Raj Kapoor

Raj Kapoor was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmakers in... Wikipedia

  • Born:  Shrishti Nath Kapoor, December 14, 1924, Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
  • Age at death:  63 years
  • Died:  June 02, 1988, New Delhi, India
  • Other names:  Ranbir Raj Kapoor, The First Showman of Bollywood, The Greatest Show Man of Indian Cinema, Charlie Chaplin of Indian Cinema, Raj Sahab
  • Citizenship:  Indian
  • Education:  Colonel Brown Cambridge, St Xavier's Collegiate, Campion School
  • Occupation:  Actor, director, producer, editor
  • Years active:  1935–1988
  • Organization:  R. K. Films
  • Children:  5, including Randhir, Rishi, and Rajiv
  • Parent(s):  Prithviraj Kapoor (father)
  • Family:  Kapoor family
  • Honours:  Padma Bhushan (1971), Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1988)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo