Raj Kapoor 100th Birth Anniversary: Hindi cinema is celebrating 100 years of showman Raj Kapoor. Raj Kapoor did many films in his film career and left his indelible mark across the world. The actor was also in the news regarding his personal life. Although his name was associated with many actresses, the most limelight was his relationship with Nargis.
Raj Kapoor and Nargis met on the sets of ‘Shree 420’ and their love story started from here. However their marriage could not take place. It is claimed in many reports that even after marrying Krishna, Raj Kapoor was in a relationship with Nargis. Both lived together for seven years, but Raj Kapoor did not want to divorce Krishna, so they parted ways.
Raj Kapoor used to burn himself with cigarette butts
After separation from Raj Kapoor, Nargis married Sunil Dutt in 1958. According to writer Madhu Jain’s book ‘The Kapoors: The First Film Family of Indian Cinema’, when Nargis married Sunil Dutt, Raj Kapoor felt betrayed. He used to burn himself with cigarette butts. He also used to drink a lot of alcohol. It is also written in this book that Raj Kapoor’s wife Krishna used to talk openly about the affair of her husband and Nargis.
Raj used to cry for Nargis
It is written in the book that Krishna, in a conversation with Khak Banni Reuben, had told how Raj Kapoor had broken down. He had told that when Nargis married Sunil Dutt, Raj started coming home drunk every night for some time. He used to cry a lot for Nargis and would fall into the bathtub crying.
