Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Who is better, Dev Anand or Raj Kapoor? Why?

 

Actor : Raj Kapoor was a good actor who appeared in many hindi movies.

Many of these movies were hit and popular.

Film historians claim , Raj Kapoor was inspired by Sir Charles Chaplin.

Dev anand was a super star ;who appeared in many hindi movies.

He was quite popular among cinema lovers.

Film historian claim , Dev anand was inspired by Gregory Peck .

Film maker : Raj Kapoor was a good film maker ;who directed a number of good movies.

Dev anand was a good film maker but majority of his films except Hare Rama Hare Krishna were flop.

Popularity : Raj Kapoor was quite popular in erstwhile communist bloc (USSR ; East Germany; China)

His movies had socialist themes (Shri 420 ; Awara ; Boot Polish ; Jis Des Mey Ganga Behti Hai)

Dev anand was popular in modern India for its themes.

His movies had social themes ( Hare Rama Hare Krishna ; Guide; Des Pardes etc. )

Influence : Raj Kapoor had an influence on common India.

Dev Anand was beloved of upper middle class and middle class India.

Facts : Well, Raj Kapoor was a showman ; but Dev Anand was a super star.

Raj Kapoor was hardly educated; but Dev Anand was a well read actor -public intellectual.

One cannot compare these two great Indian legends.

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