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    Raj Kapoor

    1924-12-14 (100 years old) in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India

    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.

    Movies

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    Kim
    60 %|May 16, 1984
    Drama, Adventure
    actor
    Vakil Babu
    0 %|Apr 9, 1982
    Drama, Mystery
    poster
    Gopichand Jasoos
    40 %|Feb 19, 1982
    Comedy, Thriller
    poster
    Naseeb
    72 %|May 1, 1981
    Drama
    poster
    Abdullah
    100 %|Mar 7, 1980
    Action, Drama, Romance
    poster
    Naukri
    30 %|Jun 2, 1978
    Drama, Fantasy
    poster
    Chandi Sona
    0 %|Mar 25, 1977
    Action, Thriller
    poster
    Khaan Dost
    0 %|Mar 23, 1976
    Action, Crime, Drama
    poster
    Dharam Karam
    85 %|Dec 1, 1975
    poster
    Do Jasoos
    50 %|Jan 1, 1975
    poster
    Mera Desh Mera Dharam
    0 %|Jan 5, 1973
    Drama
    poster
    Kal Aaj Aur Kal
    75 %|Sep 17, 1971
    Family, Drama
    poster
    Mera Naam Joker
    73 %|Dec 18, 1970
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    Sapnon Ka Saudagar
    0 %|Jan 1, 1968
    Romance
    poster
    Around The World
    50 %|Jan 1, 1967
    Comedy, Romance
    poster
    Diwana
    90 %|Jan 1, 1967
    Music, Romance, Drama
    poster
    Teesri Kasam
    63 %|Jul 1, 1966
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
    poster
    Sangam
    74 %|Jun 18, 1964
    Romance, Drama
    poster
    Dulha Dulhan
    0 %|Jan 1, 1964
    poster
    Dil Hi To Hai
    0 %|Jan 1, 1963
    Comedy, Romance, Drama
    poster
    Ek Dil Sau Afsane
    0 %|Jan 1, 1963
    Romance
    poster
    Aashiq
    0 %|Jan 1, 1962
    Romance
    poster
    Nazrana
    0 %|Jan 1, 1961
    poster
    Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
    58 %|Jan 1, 1960
    Comedy, Music
    poster
    Chhalia
    50 %|Jan 1, 1960
    Romance
    poster
    Shriman Satyawadi
    0 %|Jan 1, 1960
    Action, Crime, Drama
    poster
    Char Dil Char Rahen
    60 %|Sep 18, 1959
    Drama
    poster
    Anari
    72 %|Jan 16, 1959
    Comedy, Drama, Music
    actor
    Kanhaiya
    0 %|Jan 1, 1959
    Romance, Drama, Family
    poster
    Main Nashe Mein Hoon
    100 %|Jan 1, 1959
    Drama, Family, Comedy
    poster
    Do Ustad
    40 %|Jan 1, 1959
    Action, Crime
    poster
    Phir Subha Hogi
    60 %|Nov 6, 1958
    poster
    Parvarish
    0 %|Jan 1, 1958
    Drama, Family
    poster
    Sharada
    55 %|Feb 23, 1957
    Romance, Drama
    poster
    Jagte Raho
    59 %|Dec 12, 1956
    Thriller, Comedy
    poster
    Chori Chori
    65 %|Jul 6, 1956
    Romance, Drama, Comedy
    poster
    Shree 420
    75 %|Sep 6, 1955
    Romance, Drama, Comedy
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    Boot Polish
    58 %|Aug 20, 1954
    Drama, Comedy, Family
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    Paapi
    100 %|Jun 8, 1953
    Drama, Crime
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    Dhoon
    100 %|May 19, 1953
    poster
    Aah
    0 %|Mar 22, 1953
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    Anhonee
    63 %|Oct 10, 1952
    Drama, Romance, Thriller
    poster
    Ashiana
    0 %|Aug 1, 1952
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    Amber
    0 %|Jan 1, 1952
    Thriller, Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
    poster
    Bewafa
    0 %|Jan 1, 1952
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    Awaara
    72 %|Dec 14, 1951
    Drama, Music, Romance
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    Banwra
    0 %|Dec 31, 1950
    Drama
    poster
    Pyar
    0 %|Dec 31, 1950
    Drama
    poster
    Sargam
    0 %|Dec 31, 1950
    Family, Drama
    poster
    Bawre Nain
    0 %|Nov 1, 1950
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    Dastan
    100 %|Aug 17, 1950
    Drama, Family, Romance
    poster
    Jan Pahchan
    70 %|Jun 22, 1950
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    Andaz
    59 %|May 19, 1949
    Drama, Crime
    poster
    Barsaat
    67 %|Apr 22, 1949
    Drama, Music, Romance
    poster
    Parivartan
    0 %|Jan 1, 1949
    Drama
    poster
    Sunehre Din
    0 %|Jan 1, 1949
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    Aag
    60 %|Aug 6, 1948
    Romance, Drama
    poster
    Amar Prem
    0 %|Jan 1, 1948
    Drama
    poster
    Gopinath
    0 %|Jan 1, 1948
    Drama
    poster
    Chittor Vijay
    0 %|Jun 7, 1947
    Drama
    poster
    Neel Kamal
    0 %|Mar 24, 1947
    Fantasy, Drama, Romance
    poster
    Jail Yatra
    0 %|Jan 1, 1947
    Drama
    poster
    Dil Ki Rani
    0 %|Jan 1, 1947
    poster
    Valmiki
    0 %|Jan 1, 1946
    Drama
    actor
    Gauri
    0 %|Dec 13, 1943
    poster
    Hamari Baat
    0 %|Jan 1, 1943
    Drama
    actor
    Inquilab
    60 %|Jan 1, 1935
    Drama

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