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The name of the great and versatile Raj Kapoor is indelible in the Indian cinema world. Be it great acting or brilliant dialogues, ‘Showman’ fits into every genre. Saturday 14th December is the 100th birth anniversary of Raj Kapoor, which the Kapoor family is preparing to celebrate with pomp.
Even though Raj Kapoor is no longer among us today, he is still alive in the hearts of the audience with his excellent films and brilliant acting. The versatile actor’s journey from ‘Mr 420’ to Showman was amazing, powerful and unique.
Actor, director and producer Raj Kapoor is called the ‘showman’ of Indian cinema.
Actor, director and producer Raj Kapoor is called the ‘showman’ of Indian cinema. Whatever scene he would shoot or sign, he would try his best to make it perfect. He was neither worried about time nor fatigue, his only resolve was to achieve the ‘best’. Whenever Raj Kapoor came on screen, the audience was mesmerized by his acting. On one hand, his acting in ‘Mera Naam Joker’ made the audience cry in the theatres, while the comedy scene in ‘Jaan Pehchaan’ made the audience laugh a lot. ‘Boot Polish’, a beautiful story of two children, had forced the audience to applaud in the theatres.
The song ‘Mera Juta Hai Jaapi’ is still on people’s lips.
How can anyone forget the highest grossing film of 1955, ‘Shree 420’. When a village boy from Prayagraj comes to Mayanagari Mumbai to earn money and innocently travels from 420 to Mr. 420, the story of this brilliant film of Raj Kapoor gets included in the success book of history.
The song ‘Mera Juta Hai Jaapi’ is still on people’s lips. Mukesh’s voice adds charm to the song. Raj Kapoor was an expert in presenting the story with a new mood and some of his films were enough to confirm this.
Raj Kapoor acted in ‘Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai’, ‘Bobby’, ‘Chhaliya’, ‘Shriman Satyawadi’, ‘Kanhaiya’, ‘Sangam’, ‘Dil Hi To Hai’, ‘Anari’, ‘Do Ustad’. Have done. Stories like ‘I’m Drunk’, ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’, ‘Parvarish’, ‘Mera Naam Joker’, ‘Bewafa’, ‘Awara’, ‘Barsaat’, ‘Amar Prem’ were presented with a new colour. Which explains why he is called the ‘Showman of Indian Cinema’.
