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Raj Kapoor Death Anniversary: From Shree 420 to Mera Naam Joker - best movies by the greatest showman
Raj Kapoor has graced our screens a number of times and shown us what real talent is.
Raj Kapoor known playfully by his loved ones as India s Charlie Chaplin has gone done in history as the greatest showman in the history of Indian Cinema and entertainment.
He has achieved a large amount of awards during his career- three National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards in India. The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award is named after Kapoor.
Raj Kapoor has graced our screens a number of times and shown us what real talent is.
Raj Kapoor had booked the Udagamandalam railway station in Ooty, part of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a
World Heritage Site, for his fourhour cult classic Mera Naam Joker. They were shooting the scene where the schoolboys chug back to their boarding school after a vacation.
Sixteen-year-old Raju, the chubby class clown, played by
Rishi Kapoor, is waiting to receive his favourite teacher,
Mary (Simi Garewal), with a bouquet of flowers, and admits it’s been lonely without her. To the filmmaker’s dismay, the station was crowded with agitating students who, while admitting that they personally liked
Hindi movies, were part of the Tamil Nadu Students’ Anti-Hindi Imposition Agitation Council. The Council was demanding the scrapping of the three-language formula and an end to teaching Hindi in the state. It also wanted to abolish the use of Hindi commands in the National Cadet Corps (NCC) and have Hindi films and songs banned, along with the closure of the Dakshina Bharat Hi
50 years of Mera Naam Joker and Rishi Kapoor s debut. Neetu Kapoor remembers
50 years of Mera Naam Joker and Rishi Kapoor s debut. Neetu Kapoor remembers
Rishi Kapoor, whom we lost earlier this year, would have completed 50 years in the industry today. On this occasion, his wife Neetu Kapoor dedicated a post for the late actor on Instagram.
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Rishi Kapoor made his acting debut with Mera Naam Joker 50 years ago today.
50 years ago on this day, Rishi Kapoor made his acting debut with Raj Kapoor’s Mera Naam Joker. Rishi Kapoor, whom we lost earlier this year, would have completed 50 years in the industry today. On this very special occasion, his wife and actress Neetu Kapoor dedicated a post for the late actor on Instagram.
Neetu Kapoor Remembers Rishi Kapoor as Mera Naam Joker Clocks 50 Years
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Actress Neetu Kapoor posted a note in remembrance of her late husband Rishi Kapoor, who first appeared on screen as a child artiste in Mera Naam Joker, which released 50 years ago on this day.
Neetu posted a picture collage of Rishi as a child star in the film and his most recent image. She captioned the collage: Mera naam joker released on 18th dec. 1970 .. today would have been his 50 years in the indian film industry #rishikapoor.
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Filmmaker Karan Johar, who cast Rishi as a negative character in his 2012 production Agneepath, commented: My absolute favourite actor of all times.