Raj Kapoor Wiki
Ranbir Raj Kapoor was a noted Indian film actor, producer, and director of Indian cinema. He was born on 14 December 1924 in Peshawar, India (Present Day Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan). He was a prominent member of the Kapoor family – that produced several celebrated Bollywood superstars.
He is one of the greatest actors. He was the winner of several accolades including 3 National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards in India. His performance in Awaara was ranked as one of the top ten greatest performances of all time by Time magazine. The Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan in 1971.
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Raj Kapoor Biography, Songs, Movies, Family Tree, Wife, Son & Siblings
| Real Name | Ranbir Raj Kapoor |
| Nickname | Showman, Charlie Chaplin of India |
| Profession | Actor, Producer and Director |
| Height | 5’7″ |
| Weight | 85 Kg |
| Hair Colour | Grey |
| Eye Colour | Hazel |
| Date of Birth | 14-Dec-24 |
| Date of Death | 2-Jun-88 |
| Birth Place | Peshawar, India |
| Place of Death | New Delhi, India |
| Cause of Death | Cardiac Arrest |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Sagittarius |
| Hometown | Peshawar, India |
| School | St. Xavier’s Collegiate School, Kolkata Colonel Brown Cambridge School, Dehradun |
| College | Not Known |
| Educational Qualification | 6th Fail |
| Debut | Film – Inquilab (1935 as a child actor) |
| Father | Prithviraj Kapoor (1906-1972) |
| Mother | Ramsarni Devi Kapoor (1908-1972) |
| Sister | Urmila Sial Kapoor |
| Brother | Shammi Kapoor (1931-2011)
Shashi Kapoor (1938-2017) Nandi Kapoor (1931) Devi Kapoor (1931) |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife/Spouse | Krishna Kapoor |
| Children | Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Rajiv Kapoor, Ritu Nanda, Rima Jain |
| Net Worth | Not Known |
| Salary | Not Known |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Title | Year | Credited as | |||
| Actor | Producer | Other | Role(s) | ||
| Inquilab | 1935 | Yes | Unknown | ||
| Hamari Baat | 1943 | Yes | Unknown | ||
| Gauri | 1943 | Yes | |||
| Valmiki | 1946 | Yes | |||
| Jail Yatra | 1947 | Yes | |||
| Dil-Ki-Rani | 1947 | Yes | Madhav (Madho) | ||
| Chittor Vijay | 1947 | Yes | |||
| Neel Kamal | 1947 | Yes | Madhusudan | ||
| Gopinath | 1948 | Yes | Mohan | ||
| Amar Prem | 1948 | Yes | |||
| Aag | 1948 | Yes | Yes | Director | Kewal Khanna |
| Sunehre Din | 1949 | Yes | Premendra | ||
| Parivartan | 1949 | Yes | |||
| Andaz | 1949 | Yes | Rajan | ||
| Barsaat | 1949 | Yes | Yes | Director | Pran |
| Sargam | 1950 | Yes | |||
| Pyaar | 1950 | Yes | |||
| Jan Pahchan | 1950 | Yes | Anil | ||
| Dastan | 1950 | Yes | Raj | ||
| Bawre Nain | 1950 | Yes | Chand | ||
| Banwra | 1950 | Yes | |||
| Awaara | 1951 | Yes | Yes | Director | Raj Raghunath |
| Bewafa | 1952 | Yes | Raj | ||
| Ashiana | 1952 | Yes | Raju | ||
| Anhonee | 1952 | Yes | Rajkumar Saxena | ||
| Amber | 1952 | Yes | Raj | ||
| Paapi | 1953 | Yes | Raju / Swami Satyananand | ||
| Dhoon | 1953 | Yes | |||
| Aah | 1953 | Yes | Yes | Raj Raibahadur | |
| Boot Polish | 1954 | Yes | Yes | Man asleep on train | |
| Shree 420 | 1955 | Yes | Yes | Director | Ranbir Raj/Raj Kumar of Pipli |
| Jagte Raho | 1956 | Yes | Yes | Peasant | |
| Chori Chori | 1956 | Yes | Sagar/Sultana Daku | ||
| Sharada | 1957 | Yes | Chiranjeev / Shekhar | ||
| Ab Dilli Dur Nahin | 1957 | Yes | None | ||
| Phir Subah Hogi | 1958 | Yes | Ram Babu | ||
| Parvarish | 1958 | Yes | Raja J. Singh | ||
| Main Nashe Mein Hoon | 1959 | Yes | Ram Das Khanna | ||
| Kanhaiya | 1959 | Yes | Kanhaiya | ||
| Do Ustad (1959) | 1959 | Yes | Raj Kumar(Rajan)/Himself | ||
| Char Dil Char Rahen | 1959 | Yes | Govinda | ||
| Anari | 1959 | Yes | Raj Kumar | ||
| Shriman Satyawadi | 1960 | Yes | Vijay | ||
| Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai | 1960 | Yes | Yes | Raju | |
| Chhalia | 1960 | Yes | Chhalia | ||
| Nazrana | 1961 | Yes | Rajesh | ||
| Aashiq | 1962 | Yes | |||
| Ek Dil Sau Afsane | 1963 | Yes | Shekhar | ||
| Dil Hi To Hai | 1963 | Yes | Yusuf/Chand/Khan Sahib | ||
| Sangam | 1964 | Yes | Yes | Director, editor | Sundar Khanna |
| Dulha Dulhan | 1964 | Yes | Raj Kumar | ||
| Teesri Kasam | 1966 | Yes | Hiraman/Meeta | ||
| Diwana | 1967 | Yes | Pyarelal | ||
| Around the World | 1967 | Yes | Raj Singh | ||
| Sapno Ka Saudagar | 1968 | Yes | Raj Kumar | ||
| Mera Naam Joker | 1970 | Yes | Yes | director, editor | Raju (Joker) |
| Kal Aaj Aur Kal | 1971 | Yes | Yes | Ram Kapoor | |
| Bobby | 1973 | Yes | Director, editor | None | |
| Mera Desh Mera Dharam | 1973 | Yes | |||
| Do Jasoos | 1975 | Yes | Dharamchand Jasoos | ||
| Dharam Karam | 1975 | Yes | Yes | Ashok Kumar | |
| Khaan Dost | 1976 | Yes | Ramdin Pandey | ||
| Chandi Sona | 1977 | Yes | Gypsy singer | ||
| Satyam Shivam Sundaram | 1978 | Yes | Director, Narrator, editor | None | |
| Naukri | 1978 | Yes | Swaraj Singh | ||
| Abdullah | 1980 | Yes | Abdullah | ||
| Biwi O Biwi | 1981 | Yes | None | ||
| Gopichand Jasoos | 1982 | Yes | Gopichand Jasoos | ||
| Vakil Babu | 1982 | Yes | Advocate Mathur | ||
| Prem Rog | 1982 | Yes | Director, editor | None | |
| Kim | 1984 | Yes | Policeman | ||
| Ram Teri Ganga Maili | 1985 | Yes | Director, editor, writer | None |
