
Raj Kapoor
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1924-12-14
Day of Death
1988-06-02 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India
Raj Kapoor
Biography
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.
Acting
(1987)
(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)
Around The World
as Raj Singh
(1967)
Diwana
as Pyare
(1966)
Teesri Kasam
as Hiramani
(1964)
Sangam
as Sunder
(1964)
Dulha Dulhan
as Raj Kumar
(1963)
Dil Hi To Hai
as Yusuf / Chand / Khan
(1963)
Ek Dil Sau Afsane
as Shekhar
(1962)
Aashiq
as Gopal / Uday Kumar
(1961)
Nazrana
as Rajesh
(1960)
Chhalia
as Chhalia
(1960)
(1960)
Shriman Satyawadi
as Vijaykumar
(1959)
Anari
as Raj Kumar
(1959)
Char Dil Char Rahen
as Govinda
(1959)
Do Ustad
as Raj Kumar / Raju / Rajan / Raj Kapoor
(1959)
Main Nashe Mein Hoon
as Ram Das Khanna
(1959)
Kanhaiya
as Kanhaiya
(1958)
Parvarish
as Raja J. Singh
(1958)
Phir Subha Hogi
as Ram
(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)
Aah
as Raj Rai Bahadur
(1953)
(1953)
Paapi
as Raju / Swami Satyananand
(1952)
Anhonee
as Advocate Rajkumar Saxena
(1952)
Bewafa
as Raj
(1952)
Amber
as Raj
(1952)
Ashiana
as Raju
(1951)
Awaara
as Raj
(1950)
Dastan
as Raj
(1950)
Sargam
as Vinod
(1950)
(1950)
Jan Pahchan
as Anil
(1950)
Bawre Nain
as Chand
(1950)
(1949)
Barsaat
as Pran
(1949)
Andaz
as Rajan
(1949)
Parivartan
as Ganesh
(1949)
Sunehre Din
as Premendra
(1948)
Aag
as Kewal
(1948)
(1948)
Gopinath
as Mohan
(1947)
Neel Kamal
as Madhusudan
(1947)
(1947)
(1947)
(1946)
(1943)
(1943)
(1935)
Crew
(2022)
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Executive Producer
(1985)
Ram Teri Ganga Maili
Director, Writer, Story, Editor
(1982)
Prem Rog
Director, Producer, Editor
(1981)
Biwi O Biwi
Producer
(1978)
Satyam Shivam Sundaram
Director, Producer, Editor
(1973)
Bobby
Director, Producer, Editor
(1971)
Kal Aaj Aur Kal
Producer
(1970)
Mera Naam Joker
Director, Producer
(1964)
Sangam
Director, Producer, Editor
(1960)
Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
Producer
(1957)
Ab Dilli Dur Nahin
Producer, Presenter
(1956)
Jagte Raho
Producer
(1955)
Shree 420
Director, Producer
(1954)
Boot Polish
Producer
(1953)
Aah
Producer
(1951)
Awaara
Producer, Director
(1949)
Barsaat
Director, Producer
(1948)
Aag
Director, Producer