Raj Kapoor was the name of the film industry, behind whom everyone was crazy. Raj Kapoor’s passion was such that not only India but even Russia was convinced of his skills.
Published: February 20, 2022 07:14:07 pm
Raj Kapoor is called the Shaumen of Hindi cinema. Raj Kapoor has given many hits and memorable films to Bollywood. He used to be famous for films as much because of his looks. Apart from India, the number of his fans was also very high in foreign countries. Let us tell you an interesting anecdote related to Raj Kapoor and his fans today.
When suddenly Raj Kapoor’s taxi started flying in the air, knowing the truth was shocked
But his film ‘Awara’ gave him that fame in Russia which till date no other Bollywood star has got there. The song ‘Mera Joota Hai Japanese’ from the film became quite famous there. The Russians liked the song so much that not only children, elders and old people but also the government people became crazy about it. However, there were two reasons behind the popularity of this song. The first reason was the love of the people of Russia for Raj Kapoor. The songs of Raj Kapoor’s films were there on everyone’s tongue.
On the other hand, the other reason was that inadvertently but this song of his had told Russia above Japan. Actually, the lyrics of the song are like: “Mera joota hai Japanese, ye trouser english, sir pe lal topi russian phir bhi dil hai Hindustani”. In this, the Japanese shoe was told on the feet and the Russian cap was placed on the head. At that time the relations between Japan and Russia were not good. In such a situation, when Russia saw that Raj Kapoor had told Japan below in his song, everyone considered him as a comrade.
However, Raj Kapoor had no apprehension of humiliating any country anywhere, but he also lost in front of the circumstances. From that day on, Raj Kapoor also became the favorite artist of the Russian government.
During 1960, Raj Kapoor was going to make ‘Mera Naam Joker’. He wanted Russian circus men in the film for which he had to go to Moscow. Was in talks with Russian Circus for ‘Mera Naam Joker’. At that time Raj Kapoor was in London and without a visa he reached Moscow. He had reached there without any prior information, so there was no one to welcome him.
While working in Hindustan Unilever, this Bollywood actor used to entertain people, he got his surname from this company only.
Then Raj Kapoor came out of the airport and took a taxi. Suddenly Raj Kapoor noticed that his taxi was blowing in the wind instead of on the ground. Raj Kapoor was surprised how this was happening, but when the truth came out, he was stunned. Raj Kapoor’s fans carried his taxi on their shoulders. The people of Russia liked him so much that they welcomed him in this way.
This Bollywood star was a waiter in the first five star hotel, mother used to run the bakery, but luck made the best actor
Archana Keshri
Archana Keshari is currently working in the entertainment department of the magazine. She is providing her services in news writing for almost 3 years. Apart from creating news of entertainment world, he has experience of writing news of politics and crime. Prior to this, she has also given her services to organizations like News1India, Anjan TV, Zee News and Dainik Jagran.
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