Raj Kapoor, His Life and His Films


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About Rāja Kāpura, 1924-1988, actor, producer, and director of Hindi motion pictures.




Raj Kapoor Speaks


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Raj Kapoor Is Many Things To Many People: Producer, Director, Actor, Editor, Musician, Story-Teller, A Man Of Many Moods, An Acknowledged Patriarch Of India S Film-Making Industry. He Is Also Known To The World As An Extraordinary Showman, Lover, Idealist, Sage And Reformer. Raj Kapoor Has Always Been A Controversial Figure. Although His Films Always Evoked Extreme Reactions, He Knew That Mass Audiences Had Made Him, And He Never Deserted Them. There Will Be Endless Debates About His Exact Contribution To The Art Of Cinema, But Few Can Deny That He Was The Greatest Entertainer Known To Indian Films, The Last True Movie Mogul Of Indian Cinema. Raj Kapoor Worked With The Cinematic Tradition He Inherited, Made Modifications And Added New Elements To It, And Thus Created A Popular Art Form That Was Consonant With His Temperament And View Of Life. He Infused A Distinctive Mode Of Popular Romantic Sensibility Into Indian Cinema. Raj Kapoor Has Been Portrayed In Various Ways. He Was Imperious And Majestic, A Dreamer Of Big Dreams; His Creations Were Clearly Several Times Larger That The R.K. Studios, Which Remains A Living Monument To One Man S Vision, Energy And Enterprise. In This Book His Daughter Records The Lesser-Known Facets Of His Magnificent Personality, Without Interpreting His Thoughts, So That When Readers Thumb Through The Pages, They May Feel His Presence.




Raj Kapoor


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'If cinema did not exist, I would be non-existent.' - Raj Kapoor In this warm, thoughtful memoir, veteran filmmaker Rahul Rawail goes back to his days spent in R.K. Studios where he was nurtured and taught to handle the ropes of filmmaking from the Master himself-Raj Kapoor. Through stories only he can tell, Rawail delves not only into the techniques of the legendary filmmaker, but also into hitherto unknown aspects of Raj Kapoor's eccentric personality-his quirky sense of humour, his insights into life, the relationship he shared with his crew and his associations with artists of three generations. The book also examines how the lessons he learnt under the tutelage of Raj Kapoor carried Rahul Rawail through directing his own blockbuster films including Love Story, Betaab, Arjun and Dacait. Raj Kapoor: The Master at Work offers unique insights into what it took for Raj Kapoor to be an exceptional filmmaker, with his understanding of human emotions, virtues of music and the art of visual storytelling. Within these pages, one sees behind the enigma who lived and breathed cinema, in his before-seen role as a teacher, mentor, parent and guru.




Raj Kapoor


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Raj Kapoor, the creator of some of Hindi cinema's most enduring classics, is one of the greatest film-makers India has ever produced. As producer, director, actor, editor, storyteller, he blazed a trail for subsequent generations of film-makers to follow and aspire to. He was also known to the world as an extraordinary and controversial showman, an entertainer par excellence, someone who created the template for Hindi cinema.Raj Kapoor: The One and Only Showman is a unique experiment, both an autobiography and a biography. While the autobiography uses his own words, culled from interviews, journals and anecdotes, to provide an intimate glimpse into the mind of a genius, the biography is an attempt to record for posterity the lesser-known facets of his magnificent personality through the recollections of his family, colleagues and friends. As revealing as it is engaging, this is a fascinating portrait of the man regarded as the last of the true movie moguls of Indian cinema.







Raj Kapoor, the Fabulous Showman


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Raj Kapoor, 1924-1988, Indian motion picture producer, director and actor.




Kapoors


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‘We are like the Corleones in The Godfather’—Randhir Kapoor There is no film family quite like the Kapoors. A family of professional actors and directors, they span almost eighty years of film-making in India, from the 1920s to the present. Each decade in the history of Hindi films has had at least one Kapoor—if not more—playing a large part in defining it. Never before have four generations of this family—or five, if you include Bashesharnath Kapoor, Prithviraj Kapoor’s father, who played the judge in Awara—been brought together in one book. The Kapoors details the professional careers and personal lives of each generation—box-office successes and failures, the ideologies that informed their work, the larger-than-life Kapoor weddings and Holi celebrations, their extraordinary romantic liaisons and family relationships, their love for food and their dark passages with alcohol. Based on extensive personal interviews conducted over seven years with family members and friends, Madhu Jain goes behind the façade of each member of the Kapoor clan to reveal what makes them tick. The Kapoors resembles the films that the great showman Raj Kapoor made: grand and sweeping, with moments of high drama and touching emotion. ‘Few books on Indian cinema have been written with such wit, clarity and sparkle’—Outlook ‘Jain writes in a language that is simple and pithy. . . it will keep alive public interest in the Kapoors who refuse to call it a day’—Telegraph ‘Immensely readable...will surely find a place in the Indian cineaste’s library’—Biblio




Raj Kapur, the Fabulous Showman


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Shammi Kapoor


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Shammi Kapoor continues to gather Lifetime Achievement Awards, as the country still dances to his songs. India’s first major dancing star, with a fabulous selection of music to back his moves, he never toppled from the pantheon of film greats, no matter how many superstars came after him. The Rebel Star - the middle son of Prithviraj Kapoor - dominated the 60s with his musicals and today’s dancing stars are indebted to him for liberating the Hindi film hero from the strong, silent, traditional role. The book traces his career with his ups and downs, touches upon his tempestuous life and gives credit where it’s due. Shammi Kapoor will always be among the best dancing stars and actors ever seen in Hindi films.




The Raj Kapoor Handbook - Everything You Need to Know about Raj Kapoor


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Ranbirraj ""Raj"" Kapoor (14 December 1924 - 2 June 1988), also known as The Show-Man, was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi cinema. He was the winner of nine Filmfare Awards, while his films Awaara (1951) and Boot Polish (1954) were nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1971 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1987 for his contributions towards Indian cinema. This book is your ultimate resource for Raj Kapoor. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away: Raj Kapoor filmography, Neel Kamal (1947 film), Amar Prem, Aag (1948 film), Andaz (1949 film), Barsaat (1949 film), Sargam (1950 film), Bawre Nain, Banwra, Awaara, Anhonee, Paapi, Shree 420, Jagte Raho, Chori Chori, Phir Subha Hogi, Anari, Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai, Chhalia, Nazrana (film), Aashiq (1962 film), Sangam (film), Teesri Kasam, Around the World (1967 film), Sapno Ka Saudagar, Mera Naam Joker, Kal Aaj Aur Kal, Mera Desh Mera Dharam, Do Jasoos, Dharam Karam, Chandi Sona, Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Naukri, Kim (TV film) Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.