Remembering Raj Kapoor: The Rare Side Of The Greatest Showman Of Hindi Cinema
"When I die bring my body to my studio. It is quite possible that I may wake up and start shouting Action...Action," these words by Raj Kapoor clearly reflect his love and passion for cinema.
"When
I
die
bring
my
body
to
my
studio.
It
is
quite
possible
that
I
may
wake
up
and
start
shouting
Action...Action," these
words
by
Raj
Kapoor
clearly
reflect
his
love
and
passion
for
cinema.
Born
on
December
14,
1924,
he
is
regarded
as
one
of
the
greatest
and
most
influential
actors
and
filmmakers
in
the
history
of
cinema.
Raj
made
his
debut
in
the
film
industry
at
the
age
of
ten
with
Inquilab.
After
12
years
of
its
release,
he
bagged
his
first
big
break
opposite
Madhubala
in
Neel
Kamal.
Later,
with
films
like
Aag,
Barsaat,
Awara,
Shree
420,
Anari,
Sangam,
Mera
Naam
Joker
amongst
others,
Raj
left
a
lasting
impression.
He
was
honoured
with
many
awards
including
the
Padma
Bhushan
&
Dadasaheb
Phalke
Award
for
his
endless
contribution
to
the
Indian
film
industry.
On
Raj's
94th
birth
anniversary
today,
we
bring
you
excerpts
from
a
rare
Filmfare
interview
where
Raj's
father,
the
legendary
actor
Prithviraj
Kapoor
got
candid
about
his
son-
Naming
Raj
When
Krishna
Raj
Kapoor
was
expecting
a
baby, Prithviraj
told
her
it
would
be
a
boy.
He
wrote
the
name
chosen
by
him
for
the
boy
on
a
slip
of
paper
and
put
it
under
her
pillow.
The
slip
contained
the
name-
Ranbirraj.
A
Lovely
Child
With
Blue
Eyes
&
Ruddy
Cheeks
Prithviraj
recalled,
"Raju
was
a
juror
at
the
film
festival
in
Moscow.
I
was
shooting
for
‘Pardesi'
and
my
wife
was
with
me.
Raj
was
being
mobbed
by
Russian
girls
at
the
festival
hall
and
when
I
extricated
him
at
my
wife's
bidding
and
brought
him
to
her,
she
again
wiped
his
cheeks.
This
time
the
colour
did
come
off
-
it
was
all
lipstick"!"
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"He
was,
what
is
the
expression,
the
apple
of
everyone's
eye.
Even
the
tradesmen
enjoyed
making
him
dance.
They
wouldn't
take
money
for
some
little
thing
he
wanted
from
their
shops," his
father
recalled.
Raj's
Musical
Talent
Was
Untold
"When
he
was
quite
young,
Raj
gave
what
could
be
his
first
major
public
performance,
singing
two
songs
from
the
film
"Hamari
Baat",
at
a
variety
show
at
the
hill
station
of
Murree,
on
the
Frontier.
This
went
down
well
and
Raj
was
subsequently
much
in
demand.
His
songs
in
"Deewar" were
recorded
but
the
discs
probably
never
reached
the
market."