Movies News Desk – Raj Kapoor made a film named Mera Naam Joker in the year 1970. It is counted among the iconic films of Bollywood. It has been more than 50 years since this film directed by Raj Kapoor was released. Veteran actors like Raj Kapoor, Simi Grewal, Manoj Kumar and Dharmendra were in lead roles in the film. Rishi Kapoor started his career as a child artist with this film. This film was not only called a cult classic in India but it also remained on top in Russia. The film was divided into three parts and had two intervals. The film was three hours 44 minutes long.
Raj Kapoor had mortgaged the house
Simi Grewal had emerged as the boldest actress because of this film. The reason for this is a scene in the film in which the actress was seen changing clothes on camera. This film took six years to make. Even Raj Kapoor had to mortgage his house. This film was made on a very big budget. Another interesting thing about this film is that Manoj Kumar himself wrote the dialogues for himself. Raj Kapoor also liked the dialogues written by him.
There were a total of 28 songs in the film
The song Jeena Yahaan Marna Yahaan… from this film was a huge hit. But do you know that there were not two or five but 28 songs in this film. Its 11 songs are available on Jio Saavn which were composed by Shankar Jaikishan while 13 other tracks are available on Gaana. Apart from Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan, its popular tracks are Kaate Na Kaate Raina, Kehta Hai Joker Sara Zamana, Sadke Heer Tujhpe, Daag Na Lag Jaye, Jaane Kahan Gaye Woh Din, Kehta Hai Joker Sara Zamana, Aye Bhai Zara Dekh Ke Chale. Etcetera.
Bobby was made to repay the loan
Raj Kapoor thought that the film would be a hit. However, the film flopped as soon as it was released and Raj Kapoor was in huge debt. To overcome this debt, he made Bobby in which Dimple Kapadia and Rishi Kapoor were launched. The film proved to be a huge hit and Raj Kapoor’s entire debt was paid off.
