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Raj Kapoor ( pronounced [raːdʒ kəˈpuːɾ]; born Shrishti Nath Kapoor; [2] 14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988), also known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor, [3] was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. [4] He is considered one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmakers in the history of Indian cinema, [5 ...
Apr 17, 2024 · Raj Kapoor (born December 14, 1924, Peshawar, India [now in Pakistan]—died June 2, 1988, New Delhi) was an Indian motion-picture actor and director whose Hindi-language films were popular throughout India, the Middle East, the Soviet Union, and China. In the 1930s Kapoor worked as a clapper-boy for the Bombay Talkies and as an actor for ...
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Raj Kapoor (born Shrishti Nath Kapoor; 14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988) was an Indian actor, film director and film producer who worked in Bollywood films. He was fondly called Raj Sahab , The Showman , The Greatest Show Man of Indian cinema , Charlie Chaplin of Indian cinema by his family, friends and fans.
YearFilmActorProducer1935InquilabYesNo1943YesNo1943YesNo1946ValmikiYesNoRaj Kapoor. Raj Kapoor was the son of well-known Indian actor Prithviraj Kapoor, who acted both in film and on stage. After apprenticing in the Bollywood production studios of the 1940's, at 24 years of age Raj Kapoor produced, directed and acted in Aag (1948), with his new company, RK Films. His next production, Barsaat (1949), was a smash hit.
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Raj Kapoor, also known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor, was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmakers in the history of Indian cinema, and has been referred to as The Greatest Showman of Indian Cinema and as the Charlie Chaplin of Indian Cinema.
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Dec 14, 2021 · Raj Kapoor adapted his filmmaking to changing times but it is his cinema from the 1950s that established him as a pioneer in Hindi cinema. With the 1951 film Awara, Raj Kapoor made waves internationally. The film’s lead character, played by Kapoor himself, is labelled as an ‘awara’ here but wants to be an honest, upright citizen.
Dec 14, 2023 · A still of Kamini Kaushal and Raj Kapoor from Raj Kapoor’s film Aag. (Photo: Express Archive) It is said that RK musical blockbuster Barsaat also gave RK Studios its famous emblem, depicting a raffish Raj Kapoor with violin in one hand and Nargis on the other. He loved music and he loved Nargis and the RK logo combines these twin passions to ...
