Actor profile

Raj Kapoor

14th December 1924 Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India Acting

Raj 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.

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Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Nargis poster

Nargis 1st June 1991

Raj Kapoor - The Showman of Indian Cinema poster

Raj Kapoor - The Showman of Indian Cinema 17th December 1987 as Self

Living Legend - Raj Kapoor poster

Living Legend - Raj Kapoor 14th December 1986 as Self

Kim poster

Kim 16th May 1984 as Policeman

Gopichand Jasoos poster

Gopichand Jasoos 19th February 1982 as Gopichand Jasoos

Naseeb poster

Naseeb 1st May 1981 as Self

Indian Talkie poster

Indian Talkie 1st January 1981 as Self

Abdullah poster

Abdullah 7th March 1980 as Abdullah

Naukri poster

Naukri 2nd June 1978 as Swaraj Singh

Chandi Sona poster

Chandi Sona 25th March 1977 as Gypsy Singer

Khaan Dost poster

Khaan Dost 23rd March 1976 as Havaldar Ramdin Pandey

Dharam Karam poster

Dharam Karam 1st December 1975 as Ashok 'Bonga Babu' Kumar

Do Jasoos poster

Do Jasoos 7th October 1975 as Dharamchand Jasoos

Mera Desh Mera Dharam poster

Mera Desh Mera Dharam 5th January 1973 as Dr. Bannerjee

Kal Aaj Aur Kal poster

Kal Aaj Aur Kal 17th September 1971 as Ram B. Kapoor

Mera Naam Joker poster

Mera Naam Joker 18th December 1970 as Raju

Sapnon Ka Saudagar poster

Sapnon Ka Saudagar 1st January 1968 as Raj Kumar

Around The World poster

Around The World 1st January 1967 as Raj Singh

Diwana poster

Diwana 1st January 1967 as Pyare

Teesri Kasam poster

Teesri Kasam 1st July 1966 as Hiramani

Sangam poster

Sangam 18th June 1964 as Flight Lt. Sundar Khanna

Dulha Dulhan poster

Dulha Dulhan 1st January 1964 as Raj Kumar

Dil Hi To Hai poster

Dil Hi To Hai 1st January 1963 as Yusuf / Chand / Khan

Ek Dil Sau Afsane poster

Ek Dil Sau Afsane 1st January 1963 as Shekhar

Aashiq poster

Aashiq 1st January 1962 as Gopal / Uday Kumar

Nazrana poster

Nazrana 1st January 1961 as Rajesh

Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai poster

Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai 1st August 1960 as Raju

Chhalia poster

Chhalia 1st January 1960 as Chhalia

Shriman Satyawadi poster

Shriman Satyawadi 1st January 1960 as Vijaykumar

Char Dil Char Rahen poster

Char Dil Char Rahen 18th September 1959 as Govinda

Anari poster

Anari 16th January 1959 as Raj Kumar

Do Ustad poster

Do Ustad 1st January 1959 as Raj Kumar / Raju / Rajan / Raj Kapoor

Main Nashe Mein Hoon poster

Main Nashe Mein Hoon 1st January 1959 as Ram Das Khanna

Phir Subha Hogi poster

Phir Subha Hogi 6th November 1958 as Ram

Parvarish poster

Parvarish 1st January 1958 as Raja J. Singh

Sharada poster

Sharada 23rd February 1957 as Chiranjeev/Shekhar

Jagte Raho poster

Jagte Raho 12th December 1956 as Peasant

Chori Chori poster

Chori Chori 6th July 1956 as Sagar

Shree 420 poster

Shree 420 6th September 1955 as Ranbir Raj / Raj Kumar of Pipli

Boot Polish poster

Boot Polish 20th August 1954 as Himself

Paapi poster

Paapi 8th June 1953 as Raju / Swami Satyananand

Dhoon poster

Dhoon 19th May 1953 as Raj

Aah poster

Aah 22nd March 1953 as Raj Rai Bahadur

Anhonee poster

Anhonee 10th October 1952 as Advocate Rajkumar Saxena

Ashiana poster

Ashiana 1st August 1952 as Raju

Amber poster

Amber 1st January 1952 as Raj

Bewafa poster

Bewafa 1st January 1952 as Raj

Awaara poster

Awaara 14th December 1951 as Raj

Banwra poster

Banwra 31st December 1950

Sargam poster

Sargam 31st December 1950 as Vinod

Bawre Nain poster

Bawre Nain 1st November 1950 as Chand

Dastan poster

Dastan 17th August 1950 as Raj

Pyar poster

Pyar 11th August 1950 as Banke

Jan Pahchan poster

Jan Pahchan 22nd June 1950 as Anil

Parivartan poster

Parivartan 8th July 1949 as Ganesh

Andaz poster

Andaz 19th May 1949 as Rajan

Barsaat poster

Barsaat 22nd April 1949 as Pran

Sunehre Din poster

Sunehre Din 1st January 1949 as Premendra

Aag poster

Aag 6th August 1948 as Kewal

Amar Prem poster

Amar Prem 1st January 1948

Gopinath poster

Gopinath 1st January 1948 as Mohan

Chittor Vijay poster

Chittor Vijay 7th June 1947

Neel Kamal poster

Neel Kamal 24th March 1947 as Madhusudan

Dil Ki Rani poster

Dil Ki Rani 1st January 1947 as Madhav

Jail Yatra poster

Jail Yatra 1st January 1947

Valmiki poster

Valmiki 1st January 1946

Gauri poster

Gauri 13th December 1943

Hamari Baat poster

Hamari Baat 1st January 1943

Inquilab poster

Inquilab 5th July 1935

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