Raj Kapoor - The Showman of Indian Cinema
1987, English. Directed by Siddharth Kak.
The Showman of the Indian Cinema
Raj Kapoor, the film maker and actor became a legend in his lifetime. Head of one of the last great studios on the Indian sub-continent and creator of a film-making empire for nearly half a century. Woven into the texture of this 70-minute film, part personal narrative, part rare visuals, part cinema footage, is the picture of a man who straddled the Indian cinematic world for nearly half a century like a colossus.
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 17 December 1987
- Original title
- Raj Kapoor
- Written by
- Siddharth Kak, Bunny Reuben
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Raj Kapoor - The Showman of Indian Cinema (1987) was directed by Siddharth Kak and stars Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor.