Entertainment News Desk – The name of the great and versatile Raj Kapoor is indelible in the world of Indian cinema. Be it excellent acting or brilliant dialogues, ‘Showman’ fit in every genre. Saturday 14th December is the 100th birth anniversary of Raj Kapoor, which the Kapoor family is preparing to celebrate with pomp. Raj Kapoor may not be among us today, but he is still alive in the hearts of the audience with his wonderful films and brilliant acting. The journey of versatile talent Raj Kapoor from ‘Shree 420’ to Showman was excellent, powerful and unique.
Actor, director and producer Raj Kapoor is called the ‘showman’ of Indian cinema. Whatever scene he shot or film he signed, he would immerse himself in it and keep working to make it perfect. He was neither worried about time nor fatigue, he had only one determination, to achieve the ‘best’. Whenever Raj Kapoor came on screen, the audience was mesmerized by his acting. On one hand, his acting in ‘Mera Naam Joker’ made the audience cry in the theaters, while on the other hand, the comedy scene in ‘Jaan Pehchaan’ made the audience laugh. The audience used to applaud in the theaters after watching ‘Boot Polish’, a beautiful story of two children.
And, how can we forget the highest-grossing film of 1955, ‘Shree 420’. When a rural boy from Prayagraj comes to Mumbai to earn money and innocently completes the journey from 420 to Shri 420, history includes the story of this brilliant film of Raj Kapoor in the book of success. The song ‘Mera Juta Hai Jaapi’ from the film is still on people’s lips. Mukesh’s voice has added to the beauty of the song. Raj Kapoor was an expert in presenting the story with a new mood and just a few of his films were enough to confirm this.
Raj Kapoor has worked in ‘Jis Desh Mein Ganga Bahti Hai’, ‘Bobby’, ‘Chhaliya’, ‘Shriman Satyawadi’, ‘Kanhaiya’, ‘Sangam’, ‘Dil Hi To Hai’, ‘Anari’, ‘Do Ustad’, ‘ Presented the stories of films like ‘Main Nashe Mein Hoon’, ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’, ‘Parvarish’, ‘Mera Naam Joker’, ‘Bewafa’. ‘Awara’, ‘Barsaat’, ‘Amar Prem’ with a new flair, which explains why he is called the ‘Showman of Indian Cinema’.
