Showman! Actor, producer-director, who has given many films to cinema lovers. He always featured female artists prominently in his films. Keeping in mind the bold scenes, he also brought new trends in clothes. But, more than this, she also started initiatives for women’s rights in cinema. Raj Kapoor is the person who started the trend of taking the name of the heroine before the hero in the credits of films. It was later adopted by Shahrukh Khan as a producer in his films.
Raj Kapoor made women-centric films like ‘Bobby’, ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’, ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’, ‘Prem Rog’ and ‘Sangam’. He presented his heroines in a self-composed style. Raj Kapoor was also ahead in giving credit to heroines in films. It is said that he also started the tradition of placing the name of the heroine before the hero in the credits of his films.
This tradition of Raj Kapoor was also adopted by Bollywood’s King Shahrukh Khan in his films. Shahrukh Khan started this work in the year 2013 with his film ‘Chennai Express’. She had announced this in a program organized on International Women’s Day that year. The actor had said, from now on in all his films the name of the lead actress will appear before his name in the credits.
Shahrukh Khan requested others working in cinema to do the same. King Khan said, ‘I would urge everyone I work with to do the same. I don’t know whether it will make any difference or not, but the issue should be raised. Everyone praised this work of Shahrukh Khan.
