Raj Kapoor Death Anniversary: There is a family in the history of Hindi cinema whose four generations have ruled the film industry. The first star came from this family around 1930 and even today the people of that family are working in films. Yes, we are talking about the ‘Kapoor family’ which has been active in the film industry for decades and this family has given not one, two or three but many superstars. Raj Kapoor’s era in the Kapoor family was quite different and the success he saw was hardly seen by anyone.
Raj Kapoor, famously known as The Show Man, worked in films and made films for several decades. He was such a superstar of the industry whose films were successful and a story was also created in real life which remained incomplete but is still discussed today. This year on 2 June, Raj Kapoor’s 99th death anniversary will be celebrated.
Raj Kapoor’s family background
Raj Kapoor was born on 14 December 1924 in the Kapoor Haveli located in Peshawar, British India (now in Pakistan). Raj Kapoor’s grandfather, who belonged to a Hindu Punjabi family, had his own business in Peshawar. Raj Kapoor’s father Prithviraj Kapoor was a film actor, director and producer, while his mother was Ramsarni Devi Kapoor. Raj Kapoor’s ancestors used to be Diwan and Zamindar. Raj Kapoor had two younger brothers, Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor, both of whom have been popular actors in the film industry.
Raj Kapoor married a girl named Krishna and had 5 children named Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Rajiv Kapoor, Ritu Kapoor and Rima Kapoor. All three sons of Raj Kapoor were active in Hindi cinema and gave many memorable films. Randhir Kapoor’s wife Babita was also an actress and Rishi Kapoor’s wife Neetu Kapoor is also an actress.
Randhir-Babita’s daughters Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor are also actresses, while Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor’s son Ranbir Kapoor is an actor and their daughter-in-law Alia Bhatt is also an actress. In this way, the fourth generation of the Kapoor family is associated with the film industry.
raj kapoor movies
At the age of 10, Raj Kapoor first appeared in the film Inquilab (1935). After this, Raj Kapoor studied and at the age of 23, he debuted in the film Neel Kamal (1947). At the age of 24, Raj Kapoor founded RK Studio (1948) and its first film was Aag which was a superhit.
Nargis and Raj Kapoor appeared together for the first time in this film and after this they gave many successful films. Raj Kapoor used to show the truth of life in his films and people also liked this style. Raj Kapoor did about 75 films in his film career, which also includes films directed by him.
Raj Kapoor’s love story
Married Raj Kapoor lost his heart to Nargis during the shooting of the film Aag. With Nargis, Raj Kapoor did films like ‘Shri 420’, ‘Awara’, ‘Jagte Raho’, ‘Chori Chori’, ‘Barsaat’, ‘Andaz’, ‘Aah’, ‘Bewafaa’, ‘Paapi’, ‘Pyaar’, ‘Aashiyana’.
According to media reports, Raj Kapoor and Nargis had true love but it did not lead to marriage. Later, Nargis married Sunil Dutt and Nargis’ love story with Raj Kapoor ended. Raj Kapoor always wanted to be with Nargis but his wish was never fulfilled.
Death info about Raj Kapoor
According to media reports, Raj Kapoor was an asthma patient. On 2 June 1988, his health suddenly deteriorated and he died. Raj Kapoor’s unfinished films were completed by his sons and even today Raj Kapoor is remembered as ‘The Show Man’.
