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Raj Kapoor@100: Directors Anees Bazmee, Imtiaz Ali, Hansal Mehta remember showman of Hindi cinema | Bollywood

Raj Kapoor@100: Directors Anees Bazmee, Imtiaz Ali, Hansal Mehta remember showman of Hindi cinema | Bollywood

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Mumbai, A passionate filmmaker who effectively translated the realities of life on screen without compromising on the entertainment quotient of his films is how the current crop of directors in Hindi cinema describe Raj Kapoor, who would have turned 100 on December 14. Raj Kapoor@100: Directors Anees Bazmee, Imtiaz Ali, Hansal Mehta remember showman of Hindi cinema Raj Kapoor, son of film and theatre veteran Prithviraj Kapoor, was an actor, an editor, a director and a producer who founded RK Studios in 1948. In his career spanning four decades, he directed only 10 films, starting with “Aag”, “Barsaat”, “Awara”, “Shree 420”, “Sangam”, “Mera Naam Joker”, “Bobby”, “Satyam Shivam Sundaram”, “Prem Rog”, and “Ram Teri Ganga Maili”. “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3” director Anees Bazmee, who worked as a sixth assistant to Raj Kapoor on 1982’s “Prem Rog”, said he is proud to have studied filmmaking at what he calls the ‘Raj Kapoor University’. “He made films that were ahead of their time. He understood the harsh realities of life which he beautifully brought on screen and that …

Raj Kapoor@100: Amol Palekar, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Vidya Balan remember the visionary filmmaker-actor | Bollywood

Raj Kapoor@100: Amol Palekar, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Vidya Balan remember the visionary filmmaker-actor | Bollywood

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Mumbai, From Amol Palekar, Sharmila Tagore, and Madhuri Dixit Nene to Divyenndu, actors across generations honour the “visionary” filmmaker-actor Raj Kapoor, celebrating his enduring legacy on his 100th birth anniversary. Raj Kapoor@100: Amol Palekar, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Vidya Balan remember the visionary filmmaker-actor December 14, 2024, marks the birth centenary of Raj Kapoor, the legendary actor, director, and producer who made classics like “Awara”, “Barsaat”, “Shree 420”, “Sangam” and “Mera Naam Joker” during his illustrious 40-year career. He died in 1988. Palekar, who played middle-class protagonists in parallel cinema in contrast to Raj Kapoor’s grand and larger-than-life narratives, said he admires the actor-filmmaker’s work in the initial phase of his career. “We met only once, very briefly, but beyond that, never. But I particularly admire the early phase of Raj Kapoor. He, in a different way, portrayed a common man, a man who fumbles and makes mistakes. “His early films were what is looked down upon today as left-oriented thinking… All those films are coming from a common man, an oppressed man making criticism, making …

Raj Kapoor@100: Riddhima, Ranbir remember the ‘big man with blue eyes’, their ‘doting grandfather’ | Bollywood

Raj Kapoor@100: Riddhima, Ranbir remember the ‘big man with blue eyes’, their ‘doting grandfather’ | Bollywood

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Mumbai, To the film industry, he was the ‘Showman of Hindi Cinema’ but to actor Ranbir Kapoor and jewellery designer Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, Raj Kapoor was a loving grandfather, the big man with blue eyes who used to bribe his grandchildren with caramel toffees in exchange for kisses on his cheek. Raj Kapoor@100: Riddhima, Ranbir remember the ‘big man with blue eyes’, their ‘doting grandfather’ December 14, 2024, marks the birth centenary of Raj Kapoor, an actor, director, and producer whose 40-year career boasts of classics such as “Awara”, “Barsaat”, “Shree 420”, “Mera Naam Joker”, “Satyam Shivam Sundaram”, and “Ram Teri Ganga Maili”. Recalling memories of her grandfather, even though they are a bit blurry as he passed away when she was seven, Riddhima said Raj Kapoor was always this affectionate figure who would spoil his grandkids. “We used to barge into his room and raid his fridge because it was filled with chocolates and other goodies for us. We knew exactly what was kept there and he wouldn’t say anything to us. These are …

Raj Kapoor@100: Mirroring India through the ages with his movies of spectacle and ideas | Bollywood

Raj Kapoor@100: Mirroring India through the ages with his movies of spectacle and ideas | Bollywood

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New Delhi, “When I die, bring my body to my studio. It is quite possible that I may wake up amid their lights shouting Action…Action,” Raj Kapoor is quoted as saying in a book by his daughter. His words capturing as if in a frame freeze the passion of a filmmaker who left an abiding imprint on Indian cinema. Raj Kapoor@100: Mirroring India through the ages with his movies of spectacle and ideas Raj Kapoor would have been 100 on December 14. He released his first film in 1948, the year after Independence. And as India evolved through the decades, so did his movies, mirroring the dreams and conflicts of society in shades of black and white that gave way to glossy technicolour. The man, the filmmaker, the far-seeing entrepreneur who started R K Studios with his first film itself and the patriarch of filmdom’s ‘first family’, the lines blur and rearrange into the portrait of the larger than life persona still known as the original showman of Indian cinema. Through the sepia tints of …