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
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
1987
Kim
Policeman
1984
Vakil Babu
Advocate Mathur
1982
Gopichand Jasoos
Gopichand Jasoos
1982
Naseeb
Self
1981
Abdullah
Abdullah
1980
Naukri
Swaraj Singh
1978
Chandi Sona
Gypsy Singer
1977
Khaan Dost
Havaldar Ramdin Pandey
1976
Dharam Karam
Ashok 'Bonga Babu' Kumar
1975
Do Jasoos
Dharamchand Jasoos
1975
Mera Desh Mera Dharam
Dr. Bannerjee
1973
Kal Aaj Aur Kal
Ram B. Kapoor
1971
Mera Naam Joker
Raju
1970
Sapnon Ka Saudagar
Raj Kumar
1968
Around The World
Raj Singh
1967
Diwana
Pyare
1967
Teesri Kasam
Hiramani
1966
Sangam
Sunder
1964
Dulha Dulhan
Raj Kumar
1964
Dil Hi To Hai
Yusuf / Chand / Khan
1963
Ek Dil Sau Afsane
Shekhar
1963
Aashiq
Gopal / Uday Kumar
1962
Nazrana
Rajesh
1961
Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
Raju
1960
Chhalia
Chhalia
1960
Shriman Satyawadi
Vijaykumar
1960
Char Dil Char Rahen
Govinda
1959
Anari
Raj Kumar
1959
Kanhaiya
Kanhaiya
1959
Main Nashe Mein Hoon
Ram Das Khanna
1959
Do Ustad
Raj Kumar / Raju / Rajan / Raj Kapoor
1959
Phir Subha Hogi
Ram
1958
Parvarish
Raja J. Singh
1958
Sharada
Chiranjeev/Shekhar
1957
Jagte Raho
Peasant
1956
Chori Chori
Sagar
1956
Shree 420
Ranbir Raj / Raj Kumar of Pipli
1955
Boot Polish
Himself
1954
Paapi
Raju / Swami Satyananand
1953
Dhoon
1953
Aah
Raj Rai Bahadur
1953
Anhonee
Advocate Rajkumar Saxena
1952
Ashiana
Raju
1952
Amber
Raj
1952
Bewafa
Raj
1952
Awaara
Raj
1951
Banwra
1950
Pyar
1950
Sargam
Vinod
1950
Bawre Nain
Chand
1950
Dastan
Raj
1950
Jan Pahchan
Anil
1950
Andaz
Rajan
1949
Barsaat
Pran
1949
Parivartan
Ganesh
1949
Sunehre Din
Premendra
1949
Aag
Kewal
1948
Amar Prem
1948
Gopinath
Mohan
1948
Chittor Vijay
1947
Neel Kamal
Madhusudan
1947
Jail Yatra
1947
Dil Ki Rani
1947
Valmiki
1946
Gauri
1943
Hamari Baat
1943
Inquilab
1935