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Raj Kapoor's Biography

Ranbirraj "Raj" Kapoor (Hindi: राज कपूर, Punjabi: ਰਾਜ ਕਪੂਰ, Rāj Kapūr, 14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988), also known as The Show-Man, was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi cinema. He was the winner of nine Filmfare Awards in India, and a two-time nominee for the Palme d'Or grand prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his films Awaara (1951) and Boot Polish (1954). His performance in Awaara was ranked as one of the top ten greatest performances of all time by Time magazine. His films were commercial successes that attracted worldwide audiences, particularly in Asia and Europe. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1971 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1987 for his contributions towards Indian cinema.

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Kareena Kapoor unveiled a statue of her legendary grandfather, the late Raj Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor unveiled a statue of her legendary grandfather, the late Raj Kapoor
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  • Ranbir Kapoor: I shouldn't remake a classic film like Awara

    News Source: Indian Express | 2 days ago
    Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor has denied reports that he and his family are trying to remake his grandfather Raj Kapoor's 1951 classic film Awara . "I believe that I shouldn't remake such a classic film...I don't think I have enough talent to do such

  • For the elderly in US, poetry blunts the pain of isolation

    News Source: NewKerala | 6 days ago
    It was a couplet which would have been greeted with cat calls and whistles among college students. But the men and women cheering the speaker lustily, were in their sixties and seventies and included a large number of conservatively dressed Muslim

  • Dear Mr President, can you please pardon Sanjay Dutt?

    News Source: Rediff | 8 days ago
    A Ganesh Nadar writes an open letter to President Pranab Mukherjee [ Images ] requesting him to pardon the Bollywood actor currently in jail for possessing an AK 56 in 1993. D ear Mr President The evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft
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  • Deepika and I hope to be like Nargis and Raj Kapoor: Ranbir ...

    Blog Source: bollywoodforum.net | 6 days ago
    Ranbir Kapoor seems to have found his eternal pairing. For his grandfather Raj Kapoor —the ultimate showman of Hindi film industry — it was the iconic actress Nargis, and they were paired in over 15 f.

  • Turkish Bonding With Awara, The Vagabond, By Ahmet Gurata ......

    Blog Source: thew14.com | 6 days ago
    “Kids who don't have a Barbie or Ken doll would like Raj Kapoor to visit them one night, to bring them gilt milk… and baklawa too. Awara hoon, do you know how many stories are hidden in the eyes of those shoeshine boys who have been ...

  • Ranbir Kapoor not keen on reviving grandfather's RK Films ...

    Blog Source: www.niticentral.com | 6 days ago
    Ranbir said he will charter his own course as far as producing a film is concerned and not under RK Films, established by his late grandfather and legendary actor Raj Kapoor. “If I make a film then I would have my own production company”, ...
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