Often we show you some rare and unseen pictures of Bollywood celebrities in which it becomes very difficult to recognize them. In this series, today we show you the picture of such a legendary Bollywood actor, who looks no less than a prince in the photo and was also the king of Bollywood. He made many blockbuster films on his own and even today his entire family maintains a different name and status in the Bollywood industry in his name. So let’s look at the picture and tell us who is this.
Who is this child looking in this black-and-white picture?
An old picture of the veteran Bollywood actor has been shared by a fan on Instagram. In this picture, a small child is seen wearing a cap on his head. Looking at his dark eyes and fair complexion, you might be able to guess that he belongs to the Kapoor family of Bollywood. He is also called the showman of Bollywood, now you might have recognized that this is none other than showman Raj Kapoor, who is really looks like a king in this picture.
Played the responsibility from actor to director and producer
Born on 14 December 1924, Raj Kapoor may not be amongst us today, but his films Mera Naam Joker, Barsaat, Awara, and Shree 420 are still loved by the audience. Very few people know that Raj Kapoor invested his own money in the film Mera Naam Joker and even mortgaged his house, the film took 6 years to complete and it was a big loss.
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Let us tell you that his real name was Ranbir Raj Kapoor and the first name of his grandson Ranbir Kapoor is also named after him. Very few people know that Raj Kapoor started working in films at the age of 10, in 1935 he did the film Inquilab. He was the highest-paid actor in Hindi cinema along with Dilip Kumar from 1950-56 and his name is also included in the second highest-paid Hindi film actor after Dev Anand from 1957-63.
Raj Kapoor died in 1988, but even today he is called the showman of Bollywood. According to reports, today the net worth of his family is 2000 crores. While there are veteran stars like Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor.
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