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Raj Kapoor

Born
December 14, 1924
Died
June 2, 1988
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.
Full Filmography
Acting
Inquilab
(1935)
Gauri
(1943)
Hamari Baat
(1943)
Valmiki
(1946)
Neel Kamal
(1947)
Madhusudan
Dil Ki Rani
(1947)
Chittor Vijay
(1947)
Jail Yatra
(1947)
Aag
(1948)
Kewal
Amar Prem
(1948)
Gopinath
(1948)
Mohan
Barsaat
(1949)
Pran
Andaz
(1949)
Rajan
Parivartan
(1949)
Ganesh
Sunehre Din
(1949)
Premendra
Dastan
(1950)
Raj
Jan Pahchan
(1950)
Anil
Bawre Nain
(1950)
Chand
Banwra
(1950)
Pyar
(1950)
Sargam
(1950)
Vinod
Awaara
(1951)
Raj Raghunath
Amber
(1952)
Raj
Anhonee
(1952)
Advocate Rajkumar Saxena
Bewafa
(1952)
Raj
Ashiana
(1952)
Raju
Aah
(1953)
Raj
Dhoon
(1953)
Paapi
(1953)
Raju / Swami Satyananand
Boot Polish
(1954)
Himself
Shree 420
(1955)
Ranbir Raj / Raj Kumar of Pipli
Jagte Raho
(1956)
Thirsty Peasant
Chori Chori
(1956)
Sagar
Sharada
(1957)
Chiranjeev/Shekhar
Parvarish
(1958)
Raja J. Singh
Phir Subha Hogi
(1958)
Ram
Anari
(1959)
Raj Kumar
Char Dil Char Rahen
(1959)
Govinda
Main Nashe Mein Hoon
(1959)
Ram Das Khanna
Do Ustad
(1959)
Raj Kumar / Raju / Rajan / Raj Kapoor
Kanhaiya
(1959)
Kanhaiya
Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
(1960)
Raju
Chhalia
(1960)
Chhalia
Shriman Satyawadi
(1960)
Vijaykumar
Nazrana
(1961)
Rajesh
Aashiq
(1962)
Gopal / Uday Kumar
Dil Hi To Hai
(1963)
Yusuf / Chand / Khan
Ek Dil Sau Afsane
(1963)
Shekhar
Sangam
(1964)
Sunder
Dulha Dulhan
(1964)
Raj Kumar
Teesri Kasam
(1966)
Hiramani
Around The World
(1967)
Raj Singh
Diwana
(1967)
Pyare
Sapnon Ka Saudagar
(1968)
Raj Kumar
Mera Naam Joker
(1970)
Raju
Kal Aaj Aur Kal
(1971)
Ram B. Kapoor
Mera Desh Mera Dharam
(1973)
Dr. Bannerjee
Do Jasoos
(1975)
Dharamchand Jasoos
Dharam Karam
(1975)
Ashok 'Bonga Babu' Kumar
Khaan Dost
(1976)
Havaldar Ramdin Pandey
Chandi Sona
(1977)
Gypsy Singer
Naukri
(1978)
Swaraj Singh
Abdullah
(1980)
Abdullah
Naseeb
(1981)
Self
Gopichand Jasoos
(1982)
Gopichand Jasoos
Vakil Babu
(1982)
Advocate Mathur
Kim
(1984)
Policeman
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