Tag: Raj Kapoor
The Common Man on Screen: How Raj Kapoor Championed the Indian Proletariat
Raj Kapoor disagreed with how director Basu Bhattacharya wanted him to react to Waheeda Rehman's lip-synching, Aa Aa Bhi Ja in Teesri Kasam. He asked cinematographer...
On Raj Kapoor’s 97th Birth Anniversary: Untold Memories Of A ‘Joker’
Raj Kapoor practiced the antics and body language of circus jokers by observing the Great Russian circus clowns. He always felt he had a...
Raj Kapoor to Dev Anand: “Dev Tumne Mere Heroine (Nargis) Ko Chura Liya”
In 1953 the first Indian film delegation attended the coveted Venice International Film Festival. Led by Bimal Ray the delegation included Balraj Sahni, Salil...
Dilip Kumar had met Jawaharlal Nehru, few days ahead of his demise, had noticed former PM was ‘exhausted’
“How are you?” Kemon Achish? Dilip Kumar greeted me during a telephonic conversation a decade ago as I greeted him on his birthday, 11th...