Raj Kapoor has left a long legacy of stories in the film world. There is still no dearth of film stars in Raj Kapoor's family. The 100th birth anniversary of Raj Kapoor, known as the showman of Bollywood, is being celebrated on 14 December. On this special occasion, all the stars of Raj Kapoor's family had come to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But do you know that once the President of the country also broke the protocol to give the award to Raj Kapoor. The President himself came down and honored Raj Kapoor by giving him an award.
Raj Kapoor was honored by coming off the stage
Raj Kapoor, who has won more than 17 prestigious awards including 11 Filmfare and 3 Dadasaheb Phalke awards, has worked as a hero in more than 70 films. Raj Kapoor has also been the biggest superstar of his time. Raj Kapoor dedicated his entire life to film art. Raj Kapoor left this world in 1988. But this year Raj Kapoor was nominated for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Raj Kapoor had to come to Delhi to receive this award. But his condition was very bad. Still, for the award, Raj Kapoor was brought to the award venue with an oxygen mask. When the call was made from the stage to give this award to Raj Kapoor, he was seen unable to climb the stage. After this, the 9th President of the country 'Ramaswamy Venkataraman', breaking the protocol, came down from the stage and honored Raj Kapoor himself by giving him the award.
Now Kapoor family is celebrating Raj Kapoor's 100th birth anniversary
Raj Kapoor's father Prithviraj Kapoor has also been a master of the film world. Taking this legacy forward, Raj Kapoor created a milestone for himself in the film world. Raj Kapoor enriched Bollywood with his art and stories. After Raj Kapoor, all his sons became heroes in films and the era of stardom continued till the third generation. Even today, many stars like Raj Kapoor's grandson Ranbir Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor and Riddhima Kapoor are present. Now the Kapoor family is celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of Raj Kapoor. On this special occasion, RK Film Festival has been organized from 13 to 15 December. In this film festival, more than 10 films of Raj Kapoor are to be shown in 135 theaters in 40 cities across the country. Raj Kapoor's family had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding this.
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