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Born on December 14, 1924 in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Raj Kapoor was a film producer, film director and screenwriter. Death is recorded on June 2, 1988, at the age of 63. Listed accolades include Padma Bhushan (1971), Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1987) and Filmfare Award for Best Director (1965, 1972, 1983, 1986).
My Take
Raj Kapoor fascinates me because he embodied every job on a film set and excelled at most of them. Actor, director, producer, editor — he treated cinema as a single craft rather than separate departments, and four Filmfare Best Director awards spread across two decades show his instincts never went stale. The Chaplin comparison feels earned: beneath the showmanship sat real tenderness for ordinary people, which is why his films travelled far beyond India. Born in Peshawar in 1924 and gone by 1988, he compressed an entire industry's adolescence into one career. Modern Hindi cinema still walks on roads he paved, and I find that legacy genuinely humbling.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Raj Kapoor
- Name (Japanese)
- ラージ・カプール
- Reading
- らーじ・かぷーる
- Born
- December 14, 1924 – June 2, 1988
- Origin
- Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Occupation
- film producer / film director / screenwriter / film editor / film actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rat
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1971 Padma Bhushan
- 1987 Dadasaheb Phalke Award
- 1965 Filmfare Award for Best Director
- 1972 Filmfare Award for Best Director
- 1983 Filmfare Award for Best Director
- 1986 Filmfare Award for Best Director
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raj%20Kapoor
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%97%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55407
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Raj Kapoor born?
Raj Kapoor was born on December 14, 1924.
When did Raj Kapoor die?
Raj Kapoor died on June 2, 1988, aged 63.
Where was Raj Kapoor from?
Raj Kapoor was from Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
What did Raj Kapoor do?
Raj Kapoor worked as film producer, film director, screenwriter, film editor, film actor.
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