Why did Pran-Raj Kapoor's friendship end?

 Raj Kapoor was a very talented actor-director while Pran was so prolific in his negative roles that he carved a niche in Bollywood as the best villian ever. The two appeared together in many films and shared a good relation which ended on a bitter note after the success of Bobby.

Mera Naam Joker was a flop and Raj Kapoor was trying to bounce back with Bobby. Raj Kapoor was going through a bad phase financially. If reports are to be believed Pran agreed to work in Bobby for a token amount of Rs.1 and asked Raj Kapoor to pay him if the film was a success.

Bobby was a super hit and later Raj Kapoor presented a cheque of Rs.1 Lakh to Pran who felt cheated. Pran used to charge some 5–10 Lakh rupees in the 70s which sometimes was much more than the lead actors. Therefore Pran decided that he would never do a film under R. K Banner.

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What was the nickname given by Raj Kapoor to Shashi Kapoor during the shooting of the film Satyam Shivam Sundaram?

 There was a strange reason behind to the question why Raj Kapoor used to call his younger brother Shashi Kapoor ‘Taxi'.

It was the time when Raj Kapoor had planned to make one of his iconic and most talked about film Satyam Shivam Sundaram, which told the difference between physical love and spiritual love.

When many actors were queueing up to perform the lead role, Raj Kapoor thought that only Shashi Kapoor is appropriate for the role of a male protogonist. But Shashi Kapoor was a demanding actor of those days, all the top directors wanted to cast him in their films and Shashi was committed with 4 to 5 filmmakers.

Also Raj Kapoor wanted dates in a bunch and with a condition that when Shashi would work for Satyam Shivam Sundaram he would not work for any other film during the shooting of this film.

So Shashi had to work round the clock, he would do 4–5 shifts a day and sleep in a car, his own or in a hired taxi .

To Raj Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor always looked like “running away in taxi” and so he gave him the nickname ‘taxi'.

Raj, out of frustration that his younger brother is not having enough time for his film Satyam Shivam Sundaram, he called him as “Taxi”.

Raj Kapoor would tell Shashi Kapoor that, “ You people aren't artists. You are all taxis. Someone puts your meter down, you go there. Then someone else puts your meter down and you go there.”

For one more reason Shashi got this nicknane that is, he was known to pick up or drop any of his co-actors in his car or taxi as he travelled regularly between places and shifts for shooting for his films.

Prithviraj Kapoor refused to do his son Raj Kapoor's film 'Awara'. What is the reason?

 Prithviraj Kapoor starred in the film Awara. In fact the film had three generations of Kapoors. Raj Kapoor, Prithiviraj Kapoor and Prithiviraj Kapoor's father Dewan Basheshwarnath Kapoor also had a short role in the film.

Acutally Raj Kapoor knew that his father will refuse the film so he requested writer Abbas to narrate the story to Prithiviraj Kapoor. On knowing that Raj Kapoor is going to act and direct the film he straightaway refused to do the film.

He told Abbas why he is writing for Raj Kapoor. Actually Prithiviraj underestimated Raj Kapoor. His point was that Raj Kapoor will not be able to handle the film and would spoil it. The writers talked and convinced Prithiviraj to work in the film and at least see the results.

Later Prithiviraj reluctantly agreed to do the film. Raj Kapoor had a tough time directing his father.

Finally, Awara saw the light of the day and created history.

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

 Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor represent the holy Trinity of 50’s and 60’s Bollywood. While they represent different spectrums of filmmaking comparison can be made based on certain parameters.

Number of Hits: Raj Kapoor and Devanand both started their career in late 1940’s but Rajkapoor stopped acting actively after the debacle of Mera Naam Joker in 1970 and he worked in very few films as an actor post 1970. Devanand continued acting till the very last (Chargesheet released in 2011) and was actively till the 90’s as a lead actor. Raj Kapoor in his career has around 20 successful movies whereas Devanand had more than 30 hits as a lead actor. But Raj Kapoor has done half the number of films done by Devanand.

HGOTY - How many films of these actors have been Highest Grossing Film of the year?

Raj Kapoor- 1. Barsaat (1949)-1.25 crores

2. Awara (1951)- 1.50 crores

3. Shree 420 (1955)- 2 crores (first Hindi film to earn 2 crores)

4. Anari (1959)- 1.5 crores

5. Sangam (1964)- 4 crores

(As a director he had two more HGOTY - Bobby (1973) and Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985))

Devanand HGOTY-

1. CID (1956)- 1.50 crores
2. Johnny Mera Naam (1970)- 3.5 crores

Overseas Grosser- Raj Kapoor was very popular in countries like Iran, Soviet Union and Middle East. Aawara is the most successful Indian film in USSR in terms of Footfall. The top 3 Indian films in terms of footfalls in USSR are- 1. Aawara, 2. Bobby, 3. Disco dancer (2 out of 3 films are made by Raj Kapoor). Even a film like Abdullah which only had Raj Kapoor in a supporting role was promoted in USSR in his name and was fairly successful. In Iran the Hinduja group was responsible for exhibiting Raj Kapoor's films and they earned hansome profits out of it. Devanand didn't had a niche in the overseas market as compared to Raj Kapoor

Music Hits - if we look at the top music albums of 50’s to 70’s we will see that Raj Kapoor has 4 albums among the top albums of the decades (and 3 additional as director and producer). Devanand on the other hand has also 4 albums to his credit in the top albums. The difference is that Sangam was the highest selling album of 1960’s and Awara of 1950’s and as a director Bobby was the highest selling album of 1970’s and Ram Teri Ganga Maili was the second highest selling album of 1980’s. Devanand’s albums were generally placed at number 10 or below (CID, Jaal, Guide) except Johnny Mera Naam which is one of the highest selling album of 1970’s.

As a Director - As a director Raj Kapoor was way more acclaimed and successful than Devanand. Raj Kapoor was known as the showman of India for mixing social issues with commercial cinema. Most of his films were also commercial success. He directed Blockbusters like Barsaat, Shri 420, Awaara, Sangam, Bobby, Prem Rog and Ram Teri Ganga Maili. His not so successful films include Mera Naam Joker which was a commercial disaster, Satyam Shivam Sundaram which was average, and his productions include Aah which failed (directed by Raja Navathe), Jis Desh me Ganga Behti hai which was a hit (directed by Radhu Karmakar), Boot Polish was a hit, Ab Dilli Door Nahi and Jagte raho failed commercially, Kal Aaj aur kal and Dharam Karam were average grossers directed by Randhir Kapoor, Biwi o Biwi directed by Rahul Rawail failed, Henna Directed by Randhir Kapoor was a hit and the last two films of RK films Prem Granth and Aa ab Laut chale flopped.

Devanand was not a good director and gave back to back flops in 70’s, 80’s till 2000’s when he started making his own films not by his talented brothers Chetan and Vijay Anand. Devanand only made two hit films as a director - Hare Rama Hare Krishna and Des Pardes. Lootmaar and Swami Dada were average and the list of flops is long - Prem Pujari, Ishq Ishq Ishq, Anand aur Anand, Awwal Number, Hum Naujawan, Gangster, Love at Times Square, Chargesheet etc.

Awards- Raj Kapoor is ahead of Devanand in terms of awards. As an actor both Raj Kapoor and Devanand won 2 best actor flmfares (Raj Kapoor won for Anari and Jis Desh me Ganga Behti hai, Devanand won for Kala Pani and Guide). Raj Kapoor won 3 National awards including one Dada Saheb Phalke Award and two national awards as director producer (Shree 420 and Jis Desh me Ganga Behti hai). He also won 11 filmfares (2 for best actor, 3 best editor, 4 Best director and 2 best film) from 23 nominations. Devanand won one Dada Saheb Phalke Award and one national award as producer for Guide. He won 4 filmfares (2 best actor, 1 lifetime achievement award and one for best film) out of 7 filmfares. Raj Kapoor has won awards in various International film festivals as well which is missing in Devanand’s filmography except for Guide. Both actors have won the Padma Bhushan award.

Controversies - Raj Kapoor has often been criticised for his skin show in films which led to his conflicts with the censor board. Especially in films like Satyam Shivam Sundaram and Ram Teri Ganga Maili. Devanand has also been criticised for his taboo films on incest (Bumbai ka Babu, Ishq Ishq Ishq, Prem Shastra), and the use of cheap vulgarity in Hum Naujawan, and his later films which were outright trash. His film Teen Deviyan received A certificate for showing man having multiple affairs, and his films Jaal, Baazigar, CID showed hero as grey shade visiting clubs etc (the club song Fiffy was deemed vulgar and banned).

In terms of universal acclaim and international appreciation Raj Kapoor is a bit above Devanand. Devanand has established himself as an evergreen hero with many classics but his films didn't receive international acclaim like Raj Kapoor.

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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What are some of the unknown facts about bollywood legend Raj Kapoor?

 

Failed : Raj Kapoor reportedly failed his matriculation exams that greatly disappointed his father Prithviraj Kapoor, a well read actor.

No wonder, his father sent him to work as an under study of Kedar Sharma, a known film maker.

Slapped : He was slapped by Kedar Sharma ;when Raj Kapoor , a spot boy was being callous.

He was publicly slapped by Inder Raj Anand, a film writer, during premier of Sangam (movie).

Insulted : Raj Kumar, a no nonsensical film actor , publicly insulted him for calling him murderer.

Refused : Suchitra Sen, Indian actress declined to work with him as she did not like his personality

Jilted : He fell in depression after Nargis Dutt left him and married Sunil Dutt.

Left : His wife left him for a while ; after his love affairs started disturbing their family life.

Estranged : His youngest son Rajiv Kapoor did not attend his funeral as he was angry with his father.

Rent : For years ; Raj Kapoor and his family stayed in a rented home.

Broke : He often went financially broke as he invested assets ; earnings in a new movie.

Addiction : He was addicted to alcohol and smoking that adversely impacted his health.

Facts : Despite flaws; Raj Kapoor was a thespian.

He was among few film makers ; who had mastery over film making; music ; acting and art direction.

Note : It is not meant to defame or hurt any one.

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Why did mera naam Joker movie flops?

 A big mistake can be made by a big man. Raj Kapoor was totally engrossed in the subject. If you give a deep thought no director dared to follow the two intermission funda. Raj Kapoor tried it in Sangam and Mera Naam Joker.

It worked out in Sangam but Mera Naam Joker had a deep message and was treated as a novel covering three chapters of life indicating childhood, youth and old age (in one way end of a career). In all these shades Raju was the same a joker spreading love and entertainment to others and not expecting anything in return. His character was of a honest man.

The childhood crush of a student on his teacher is shown beautifully with a level of purity. He feels he is a sinner and therefore confesses his sin. His love with the circus trapeze artist could not find its way still he was happy.

When his mother comes to know that his son is a joker and dies in front of him in the audience, he continues to perform. He is able to give the expression of grief with humor in that scene. He moves forward in life and finds a friend in the form of Padmini who shows how difficult it is for a lady to survive.

Still when he comes to know that she is a girl (disguised as a boy ) he feels bad because she had hidden the truth. Anyways, he helps her to make her career and remains a joker.

At last keeping aside all his sorrows he invites everyone for his last performance indicating his love for all no matter he only received pain and tears and that's the life of a joker to hide his sorrows and try to make people laugh.

The film was different and therefore the main reason it failed at the box-office. Secondly, the audience were not that matured at that time and the proof is that the film received a cult status later. Technically the length of the film was a big issue but a maker like Raj Kapoor will not bother about the fate of the film. As a filmmaker he just carried on with the soul of the film. Financially he invested a lot in the movie not bothering whether his message reached the masses or classes. Raj Kapoor termed it his favourite film and described it as having deep philosophical depth and meaning. Film experts label it as a “misunderstood masterpiece”.

No matter the film flopped, at least he was successful in conveying a short message and that is, “the show must go on”. The film also ends with a caption stating, “Positively not the end”.

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Why did Raj Kapoor prefer actress Mandkini for his film?

 Actress Padmini Kolhapure had said that intially she was the first choice for the leading role in the movie Ram Teri Ganga Maili, but she declined the role after reading the script which needed some unpleasant scenes.

Anyhow the filmmaker Raj Kapoor wanted a new face instead of an established actress. He believed that he couldn't make someone pure Ganga if they had an established image.

Dimple Kapadia had been auditioned for the role of Ganga, Dimple looked great and acted perfectly for the audition, but Raj Kapoor was not sure, he thought that a newcomer was the right choice to project the innocence and honesty of a hill station girl.

So Raj searched for a newcomer with all characteristics that the character Ganga needed them. Finally the legendary filmmaker discovered Yasmeen Joseph and gave her a new name Mandakini.

For the first time when Mandakini met with Raj Kapoor she was in an Indian costume, that was chudidaar. Raj was very happy by seeing her in the Indian attire and he said, “if you would have come by wearing jeans or some other dress I wouldn't like it”. Because he wanted someone homely to the character.

Mandakini was born to a British father and Kashmiri mother.

Mandakiini made her debut in Ram Teri Ganga Maili at the age of 22 in 1985. She became an overnight star and became a sensational actress of 80s, but at the same time she faced controversies and unpleasant situations because of her some bold scenes in the film.

The film was a big blockbuster, the film was the year's highest grossing film and it was included in the ‘All Time Blockbuster’s list of Indian Cinema'.

ರಾಜ್‍ ಕಪೂರ್

 

ರಾಜ್ ‍ಕಪೂರ್ ಬಾಲಿವುಡ್ ಜಗತ್ತಿನ ಅಪ್ರತಿಮ ಪ್ರತಿಭಾವಂತ ಕನಸುಗಾರ.

ರಾಜ್‍ ಕಪೂರ್ 1924ರ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 14ರಂದು ಜನಿಸಿದರು. ಈತ ತನ್ನ ಬಾಲ್ಯದ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತಂದೆ ಪೃಥ್ವಿರಾಜ್ ಕಪೂರ್‌ಗೆ "ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು, ನನ್ನ ತಂದೆ ಎಂದು ಈ ಜಗತ್ತು ಗುರುತಿಸುತ್ತದೆಯೇ ವಿನಃ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಈ ಜಗತ್ತು ನಿನ್ನ ಮಗ ಎಂದು ಗುರುತಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ" ಎಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದರಂತೆ.

ರಾಜ್ ಕಪೂರ್ ಪೃಥ್ವಿ ಥಿಯೇಟರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಮೊದಲು ಬಾಲ ಕಲಾವಿದನಾಗಿ (ದಿವಾರ್) ನಂತರ ಯುವ ಕಲಾವಿದನಾಗಿ (ಪಠಾಣ್) ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ನಟಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ವಸ್ತ್ರ ವಿನ್ಯಾಸದಿಂದ ಹಿಡಿದು ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಸೆಟ್ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಗೀತ ಸಂಯೋಜನೆವರೆಗೆ ಆಸಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ದುಡಿಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದ. ಪೃಥ್ವಿ ರಾಜ್‍ ಕಪೂರ್, ದುರ್ಗಾ ಖೋಟೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕೆ. ಸಿ. ದೇವ್ ತಾರಾಗಣದ ಇಂಕ್ವಿಲಾಬ್ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಭಿನಯಿಸಿದಾಗ ಆತನಿಗಿನ್ನೂ 11 ವರ್ಷ.

ಅಭಿನಯಕ್ಕೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ತಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಸೀಮಿತಗೊಳಿಸದ ರಾಜ್ ಕಪೂರ್ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಕೇದಾರ್ ಶರ್ಮಾ ಅವರ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಹಾಯಕರಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಲು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಿದರು. ಅದೇ ಕೇದಾರ್ ಶರ್ಮಾ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನದ 'ನೀಲ್ ಕಮಲ್' ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ನಾಯಕ ನಟನಾಗಿ, ಅಂದಿನ ಬಾಲಿವುಡ್ ಜಗತ್ತಿನ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧ ಸುಂದರಿ ಮಧುಬಾಲಾಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅಭಿನಯಿಸುವ ಅವಕಾಶ ಒದಗಿಬಂತು. ಇದೇ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇಗಂ ಫರಾ ಕೂಡ ಅಭಿನಯಿಸಿದ್ದರು.

ರಾಜ್ ಕಪೂರ್ ಕೇವಲ ನಟ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಮಾತ್ರವಲ್ಲ, ಗಳಿಸಿದ ಹಣವನ್ನು ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಚತುರ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರಿ ಮನೋಭಾವದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಕೂಡಾ ಆಗಿದ್ದರು. ಕೇದಾರ್ ಶರ್ಮಾರಲ್ಲಿ ಸಹಾಯಕ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕನಾಗಿದ್ದುಕೊಂಡೇ ಗೌರಿ, ವಾಲ್ಮೀಕಿ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಟಿಸಿದ್ದರು. ವಿ. ಶಾಂತಾರಾಮ್ ಅವರ ಚಿತ್ರವೊಂದರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಭಿನಯಿಸಿದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ಕೈತುಂಬ ಹಣವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದರು. ಅದೇ ಹಣದಿಂದ ಚೆಂಬೂರ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಜಾಗ ಖರೀದಿಸಿದರು. ಮುಂದೆ ಅದೇ ಜಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಆರ್.ಕೆ. ಸ್ಟುಡಿಯೊ ತಲೆ ಎತ್ತಿ ನಿಂತಿತು.

ಇಂದಿಗೂ ರಾಜ್ ಕಪೂರ್ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳ ಹಾಡುಗಳು ಮನಸ್ಸಿನ ಮೂಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಒತ್ತಾಗಿ ಕುಳಿತಿವೆ. ರಾಜ್ ಹಾಡುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಜೀವಸೆಲೆ ಇದೆ. ಅಂದಿನ ಕಲ್ಕತ್ತಾದಲ್ಲಿ ತಮ್ಮ ತಂದೆಯವರ ನ್ಯೂ ಥಿಯೇಟರ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಇದ್ದ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಈತನ ಸಂಗೀತದತ್ತ ಬೆಳೆದ ಒಲವು ಯಾವ ಪರಿ ಇತ್ತು ಎಂದರೆ ಬಂಗಾಲಿ ಗಾಯಕ ಬೊರಾಲ್ ಅವರಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಗೀತದ ಅಕ್ಷರಾಭ್ಯಾಸ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭ ಮಾಡಿದರು. ಅಂದಿನ ಸಂಗೀತ ಲೋಕದ ದಿಗ್ಗಜರಾದ ಆರ್ ಸಿ. ಬೊರಾಲ್, ಪಂಕಜ್ ಮಲ್ಲಿಕ್, ಕೆ. ಎಲ್ ಸೆಹಗಲ್ ಅವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ತಪ್ಪದೇ ಸಮಯ ಕಳೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು. ಎಸ್. ಡಿ. ಬರ್ಮನ್ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಜ್ ಕಪೂರ್ ಜೊತೆಯಾಗಿ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿದ ಕೆಲವು ಚಿತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹಾಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಹಾಡುಗಾರನ ಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರ್ಪಡೆಗೊಂಡರು.

ಖ್ಯಾತ ಗೀತ ರಚನೆಕಾರ ಹಸ್ರತ್ ಜೈಪುರಿ ಹೇಳುವಂತೆ ರಾಜ್ ಕಪೂರ್ ಸ್ವತಃ ಗೀತ ರಚನೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ವಿ. ಶಾಂತಾರಾಮ್ ಮತ್ತು ಆಸ್ಕರ್ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ವಿಜೇತ ಸತ್ಯಜೀತ್ ರಾಯ್ ಸಾಲಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿದ ವಿರಳ ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕ ನಟರಾದರು. ಅವರ ರಚನೆಯ ಒಂದು ಹಾಡು ಹೀಗಿದೆ:

‘ಮೇರಾ ಜೂತಾ ಹೇ ಜಪಾನಿ
ಯೆ ಪತ್ಲೂನ್ ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷ್ತಾನಿ
ಸರ್ ಪೆ ಲಾಲ್ ಟೋಪಿ ರೂಸಿ
ಫಿರ್ ಭಿ ದಿಲ್ ಹೈ ಹಿಂದೂಸ್ತಾನಿ '

ನನ್ನ ಪಾದುಕೆಗಳು ಜಪಾನ್‌ರದ್ದು
ತೊಟ್ಟ ಚಲ್ಲಣವಿದು ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷರದು
ನನ್ನ ತಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಕೆಂಪು ಟೋಪಿ ರಷಿಯಾದ್ದು
ಆದರೂ, ಏನೇ ಆಗಲಿ, ನನ್ನ ಹೃದಯ ಮಾತ್ರ ಭಾರತದ್ದು.'

1947 ಫೆಬ್ರವರಿ 6ರಂದು ರಾಜಕಪೂರ್ ತಮ್ಮ ಚೊಚ್ಚಲ ಚಿತ್ರ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಹೂರ್ತ ಹಾಕಿದರು. ‘ಆಗ್’ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ನಟಿ ನರ್ಗೀಸ್ ನಟಿಸಿದ್ದರು. ಒಂದು ವರ್ಷದ ನಂತರ "ಆಗ್" ಶಿಮ್ಲಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯಾಯಿತು. ಚಿತ್ರ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣಕ್ಕೆ ತಗಲುವ ವೆಚ್ಚ ಸರಿದೂಗಿಸುವ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ತಮ್ಮ ಮೊದಲ ಕಾರನ್ನು ಗಿರವಿ ಇಟ್ಟದ್ದೂ ಅಲ್ಲದೆ ಅದು ಸಾಲದ್ದರ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ ಮನೆ ಆಳು ದ್ವಾರಕನಿಂದ ಕೂಡ ಸಾಲ ಎತ್ತಿದ್ದರು. ವಿತರಕರು ಚಿತ್ರದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅಷ್ಟು ಅಸಕ್ತಿ ತೋರದ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ ಬಾಕ್ಸ್ ಆಫೀಸ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸೋತಿತು.

"ಆಗ್" ವೈಫಲ್ಯದ ನಂತರ ರಾಜ್ ಕಪೂರ್ ಅವರ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂದಿದ್ದು ಬರಸಾತ್ (1949) ಈ ಬಾರಿ ರಾಜ್ ಸೋಲಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಪ್ರೇಮ, ಅಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮ ಮತ್ತು ವಾಸ್ತವಿಕತೆಗಳ ಮೂರಂಶಗಳನ್ನು ಬರಸಾತ್ ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿತ್ತು. ತೀರಾ ಸಾಧಾರಣ ಕಥೆಯನ್ನು ಅದ್ಭುತವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳುವ ಕೈಚಳಕವನ್ನು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜ್ ತೋರಿಸಿದರು. ಬರಸಾತ್ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಶಂಕರ್ ಜೈಕಿಶನ್, ಹಸ್ರತ್ ಜೈಪುರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಶೈಲೇಂದ್ರ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಸಂಗೀತದ ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿಯನ್ನು ಸಮರ್ಥವಾಗಿ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಿದರು. ಇದೇ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿನ ‘ಪ್ಯಾರ್ ಹುವಾ ಇಕರಾರ್ ಹುವಾ ಪ್ಯಾರಸೇ ಫಿರ್ ಕ್ಯೂಂ ಡರತಾ ಹೈ ದಿಲ್’ ಇಂದಿನ ಪೀಳಿಗೆಗೂ ಇಷ್ಟವಾದ ಹಾಡು.

ಬಾಲಿವುಡ್ ಜಗತ್ತು ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ತನ್ನ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿ ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿರುವಂತೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಅದರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಬೆಳೆದ ಆರ್. ಕೆ. ಸ್ಟುಡಿಯೊ, ಕಾಲಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಅನೇಕ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡಿತು. ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯಾನಂತರ ಆರ್. ಕೆ ( ರಾಜ್ ಕಪೂರ್) ತಮ್ಮ ಬ್ಯಾನರಡಿಯ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಮನುಷ್ಯನ ಬದುಕಿನ ಕಥೆಗಳನ್ನು ಆಯ್ದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಿದರು. ಅಲ್ಲದೆ ಅವರ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿನ ನಾಯಕನ ಹೆಸರು ರಾಜು. ಅಂದರೆ ಸಾಧಾರಣ ಕನಸು ಇರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ. ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಪ್ರಿಯನಾದವ. ‘ದಾಸ್ತಾನ್’ (1950), ‘ಆವಾರಾ’ (1951), ‘ ಶ್ರೀ 420’ (1955), ‘ಸಂಗಮ್’, ‘ತೀಸ್ರೀ ಕಸಂ’, ‘ಮೇರಾ ನಾಮ್ ಜೋಕರ್’, ‘ಜಿಸ್ ದೇಶ್ ಮೇ ಗಂಗಾ ಬೆಹತೀ ಹೈ’, ‘ಸತ್ಯಂ ಶಿವಂ ಸುಂದರಂ’, ‘ಬಾಬ್ಬಿ’, ‘ರಾಮ್ ತೇರಿ ಗಂಗಾ ಮೈಲಿ’ ಮುಂತಾದವು ಇವರ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು. ಮಗ ರಿಷಿ ಕಪೂರ್ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಡಿಂಪಲ್ ಕಪಾಡಿಯಾಳನ್ನು ಜೋಡಿಯಾಗಿಸಿದ ‘ಬಾಬ್ಬಿ’ 80ರ ದಶಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಭರ್ಜರಿ ಯಶಸ್ಸು ಕಂಡಿತು.

ರಾಜ್ ಕಪೂರ್ ಎಂಬ ಹೆಸರನ್ನು ನೆನೆದಾಗಲೆಲ್ಲಾ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಧ್ವನಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದ ಮುಖೇಶ್ ಕೂಡಾ ನೆನಪಿಗೆ ಬರುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಮುಖೇಶ್ ನಿಧನರಾದಾಗ ರಾಜ್ ಕಫೂರ್ ಕೂಡಾ ಅದನ್ನೇ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದರು “ನಾನ್ನು ನನ್ನ ಧ್ವನಿಯನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಂಡೆ” ಎಂದು. ಅವರ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಹಾಡುಗಳಾದ ‘ದಿಲ್ ಕಾ ಹಾಲ್ ಸುನ್‌ಲೇ ದಿಲ್‌ವಾಲಾ (ಶ್ರೀ ೪೨೦) ‘, ‘ಆಜಾ ಸನಮ್ ಮಧುರ್ ಚಾಂದನಿ ಮೇ ಹಮ್ (ಚೋರಿ ಚೋರಿ)’, ‘ಜಹಾ ಮೆ ಜಾತಿ ಹೂ ವಹಿ ಚಲೆ ಆತೆ ಹೊ(ಚೋರಿ ಚೋರಿ)’, ‘ಯೇ ರಾತ್ ಭೀಗೀ ಭೀಗೀ, ಯೆ ಮಸ್ತ್ ಫಿಜಾಯೆ (ಚೋರಿ ಚೋರಿ)’, ‘ಮಸ್ತಿ ಭರಾ ಹೆ ಸಮಾ (ಪರ್ವರಿಶ್)’, ‘ಎ ಭಾಯ್, ಜರಾ ದೇಖ್ ಕೆ ಚಲೋ (ಮೇರಾ ನಾಮ್ ಜೋಕರ್) ‘, ‘ಪ್ಯಾರ್ ಹುವಾ ಇಕರಾರ್ ಹುವಾ ಹೈ (ಶ್ರೀ ೪೨೦)’, ‘ಲಾಗಾ ಚುನರಿ ಮೆ ದಾಗ್ (ದಿಲ್ ಹಿ ತೊ ಹೆ)’, ‘ಜಾನೆ ಕಹಾ ಗಯೇ ಓ ದಿನ್’(ಮೇರಾ ನಾಮ್ ಜೋಕರ್), ‘ಸತ್ಯಂ ಶಿವಂ ಸುಂದರಂ’ ಇನ್ನಿಲ್ಲದಂತೆ ಸಂಗೀತ ಪ್ರಿಯರನ್ನು ಆವರಿಸಿವೆ.

ರಾಜ್ ಕಪೂರ್ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಪದ್ಮಭೂಷಣ, ದಾದಾ ಸಾಹೇಬ್ ಫಾಲ್ಕೆ, 3 ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ, ಹನ್ನೊಂದು ಫಿಲಂಫೇರ್, ಎರಡು ಕೇನ್ಸ್ ಚಿತ್ರೋತ್ಸವದ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಗಳು ಸಂದವು. ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಜೀವಮಾನ ಸಾಧನೆ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಗೆ ಇವರ ಹೆಸರನ್ನು ಇರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ.

ಬಾಲಿವುಡ್ ಜಗತ್ತಿಗೆ ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ಪರಂಪರೆ ನೀಡಿದ ರಾಜ್ ಕಪೂರ್, 1988ರ ಜೂನ್ 2ರಂದು ನಿಧನರಾದರು. ಕಪೂರ್ ವಂಶ ಇಂದೂ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗವನ್ನು ಮುಂದಿನ ತಲೆಮಾರಿನ ಕಲಾವಿದರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಬೆಳಗುತ್ತಾ ಸಾಗಿದೆ. ರಾಜ್ ಕಪೂರ್ ಹತ್ತು ಹಲವು ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿರಸ್ಮರಣೀಯರು.