It has been 33 years since the great showman Raj Kapoor said goodbye to this world, but many of his tales are as famous today as they were in those days. Recipient of three National Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards, Raj Kapoor first acted in the Hindi film ‘Inquilab’ at the age of 10. But Raj Kapoor got his big break from Neil Kamal. This great personality of the film industry had also established his own studio ‘RK Studio’ at the age of 24.
In which he was in the lead role with Bollywood’s famous actress Madhubala. As famous as the tales of Raj Kapoor’s film world, the stories of his personal life are also popular among cinema lovers. But do you know that Raj Kapoor became pauper after this film.
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This movie was none other than Mera Naam Joker. You will be surprised to know that it took 6 years to make this film. Not only the time, but a lot of money was also spent by Raj Kapoor in the making of the film. According to media reports, Raj Kapoor had mortgaged his house for the making of this film, which was released in the year 1970. But when this film was released, it was as if everything changed in Raj Kapoor’s life.
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Raj Kapoor had high hopes from this film, but when this film was released, his hopes were dashed. According to media reports, when this film flopped, the showman went into shock, as he had got a lot of debt. The film was about 4 hours long. For this reason 2 breaks were kept in the film.
Worked in one of the biggest hits of Raj Kapoor, in which his films like ‘Awara’, ‘Shree 420’, ‘Mera Naam Joker’, ‘Barsaat’, ‘Jagte Raho’, ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’ and ‘Bobby’ today. The audience also likes it very much.
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