Raj Kapoor@100: Retrospective to display Showman’s 10 movies together with ‘Awaara’, ‘Shree 420’, ‘Bobby’

Raj Kapoor and Nargis in “Awara”.

Ten movies of Raj Kapoor, together with “Aag”, “Awaara”, “Shree 420”, “Sangam”, and “Bobby”, might be showcased at a retrospective to rejoice the delivery centenary of the multihyphenate throughout India from December 13 to December 15.

Raj Kapoor’s grandson and actor Ranbir Kapoor introduced the gala final month throughout a session remembering his grandfather on the Worldwide Movie Competition of India (IFFI).

Titled ‘Raj Kapoor 100 – Celebrating the Centenary of the Biggest Showman’, the retrospective is offered by R.Ok. Movies, Movie Heritage Basis, and NFDC-Nationwide Movie Archive of India, in keeping with a press launch issued on Wednesday.

The screenings will start a day earlier than Raj Kapoor’s delivery anniversary on December 14 and conclude a day later. Exhibits of his movies will happen throughout 40 cities and 135 cinemas at PVR-Inox and Cinepolis.

The film tickets might be priced at ₹100 throughout all taking part cinemas, making the celebration as inclusive and memorable because the tales Raj Kapoor advised on display, the organisers stated.

Randhir Kapoor, Raj Kapoor’s eldest baby, stated they need the viewers to expertise the magic and legacy of his father on the massive display over again.

“Raj Kapoor was not only a filmmaker; he was a visionary who formed the emotional panorama of Indian cinema. His tales are extra than simply movies; they’re highly effective, emotional journeys that join generations of viewers. This pageant is our humble tribute to the greatness of his imaginative and prescient,” Randhir Kapoor stated in a press release.

We take immense pleasure in being members of the Raj Kapoor household, stated Ranbir Kapoor.

“Our technology stands on the shoulders of an enormous whose movies captured the spirit of their time and gave a voice to the widespread man over a long time. His timeless tales proceed to encourage, and this pageant is our manner of honoring that magic and welcoming everybody to expertise his legacy on the massive display. See you on the films!” he added.

Different movies which are a part of the retrospective are “Barsaat”, “Jagte Raho”, “Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai”, “Mera Naam Joker” and “Ram Teri Ganga Maili”.

Raj Kapoor, an actor, a director and a producer, was the son of movie star Prithviraj Kapoor who carved his personal identification, starting as a toddler actor in “Inquilab” (1935). In 1948, he based the enduring R.Ok. Movies studio which produced enduring classics like “Awaara”, “Shree 420”, and “Sangam”.

He was additionally one of many first actor-filmmakers who took Indian cinema throughout the globe, garnering a large fan following in Russia, Uzbekistan, and Georgia and international locations within the erstwhile Soviet Union.