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Raj Kapoor
Born · December 14, 1924
Died · June 2, 1988 (63 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India
Bio
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.
Raj Kapoor - The Showman of Indian Cinema
Self
0.0
1987
Kim
Policeman
6.0
1984
Vakil Babu
Advocate Mathur
0.0
1982
Gopichand Jasoos
Gopichand Jasoos
4.0
1982
Naseeb
Self
7.2
1981
Abdullah
Abdullah
10.0
1980
Naukri
Swaraj Singh
3.0
1978
Chandi Sona
Gypsy Singer
0.0
1977
Khaan Dost
Havaldar Ramdin Pandey
0.0
1976
Dharam Karam
Ashok 'Bonga Babu' Kumar
8.5
1975
Do Jasoos
Dharamchand Jasoos
5.0
1975
Mera Desh Mera Dharam
Dr. Bannerjee
0.0
1973
Kal Aaj Aur Kal
Ram B. Kapoor
7.5
1971
Mera Naam Joker
Raju
7.3
1970
Sapnon Ka Saudagar
Raj Kumar
0.0
1968
Around The World
Raj Singh
5.0
1967
Diwana
Pyare
9.0
1967
Teesri Kasam
Hiramani
6.3
1966
Sangam
Sunder
7.4
1964
Dulha Dulhan
Raj Kumar
0.0
1964
Dil Hi To Hai
Yusuf / Chand / Khan
0.0
1963
Ek Dil Sau Afsane
Shekhar
0.0
1963
Aashiq
Gopal / Uday Kumar
0.0
1962
Nazrana
Rajesh
0.0
1961
Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
Raju
5.8
1960
Chhalia
Chhalia
5.0
1960
Shriman Satyawadi
Vijaykumar
0.0
1960
Char Dil Char Rahen
Govinda
6.0
1959
Anari
Raj Kumar
7.2
1959
Kanhaiya
Kanhaiya
0.0
1959
Main Nashe Mein Hoon
Ram Das Khanna
10.0
1959
Do Ustad
Raj Kumar / Raju / Rajan / Raj Kapoor
4.0
1959
Phir Subha Hogi
Ram
6.0
1958
Parvarish
Raja J. Singh
0.0
1958
Sharada
Chiranjeev/Shekhar
5.5
1957
Jagte Raho
Peasant
5.9
1956
Chori Chori
Sagar
6.5
1956
Shree 420
Ranbir Raj / Raj Kumar of Pipli
7.5
1955
Boot Polish
Himself
5.8
1954
Paapi
Raju / Swami Satyananand
10.0
1953
Dhoon
10.0
1953
Aah
Raj Rai Bahadur
0.0
1953
Anhonee
Advocate Rajkumar Saxena
6.3
1952
Ashiana
Raju
0.0
1952
Amber
Raj
0.0
1952
Bewafa
Raj
0.0
1952
Awaara
Raj
7.2
1951
Banwra
0.0
1950
Pyar
0.0
1950
Sargam
Vinod
0.0
1950
Bawre Nain
Chand
0.0
1950
Dastan
Raj
10.0
1950
Jan Pahchan
Anil
7.0
1950
Andaz
Rajan
5.9
1949
Barsaat
Pran
6.7
1949
Parivartan
Ganesh
0.0
1949
Sunehre Din
Premendra
0.0
1949
Aag
Kewal
6.0
1948
Amar Prem
0.0
1948
Gopinath
Mohan
0.0
1948
Chittor Vijay
0.0
1947
Neel Kamal
Madhusudan
0.0
1947
Jail Yatra
0.0
1947
Dil Ki Rani
0.0
1947
Valmiki
0.0
1946
Gauri
0.0
1943
Hamari Baat
0.0
1943
Inquilab
6.0
1935