Prof. Paramjit Singh little walk
There was a time that in the whole of Bollywood, R.K. Films and R.K. The trumpet of the studio spoke and Raj Kapoor was revered as the ‘Showman’ of Bollywood. Now R.K. Films and R.K. The existence of the studio has faded into obscurity, but Raj Kapoor’s status as a ‘showman’ remains intact. He will always be remembered by cine lovers for giving many superhit films.
Raj Kapoor was born on December 14, 1924 in Kapoor Haveli located in Peshawar to famous actor Prithvi Raj Kapoor and Mata Ramsharni Devi. His two brothers Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor grew up to become film actors like him, but sister Urmila Syal did not appear in films because Raj’s grandfather Bashesharnath Kapoor and other members of the family were against women acting in films. were Raj inherited his acting talent from his father. At the age of eleven, he made his debut in the film world with the film ‘Inqlab’. After this, he played small roles in films like ‘Balmik’, ‘Hamari Baat’ and ‘Gauri’. Exactly twelve years after this in 1947, director Kedar Sharma made the film ‘Neel Kamal’ with new faces like Raj Kapoor and Madhubala which was a success.
After ‘Neel Kamal’, he played various roles in films like ‘Dil Ki Rani’, ‘Dil Ke Tarane’, ‘Jail Yatra’, ‘Amar Prem’, ‘Gopinath’ and ‘Chittor Vijay’. He even recorded songs in his own voice in three films. He was very upset about not being recognized. He wanted to do something big and impactful and wanted to become a successful actor or director. So only at the age of 24, he got his RK. He established the studio and made the film ‘Aag’ as a producer-director and made Bollywood realize his abilities. The film had Nargis, Kamini Kaushal and Raj’s brother-in-law Prem Nath in lead roles.
After ‘Aag’ he made ‘Barsaat’ in 1949 which was a superhit film. Then he asked R.K. Under the banner of Films, memorable films like ‘Awara’, ‘Sri 420’, ‘Jagte Raho’, ‘Jis Desh Mein Ganga Bahiti Hai’, ‘Boot Polish’, ‘Ab Delhi Door Nahi’ etc. were made, among which ‘Jis Desh Mein Ganga’. He entrusted the direction of Bahiti Hai to his cinematographer Radhu Karmakar. Raj Kapoor acted in dozens of films throughout his career including ‘Aah’, ‘Dastan’, ‘Unhoni’, ‘Chhaliya’, ‘Anaadi’, ‘Dil Hi To Hai’, ‘Sangam’, ‘Around the World’. ‘, ‘Spanon Ka Saudagar’, ‘Do Jasoos’, ‘Gopichand Jasoos’ etc. are particularly notable. In 1982, as an actor he played a major role in ‘Vakil Babu’ while on the film screen he was seen in a song from Amitabh Bachchan’s film ‘Naseeb’ with Bollywood veterans.
In the sixth, seventh and eighth decades of the twentieth century, Raj Kapoor mastered his art of directing. He directed ‘Aag’ (1948), ‘Aawara’, ‘Sree 420’, ‘Andaz’, ‘Sangam’, ‘Mera Naam Joker’, ‘Bobby’, ‘Sathyam Shivam Sundaram’, ‘Prem Rog’ and He made epic films like Ram Teri Ganga Maili’ (1985). He was saddened by the flop of ‘Mera Naam Joker’, his six years’ hard work, and then he regained his lost reputation by giving a super hit romantic film like ‘Bobby’ with new age thinking and style. had stood on Raj introduced his son Randhir Kapoor in the film ‘Kaal Aaj Aur Kal’ and Rishi Kapoor in ‘Bobby’ and in 1988 he was going to introduce his younger son Rajeev Kapoor through the film ‘Hina’ as a director, but Nature had only allowed something else.
One day in the same year, when he was going to be honored with the ‘Dada Sahib Phalke Award’ at a function in New Delhi, suddenly his condition worsened due to a severe asthma attack and he had to be admitted to the AIIMS hospital. . Exactly one month after this incident, Raj Kapoor passed away forever. After his death, Randhir Kapoor completed Raj’s last film as a director ‘Hina’ starring Rishi Kapoor and Pakistani actor Zeba Bakhtiar and released it in 1991. This film was quite successful. Recipient of three National Awards, 11 Filmfare Awards, two Lifetime Achievement Awards and prestigious honors like the Padma Bhushan, Raj Kapoor was a big name in Bollywood whose name will be talked about in Bollywood for centuries.
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