Raj Kapoor
Birthday: 1924-12-14 | Place of Birth: Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British IndiaRaj Kapoor was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi cinema widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmakers in the history of Indian cinema. Often referred to as "The Greatest Showman of Indian Cinema" and the "Charlie Chaplin of Indian Cinema", his work enjoyed immense popularity and widespread acclaim not only within India but in parts of Eastern Asia, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Africa and the Soviet bloc. Among Kapoor's numerous accolades are three National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards in India, the Padma Bhushan (India's third-highest civilian honor) in 1971 for his contributions to the arts, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema, in 1987. Kapoor's acting style was inspired by Charlie Chaplin and he played characters based on The Tramp in films such as Awaara (1951) and Shree 420 (1955). His performance in Awaara was ranked as one of the "Top-Ten Greatest Performances of All Time in World Cinema" by Time magazine in 2005; Awaara (1951) and Boot Polish (1954), which he produced, competed for the Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1951 and 1955 respectively.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Advocate Mathur
as Gopichand Jasoos
as Abdullah
as Swaraj Singh
as Havaldar Ramdin Pandey
as Ashok 'Bonga Babu' Kumar
as Dharamchand Jasoos
as Dr. Bannerjee
as Raju
as Ram B. Kapoor
as Raj Kumar
as Pyare
as Raj Singh
as Hiramani
as Raj Kumar
as Sunder
as Shekhar
as Yusuf / Chand / Khan
as Gopal / Uday Kumar
as Rajesh
as Chhalia
as Raju
as Vijaykumar
as Govinda
as Raj Kumar
as Raj Kumar / Raju / Rajan / Raj Kapoor
