Saturday , December 28 2024

Birth centenary celebrations at Raj Kapoor’s birthplace in Pakistan


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Mumbai: The birth centenary of India’s showman, film maker and actor Raj Kapoor is being celebrated with great pomp. Even in Pakistan, film fans gathered at Raj Kapoor’s birthplace in Peshawar and celebrated his birthday by cutting a cake.

Raj Kapoor was born in Dhaka Nalbandi, Peshawar. Kissa Khawani Bazaar has the ancestral mansion of both Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar.

Many film fans had gathered at this place. Cultural Heritage Trust, Directorate of Archeology Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and other organizations collectively celebrated Raj’s birthday on Saturday. On this occasion, many other programs were also announced to commemorate the birth centenary. Fans organized an exhibition of photographs of Raj Kapoor, in which some scenes from his film were displayed. At the same time, Raj Kapoor’s famous songs were also praised. On this occasion, the announcement of World Bank to give Rs 10 crore for the renovation of the ancestral mansion of Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar was also welcomed.