Raj Kapoor

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Raj Kapoor (Hindi: रा� �प�र, , Urdu: راج کپ�ر, R�j Kapūr, December 14, 1924 - June 2, 1988) was a legendary Indian actor, producer and director of Bollywood movies. He is part of the famous Kapoor family and is the son of Prithviraj Kapoor, and Rama Kapoor, grandson of Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor, great-grandson of Dewan Keshavmal Kapoor. <p>Raj Kapoor began his career as a clapper boy assisting Kidar Sharma. At age eleven, he appeared in films for the first time, in the 1935 film Inquilab. Raj Kapoor's big break, however, came when he played the hero's role in Neel Kamal (1947) by Kidar Sharma. In 1948, at the age of twenty-four, he established his own studio, R. K. Films, and became the youngest film director of his time. His first movie as a producer, director and star was Aag which was also the first of his many films with Nargis. In 1949 he once again starred with Nargis alongside Dilip Kumar in Mehboob Khan's classic blockbuster Andaz which was his first major success as an actor. <p>...