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