Hingorani in Kahani Kismet Ki.
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