Raj Kapoor
Date of birth: 1924-12-14
Place of birth: Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India
Known for: Acting
Also known as: राज कपूर, Ranbir Raj Kapoor, Радж Капур, რაჯ კაპური
Biography
Raj Kapoor was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi cinema widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmakers in the history of Indian cinema. Often referred to as "The Greatest Showman of Indian Cinema" and the "Charlie Chaplin of Indian Cinema", his work enjoyed immense popularity and widespread acclaim not only within India but in parts of Eastern Asia, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Africa and the Soviet bloc. Among Kapoor's numerous accolades are three National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards in India, the Padma Bhushan (India's third-highest civilian honor) in 1971 for his contributions to the arts, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema, in 1987. Kapoor's acting style was inspired by Charlie Chaplin and he played characters based on The Tramp in films such as Awaara (1951) and Shree 420 (1955). His performance in Awaara was ranked as one of the "Top-Ten Greatest Performances of All Time in World Cinema" by Time magazine in 2005; Awaara (1951) and Boot Polish (1954), which he produced, competed for the Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1951 and 1955 respectively.
Movie Credits
Aag
1948-08-06
A man obsessed over two things, the theater and a childhood friend, recounts his life story to his n
Kanhaiya
1959-01-01
Shanno falls for the flautist Kanhaiya, believing him to be Lord Krishna, and decides to marry him.
Awaara
1951-12-14
A petty thief is put on trial for the attempted murder of a lawyer. Through a series of flashbacks,
Shree 420
1955-09-06
The story of a small-town man who comes to make it big in the city, where he is almost instantly rel
Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
1960-08-01
Raju informs the police about a group of bandits, even though he is in love with the chief's daughte
Aah
1953-03-22
At the behest of his father, Raj writes letters to Chandra, a prospective bride. However, unbeknowns
Stay Awake
1956-12-12
Entering an apartment block in search of a drink of water, a naive peasant finds himself mistaken fo
Chhalia
1960-01-01
The tragic-comic story of Chhalia, a naive, simple-minded young man who comes to the city and witnes
Shriman Satyawadi
1960-01-01
An honest man instills in his only child the adage, 'Honesty is the best policy.' When the boy grows
Ashiana
1952-08-01
Raju (Raj Kapoor) and Gaura (Nargis) are childhood lovers and promise to be with each other no matte
Banwra
1950-12-31
A story centers on themes of social status and romantic conflict, involving a sensitive or "mad" (th
Pyar
1950-08-11
A classic love story focusing on the emotional trials and obstacles faced by the two individuals in
Sargam
1950-12-31
Sargam is a 1950 Bollywood family drama film directed by P. L. Santoshi and starring Raj Kapoor.
Parivartan
1949-07-08
A social drama revolving around a dramatic transformation in the life of Suresh and his lover Nalini
Chandi Sona
1977-03-25
A group of people of Indian origin live on an Island which contains a tomb of Shahenshah Chandi Sona
Aashiq
1962-01-01
When Pratap learns that his fiancee is in love with his younger brother, Gopal, he steps aside and a
Amar Prem
1948-01-01
Amar Prem is a movie directed by N.M. Kelkar featuring Madhubala, Alka Rani.
Gopinath
1948-01-01
Mohan is fascinated by films and eventually meets a big movie star. The actress, in turn, is charmed
Mera Desh Mera Dharam
1973-01-05
An idealistic son of an army officer rises against atrocities of the army and get his nation much ne
Sunehre Din
1949-01-01
Renu gets into a minor accident and Premendra helps her out, unaware that he is her favourite singer
Chittor Vijay
1947-06-07
Chittor Vijay is a 1947 Hindi language film directed by Mohan Sinha, featuring Raj Kapoor and Madhub
Hamari Baat
1943-01-01
Hamari Baat is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1943.
Jail Yatra
1947-01-01
Jail Yatra is an Indian Hindi-language drama film released in 1947. It was directed by Gajanan Jagir
Valmiki
1946-01-01
Valmiki is a movie directed by Bhalji Pendharkar featuring Shanta Apte, Prithviraj Kapoor.
Inquilab
1935-07-05
A drama set amid an earthquake in Bihar. Miss Renee (Khote) looks after the victims while her lover,
Barsaat
1949-04-22
Two friends with opposite personalities, the rich but sensitive Pran and the womanizing Gopal both h
Boot Polish
1954-08-20
Two orphans are forced by their abusive aunt to beg in the streets of Bombay. They take up shining s
Teesri Kasam
1966-07-01
A naive bullock-cart driver falls for a traveling dancer.
Andaz
1949-05-19
Nina is a rich and spoiled girl. Dilip accidentally meets her and starts liking her, not knowing tha
Sharada
1957-02-23
After Shekhar (Raj Kapoor) falls for beautiful Sharada (Meena Kumari), he makes her promise that she
Chori Chori
1956-07-06
Kammo lives a very wealthy lifestyle with her widowed multi-millionaire dad, Girhdarilal, who would
Anari
1959-01-16
Raj Kumar is an honest, handsome and intelligent young man. Working as a painter, he is unable to ea
Mera Naam Joker
1970-12-18
Raju faces many hurdles and disappointments in matters of the heart throughout his life. But as a cl
Dil Hi To Hai
1963-01-01
Children are exchanged by greedy aunt and uncle in childhood and they live undeserved lives.
Do Jasoos
1975-10-07
Two bumbling, middle-aged private detectives, Dharamchand and Karamchand, are assigned to locate the
Kal Aaj Aur Kal
1971-09-17
Widower Ram Kapoor lives a very wealthy lifestyle in Bombay, but is very lonely, as his only child,
Neel Kamal
1947-03-24
A military coup leads to two outcast princesses falling for the same rakish artist.
Abdullah
1980-03-07
Abdullah has to fight oppression and torture as he tries to bring up the boy as a hindu where the ma
Kim
1984-05-16
A friendly street kid in India, during the last years of the nineteenth century, looks and considers
Sangam
1964-06-18
An air force pilot, upon returning home from war after being assumed dead, weds the woman he had lon
Parvarish
1958-01-01
After an hospital accident, a wealthy male is compelled to adopt a prostitute's son. The lead protag
Dastan
1950-08-17
Indira (Suraiya) is an orphan brought up the strict and uprighteous Rani (Veena). Indira grows up to
Amber
1952-01-01
A vengeful princess waits for the right moment to kill her foster father - the Emperor.
Phir Subha Hogi
1958-11-06
Ram is a bright but destitute law student. Out of love for an even poorer girl, he commits a crime t
Anhonee
1952-10-10
An impoverished advocate faces challenges after he falls in love with a wealthy woman who has a look
Gopichand Jasoos
1982-02-19
A middle-aged private detective faces challenges when he accepts an assignment to trace stolen diamo
Around The World
1967-01-01
A man accompanies his uncle to Tokyo but finds himself in a dilemma when he must travel to Europe im
Nazrana
1961-01-01
Raj (Raj Kapoor) and Vasanti (Vyjayanthimala) are college mates who clash when she complains to the
Paapi
1953-06-08
On the run from the police, an atheist masquerades as a religious icon.
Khaan Dost
1976-03-23
Ramdin Pandey, a kind but naive prison guard in Nasik, struggles to support his sister and make ends
Dhoon
1953-05-19
Dhoon (Tune or Passion) is a 1953 Bollywood film directed by M. Kumar. The film was produced by Silv
Jan Pahchan
1950-06-22
Anil, an artist, comes to stay in a village with his friend Jeevan. While there he meets Asha and as
Gauri
1943-12-13
Gauri is a 1943 Indian Bollywood film. It was the seventh highest grossing Indian film of 1943. Moni
Dharam Karam
1975-12-01
Not wishing his son to grow up like himself, a brutish criminal secretly swaps his baby for that of
Bewafa
1952-01-01
A wealthy heiress's life is tragically upturned when she discovers her illegitimate, look-alike sist
Diwana
1967-01-01
Meet Pyarelal, a simple-minded, naive young man, orphaned at birth, living with a Muslim landlady, F
Char Dil Char Rahen
1959-09-18
Three love stories that take place simultaneously but do not intersect, because the characters do no
Vakil Babu
1982-04-09
Shekar is a sculptor who is blind. He eventually falls in love with Kalpana though his insecurities
Naukri
1978-06-02
A disabled man who can't support his family contemplates committing suicide. However, a mysterious f
Main Nashe Mein Hoon
1959-01-01
Belonging to a family that has a grandfather addicted to alcohol, Mohan Khanna (Raj Kapoor) too is a
Dil Ki Rani
1947-01-01
A comic tale of a poet and his fan both in love with each other and relentless efforts by his would
Naseeb
1981-05-01
Naseeb, a story of destiny and fate, begins with a lottery ticket. A drunk who cannot pay his restau
Bawre Nain
1950-11-01
Chand lives in a small rural town in India. He is unable to pay the rent, and his landlord evicts hi
Sapnon Ka Saudagar
1968-01-01
Film starring Raj Kapoor, Hema Malini and Jayant
Ek Dil Sau Afsane
1963-01-01
Shekhar's maternal grandmother loves him dearly, but she is also very religious and firm in her beli
Do Ustad
1959-01-01
Two rival career-criminal brothers recollect their lives in a Courtroom in which one is about to be
Dulha Dulhan
1964-01-01
Chanda, unconscious for three days goes home only to realize a stranger by the name Rajkumar claims
Raj Kapoor - The Showman of Indian Cinema
1987-12-17
Raj Kapoor, the film maker and actor became a legend in his lifetime. Head of one of the last great
Kehta Hai Joker (In the Words of the Clown)
Raj Kapoor was an Actor, Director and Producer and a legend in his lifetime. As an actor he was reco
Indian Talkie
1981-01-01
Drawing the history of the Indian talkie, starting with Alam Ara in 1931, this documentary short pro