Entertainment News Desk – ‘He-Man’ Dharmendra becomes emotional while remembering ‘Raj Saheb’ on his 100th birth anniversary. By sharing an old photo, he wished him all the best and said something heart touching. Actor Dharmendra, who is often active on social media, remembered Raj Kapoor wholeheartedly. Let us show what he has said for Raj Saheb. While sharing an old photo on Instagram, he wrote in the caption, “Dear Raj Sahab, wishing you a very happy birthday. We miss you very much! You will always be remembered with love and respect.”
Raj Kapoor and Dharmendra
In the black and white photo shared, Dharmendra and Raj Kapoor are seen hugging and smiling at each other. The pair of actors Dharmendra and Raj Kapoor have worked in ‘Mera Naam Joker’. Dharmendra played a small role in the film ‘Mera Naam Joker’ directed by Raj Kapoor, in which his role was named ‘Mahendra Kumar’.
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Veteran actor Dharmendra had also told an interesting story about his association with this film years ago. In a post on social media in 2018, he wrote, “I was shooting a film in Raj Saheb’s studio. Suddenly I met him and I asked Raj ji, can I get a role in ‘Mera Naam Joker’? After this Raj ji hugged me and I got a lovely role in the film.”
My name is Joker
‘Mera Naam Joker’ was released in 1970, which was directed and produced by Raj Kapoor. This film starring many stars proved to be a flop at the box office. Raj Kapoor had high expectations from this mega budget film, but it could not leave an impression on the audience and proved to be a flop. Raj Kapoor was in the lead role in the film, whose character is named ‘Raju’. Along with Raj Kapoor, Manoj Kumar, Simi Grewal, Rishi Kapoor, Dharmendra, Dara Singh, Russian actress Xenia Rebenkina, Padmini, Rajendra Kumar and Achala Sachdev were also in important roles.
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