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Ranbir Raj Kapoor (14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988), the son of Actor Prithviraj Kapoor, was a legendary actor, director and producer in Bollywood. His movies dominated the Box-office charts of the 50s and 60s and became the defining movies of that generation. He won eight Filmfare Awards and his film ''Film/{{Awaara}}'' was nominated at the Cannes Film Festival. He was the youngest film director of that time and Raj Kapoor Films made such notable movies such as such as ''Film/{{Awaara}}'' and ''Bollywood/{{Shree 420}}''. He is known most famously for introducing Creator/{{Nargis}} and [[ThoseTwoActors starring in 16 movies]] with her as the lead actress. Romantically he is known for his long affair with Creator/{{Nargis}} which ended when Creator/{{Nargis}} married Actor Creator/SunilDutt as she realized that he would never marry her due to objections from his family. He also had an offscreen romance with costar Vyjantimala.

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Ranbir Raj Kapoor (14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988), the son of Actor Prithviraj Kapoor, was a legendary actor, director and producer in Bollywood. His movies dominated the Box-office charts of the 50s and 60s and became the defining movies of that generation. He won eight Filmfare Awards and his film ''Film/{{Awaara}}'' was nominated at the Cannes Film Festival. He was the youngest film director of that time and Raj Kapoor Films made such notable movies such as such as ''Film/{{Awaara}}'' and ''Bollywood/{{Shree ''Film/{{Shree 420}}''. He is known most famously for introducing Creator/{{Nargis}} and [[ThoseTwoActors starring in 16 movies]] with her as the lead actress. Romantically he is known for his long affair with Creator/{{Nargis}} which ended when Creator/{{Nargis}} married Actor Creator/SunilDutt as she realized that he would never marry her due to objections from his family. He also had an offscreen romance with costar Vyjantimala.



He is the brother of actors Creator/ShammiKapoor and Creator/ShashiKapoor. His son Creator/RishiKapoor was introduced in movie {{Bobby}} and become one of the leading actors in the film industry. He has three grandchildren starring as leading actors in Bollywood: Creator/KareenaKapoor, KarishmaKapoor and RanbirKapoor.

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He is the brother of actors Creator/ShammiKapoor and Creator/ShashiKapoor. His son Creator/RishiKapoor was introduced in movie {{Bobby}} ''Film/{{Bobby 1973}}'' and become one of the leading actors in the film industry. He has three grandchildren starring as leading actors in Bollywood: Creator/KareenaKapoor, KarishmaKapoor and RanbirKapoor.
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Ranbir Raj Kapoor (14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988), the son of Actor Prithviraj Kapoor, was a legendary actor, director and producer in Bollywood. His movies dominated the Box-office charts of the 50s and 60s and became the defining movies of that generation. He won eight Filmfare Awards and his film ''Bollywood/{{Awaara}}'' was nominated at the Cannes Film Festival. He was the youngest film director of that time and Raj Kapoor Films made such notable movies such as such as ''Bollywood/{{Awaara}}'' and ''Bollywood/{{Shree 420}}''. He is known most famously for introducing Creator/{{Nargis}} and [[ThoseTwoActors starring in 16 movies]] with her as the lead actress. Romantically he is known for his long affair with Creator/{{Nargis}} which ended when Creator/{{Nargis}} married Actor Creator/SunilDutt as she realized that he would never marry her due to objections from his family. He also had an offscreen romance with costar Vyjantimala.

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Ranbir Raj Kapoor (14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988), the son of Actor Prithviraj Kapoor, was a legendary actor, director and producer in Bollywood. His movies dominated the Box-office charts of the 50s and 60s and became the defining movies of that generation. He won eight Filmfare Awards and his film ''Bollywood/{{Awaara}}'' ''Film/{{Awaara}}'' was nominated at the Cannes Film Festival. He was the youngest film director of that time and Raj Kapoor Films made such notable movies such as such as ''Bollywood/{{Awaara}}'' ''Film/{{Awaara}}'' and ''Bollywood/{{Shree 420}}''. He is known most famously for introducing Creator/{{Nargis}} and [[ThoseTwoActors starring in 16 movies]] with her as the lead actress. Romantically he is known for his long affair with Creator/{{Nargis}} which ended when Creator/{{Nargis}} married Actor Creator/SunilDutt as she realized that he would never marry her due to objections from his family. He also had an offscreen romance with costar Vyjantimala.
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He is the brother of actors Creator/ShammiKapoor and Creator/ShashiKapoor. His son Creator/RishiKapoor was introduced in movie {{Bobby}} and become of the leading actors in the film industry. He has three grandchildren starring as leading actors in Bollywood: Creator/KareenaKapoor, KarishmaKapoor and RanbirKapoor.

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He is the brother of actors Creator/ShammiKapoor and Creator/ShashiKapoor. His son Creator/RishiKapoor was introduced in movie {{Bobby}} and become one of the leading actors in the film industry. He has three grandchildren starring as leading actors in Bollywood: Creator/KareenaKapoor, KarishmaKapoor and RanbirKapoor.
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Raj Kapoor, the son of Actor Prithviraj Kapoor, was a legendary actor, director and producer in Bollywood. His movies dominated the Box-office charts of the 50s and 60s and became the defining movies of that generation. He won eight Filmfare Awards and his film ''Bollywood/{{Awaara}}'' was nominated at the Cannes Film Festival. He was the youngest film director of that time and Raj Kapoor Films made such notable movies such as such as ''Bollywood/{{Awaara}}'' and ''Bollywood/{{Shree 420}}''. He is known most famously for introducing Creator/{{Nargis}} and [[ThoseTwoActors starring in 16 movies]] with her as the lead actress. Romantically he is known for his long affair with Creator/{{Nargis}} which ended when Creator/{{Nargis}} married Actor Creator/SunilDutt as she realized that he would never marry her due to objections from his family. He also had an offscreen romance with costar Vyjantimala.

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Ranbir Raj Kapoor, Kapoor (14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988), the son of Actor Prithviraj Kapoor, was a legendary actor, director and producer in Bollywood. His movies dominated the Box-office charts of the 50s and 60s and became the defining movies of that generation. He won eight Filmfare Awards and his film ''Bollywood/{{Awaara}}'' was nominated at the Cannes Film Festival. He was the youngest film director of that time and Raj Kapoor Films made such notable movies such as such as ''Bollywood/{{Awaara}}'' and ''Bollywood/{{Shree 420}}''. He is known most famously for introducing Creator/{{Nargis}} and [[ThoseTwoActors starring in 16 movies]] with her as the lead actress. Romantically he is known for his long affair with Creator/{{Nargis}} which ended when Creator/{{Nargis}} married Actor Creator/SunilDutt as she realized that he would never marry her due to objections from his family. He also had an offscreen romance with costar Vyjantimala.



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He is the brother of actors Creator/ShammiKapoor and ShashiKapoor. His son Creator/RishiKapoor was introduced in movie {{Bobby}} and become of the leading actors in the film industry. He has three grandchildren starring as leading actors in Bollywood: Creator/KareenaKapoor, KarishmaKapoor and RanbirKapoor.

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He is the brother of actors Creator/ShammiKapoor and ShashiKapoor.Creator/ShashiKapoor. His son Creator/RishiKapoor was introduced in movie {{Bobby}} and become of the leading actors in the film industry. He has three grandchildren starring as leading actors in Bollywood: Creator/KareenaKapoor, KarishmaKapoor and RanbirKapoor.
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He is the brother of actors ShammiKapoor and ShashiKapoor. His son Creator/RishiKapoor was introduced in movie {{Bobby}} and become of the leading actors in the film industry. He has three grandchildren starring as leading actors in Bollywood: Creator/KareenaKapoor, KarishmaKapoor and RanbirKapoor.

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He is the brother of actors ShammiKapoor Creator/ShammiKapoor and ShashiKapoor. His son Creator/RishiKapoor was introduced in movie {{Bobby}} and become of the leading actors in the film industry. He has three grandchildren starring as leading actors in Bollywood: Creator/KareenaKapoor, KarishmaKapoor and RanbirKapoor.
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Who is Raj Kapoor? Among actors, he was the Bollywood John Wayne, among directors, he was Bollywood's Alfred Hitchcock and he resembled, by style, Charlie Chaplin.

Raj Kapoor, the son of Actor Prithviraj Kapoor, was a legendary actor, director and producer in Bollywood. His movies dominated the Box-office charts of the 50s and 60s and became the defining movies of that generation. He won eight Filmfare Awards and his film ''Bollywood/{{Awaara}}'' was nominated at the Cannes Film Festival. He was the youngest film director of that time and Raj Kapoor Films made such notable movies such as such as ''Bollywood/{{Awaara}}'' and ''Bollywood/{{Shree 420}}''. He is known most famously for introducing Creator/{{Nargis}} and [[ThoseTwoActors starring in 16 movies]] with her as the lead actress. Romantically he is known for his long affair with Creator/{{Nargis}} which ended when Creator/{{Nargis}} married Actor Creator/SunilDutt as she realized that he would never marry her due to objections from his family. He also had an offscreen romance with costar Vyjantimala.

He also introduced music directors ShankarJaiKishan and took an active part in musical recordings. He is known to have been very particular about his choice of music directors and singers and singer Mukesh was the exclusive male singer in almost all his movies. He is said to have exclaimed at the death of Mukesh in 1976 that his voice died that year. He died in 1988 from complications due to asthma.

He is the brother of actors ShammiKapoor and ShashiKapoor. His son Creator/RishiKapoor was introduced in movie {{Bobby}} and become of the leading actors in the film industry. He has three grandchildren starring as leading actors in Bollywood: Creator/KareenaKapoor, KarishmaKapoor and RanbirKapoor.
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