Ranbirraj "Raj" Kapoor (Hindi: राज कपूर, Urdu: راج کپُور Rāj Kapūr, December 14, 1924 - June 2, 1988), also known as the show-man, was a legendary Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi films. He was the winner of eight Filmfare Awards, while his films Awaara (1951) and Boot Polish (1954) were nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Raj Kapoor was born in Peshawar in the North-West Frontier Province of present-day Pak...
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Ranbirraj "Raj" Kapoor (Hindi: राज कपूर, Urdu: راج کپُور Rāj Kapūr, December 14, 1924 - June 2, 1988), also known as the show-man, was a legendary Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi films. He was the winner of eight Filmfare Awards, while his films Awaara (1951) and Boot Polish (1954) were nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Raj Kapoor was born in Peshawar in the North-West Frontier Province of present-day Pakistan to actor Prithviraj Kapoor and Ramsarni (Rama) Devi Kapoor (née Mehra). He was the eldest of the four children in the Khatri Hindko-speaking family. He was the grandson of Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor and great-grandson of Dewan Keshavmal Kapoor, part of the famous Kapoor family. Raj's younger brothers are the actors Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor. He also had a sister by name Urmila Sial.
Raj Kapoor began his career as a clapper boy assisting Kidar Sharma at a film studio. At age eleven, he appeared in films for the first time, in the...
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