Raj Kapoor
14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988
Raj Kapoor was an Indian actor, film director and producer who worked in Hindi cinema. He founded R. K. Films in 1948 and directed and starred in films including Awaara, Shree 420 and Mera Naam Joker, several of which were widely distributed in the Soviet Union and the Middle East. He received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1987.
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Life events
Born into a Punjabi family; his father was the actor Prithviraj Kapoor.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAppeared on screen for the first time at about the age of ten.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe couple had five children, including the actors Randhir, Rishi and Rajiv Kapoor.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgEstablished his own production company in Mumbai and made his directorial debut at the age of 24.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe film was a major commercial success and established the R. K. Films studio.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe film was widely distributed abroad, notably in the Soviet Union, China and the Middle East.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDirected and starred in the film, which featured the song Mera Joota Hai Japani.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgA long-gestating personal project that failed commercially on release before later reappraisal.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgReceived India's highest award in cinema for lifetime contribution.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDied of complications from asthma, weeks after collapsing at the Dadasaheb Phalke Award ceremony.
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