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{{short description|Bollywood film production company founded by Raj Kapoor}}
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{{Infobox company
|name = R.K. Films
|logo = RK Films Logo.jpg
|caption =
|type = [[Film production]] company
|owners = {{ubl|[[Randhir Kapoor]]|[[Rishi Kapoor]]|[[Rajiv Kapoor]]}}
|parent =
|foundation = 1948
|location_city = [[Chembur]], [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
|key_people = [[Randhir Kapoor]] (owner)
|founder = [[Raj Kapoor]]
|num_employees =
|industry = [[Bollywood]]
|products = {{ubl|[[Film]]s|[[Technology|Tech]] Shows}}
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'''R. K. Films''' ({{lang-hi|आर.के. फिल्म्स}}) was a film production company, based in '''R. K. Studio''' ({{lang-hi|आर.के. स्टूडियो}}), a film studio both established by and named after the Bollywood actor [[Raj Kapoor]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Singh|first=Kushwant|title=Screen-Struck India|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1396924/screenstruck_india_kushwant_singh/|newspaper=The Emporia Gazette|date=6 November 1976|page=2|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = 8 December 2014 }} {{Open access}}</ref> headquartered at [[Chembur]], [[Mumbai]]. It was founded in 1948, one year after [[India]] gained independence. It had a rough start, as its first movie, ''[[Aag (1948 film)|Aag]]'' (1948) did not perform well at the box office. Most of the R.K. Films productions share a common theme of criticising society and depicting love across social divides.

==History==
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[[File:Chembur r.k. studio2.JPG|thumb|R.K. Film and R. K. Studio entrance, Chembur, Mumbai]]
R. K. Films was formed in 1948, by [[Raj Kapoor]] in Chembur.<ref name="Bollywood 2006">''Bollywood: A History'' by Mihir Bose, Tempus, 2006, 0752428357</ref>

After the commercial failure of the studio's first venture, ''[[Aag (1948 film)|Aag]]'' (1948), it found success with ''[[Barsaat (1949 film)|Barsaat]]'' (1949). After this success, the company's logo was drawn to imitate the poster of ''Barsaat''. Successful films such as ''[[Awaara]]'' (1951), ''[[Boot Polish (film)|Boot Polish]]'', ''[[Jagte Raho]]'' and ''[[Shree 420]]'' followed. ''Awaara'' was particularly successful, not just in India, but all over the world. Many R.K. Films movies featured Kapoor opposite actress [[Nargis]]. Kapoor appeared in 15 R.K. films with [[Nargis]] and travelled around the world with her to promote the studio's films. The music team of [[Shankar Jaikishan]] also worked frequently on R.K. Films productions during this period.<ref>''Cinema India'' by Divia Patel, Rutgers University Press, 2002, 0813531756.</ref> Starting with ''Awaara'' (1951), [[Radhu Karmakar]] shot all of Raj Kapoor's subsequent films for four decades, till his last, ''Ram Teri Ganga Maili'' (1985).<ref name=hindu>{{cite web | title = Memories through a lens | url = http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/06/06/stories/2008060650140400.htm| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080611054828/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/06/06/stories/2008060650140400.htm| url-status = dead| archive-date = 11 June 2008|date=6 June 2008| work = [[The Hindu]] | access-date = 27 April 2014}}</ref>

R.K. Films produced many films in the next few decades, including ''[[Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai]]'' (1960), ''[[Mera Naam Joker]]'' (1970), ''[[Bobby (1973 film)|Bobby]]'' (1973), ''[[Satyam Shivam Sundaram]]'' (1978), ''[[Prem Rog]]'' (1982) and ''[[Ram Teri Ganga Maili]]'' (1985), Raj Kapoor's last film. In the 1970s, [[Randhir Kapoor]] joined his father at the studio, and made his acting and directorial debut with ''[[Kal Aaj Aur Kal]]'' in 1971, which also starred his future wife [[Babita]], father Raj Kapoor and grandfather Prithviraj Kapoor. He went on to direct two more films with the company ''[[Dharam Karam]]'' (1975) and an incomplete film left by Raj Kapoor, which he completed after his father's death in 1988 and ''[[Henna (film)|Henna]]'' (1991). His brother [[Shashi Kapoor]] also appeared in several R.K. films. When Raj died in 1988, Randhir took over the studio. His younger brother [[Rajiv Kapoor]] directed ''[[Prem Granth]]'' in 1996 and [[Rishi Kapoor]] directed ''[[Aa Ab Laut Chalen]]'' (1999). Herafter, the Kapoors have produced no more films under the R. K. Films banner.<ref>{{cite news | title = Randhir Kapoor keen to revive RK Films banner | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Randhir-Kapoor-keen-to-revive-RK-Films-banner/articleshow/21145828.cms |date=19 July 2013| access-date = 27 April 2014 | newspaper = [[The Times of India]] |publisher= [[The Times Group]]}}</ref>

Unlike other Bollywood studios of the time period, R.K. Films was able to preserve all the costumes used in its films.<ref name="Bollywood 2006"/>

On 16 September 2017, R. K. Studio caught fire and collapsed. A massive fire broke out in the studio during the shoot of a television reality show and the studio was engulfed in fire.

The [[Kapoor family]] has decided to sell the iconic R. K. Films and Studios, which was built by legendary actor Raj Kapoor nearly 70 years ago, due to growing losses. Located in Chembur, the studio was in the news September 2017, after a major fire broke out, leaving the place gutted.

Speaking to [[Mumbai Mirror]], Rishi spoke on behalf of the family and said: "The investment in rebuilding the studio would just not have yielded sufficient revenue to keep it going. Even before the fire, for years RK Studio had become a huge white elephant, toting up losses."

He mentioned that the number of bookings had decreased substantially over the years with producers preferring studios near [[Goregaon]] and [[Andheri]]. Being part of the Eastern suburbs, [[Chembur]] was no longer seen as a lucrative shooting space, like it was back in the 40s and 50s. The Kapoors even considered renovating the whole space with cutting-edge technology; however, the fire last year made their plans to revive the studios even more unrealistic.

The handful of clients using the studios had started demanding free parking space, air-conditioning and discounts, claims Rishi, which had further added to the losses.

A team employed by the family has initiated the negotiations for the sale of the premises.

== Logo ==
[[File:Barsat.poster.jpg|thumb|A poster for film Barsaat, 1949, which also shows the logo of the R.K. Films]]
The Logo of R.K.Films is based on the a scene in film Barsaat, as can be seen in the poster for the movie.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/neon/rk-studio-logo-barsaat-trivia|title=Was It a Painting That Inspired the Iconic RK Studio Logo?|first=Quint|last=NEON|date=27 August 2018|website=TheQuint}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/interesting-facts-about-rk-studios/No-media-access/photostory/65563388.cms|title=No media access - Interesting facts about RK Studios|website=The Times of India}}</ref> The logo was later simplified. Bollywood star Manoj Kumar has claimed that the logo was designed by Bal Thackeray.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/RK-Films-logo-was-Sahebs-design-Manoj-Kumar/articleshow/17266401.cms|title=RK Films logo was Saheb's design: Manoj Kumar - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

== R. K. Studio ==

The studio occupied nearly two acres of land in the Mumbai suburb of Chembur.
The studio's main building was constructed in the early 1950s. Raj Kapoor's cottage was behind this building where he often organized small intimate meetings and functions. The 25th anniversary of RK Films was celebrated here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=277NmkjsOuI|title=Raj Kapoor celebrates Silver Jubilee of RK Films in Mumbai 25 years, WildFilmsIndia, Jul 20, 2017}}</ref>

There was a makeshift museum (once Nargis's dressing room) was a treasure trove which was lost in the fire.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/mmUBZNhKfLBH4A4PR4UsCN/RK-Studios-The-final-curtain.html|title=RK Studios: The final curtain|first=Madhu|last=Jain|date=31 August 2018|website=Livemint}}</ref> It included posters from Barsaat, Awaara, Aag, Mera Naam Joker and Bobby. It also had a large black umbrella that protected the couple from the studio rain in the song "Pyar hua, ikrar hua" in [[Shree 420]], Nargis's long black dress from [[Awaara]], Vyjanthimala's saris from [[Sangam (1964 Hindi film)|Sangam]], Dimple Kapadia's funky frocks from [[Bobby (1973 film)|Bobby]], Padmini's saris from [[Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai]], the [[daf]]ali used in mera Nam Raju (Jis Desh men Ganga Bahti Hai) and even some of the hats Raj Kapoor wore in his films. These were lost in the fire. Rishi Kapoor regarded that as the greatest loss due to the fire.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg2wc4qW7AI|title=Rk Studios में लगी आग को लेकर Rishi ने कहा- बहुत नुकसान हो गया हमारा, NMF News, Sep 18, 2017}}</ref>

The sets constructed at the studio included:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/photos/rk-studio-fire-from-awaara-sequence-to-karz-songs-from-iconic-films-shot-at-the-gutted-site-4066469.html|title=RK Studio Fire: From Awaara sequence to Karz, songs from iconic films shot at the gutted site - Entertainment News , Firstpost|date=21 September 2017|website=Firstpost}}</ref>
* Set for "Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi" dream sequence in Raj Kapoor's Awara with the Elephanta inspired image<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf334WjKQI0|title=Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi, Shemaroo Filmi Gaane, Feb 16, 2014}}</ref>
* Set for "Pyar Hua Ikrar Hua"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXLzfldeDcM|title=Shree 420 - Pyar Hua Ikrar Hua Hai Pyar Se, Shemaroo, Jul 19, 2010}}</ref>
* Haveli Set for song "Yeh Galiyan Yeh Chaubara Yahan Aana Na Dobara", Prem Rog, 1982
* Banares Set for Ram Teri Ganga Maili Ho Gayee, 1985

== Festivals at R. K. Studio ==
Festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganapati) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkPZpO1Wfws|title=RANBIR KAPOOR ने अपनी दादा Raj Kapoor के RK Studio में करी Ganesh पूजा, Mirchi Bollywood, Sep 14, 2016}}</ref> and Holi <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9MYBERgq-w|title=How Raj kapoor's Holi Party has reversed downfall of Amitabh Bachchan's career, Bollywood Aajkal, Aug 29, 2017}}</ref> were regularly celebrated by the Kapoor family together with their distinguished guests.

== Filmography ==

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:40%;"
|-
!scope="col"|Title
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Director
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Aag (1948 film)|Aag]]''
| 1948 ||Raj Kapoor
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/538668 |title=Aag (1948) |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]| access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Barsaat (1949 film)|Barsaat]]''
| 1949 ||Raj Kapoor
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/538957 |title=Barsaat (1949) |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]| access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Awaara (1951 film)|Awaara]]''
| 1951 ||Raj Kapoor
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/507925 |title=Awara (1951) |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]| access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Aah (film)|Aah]]''
| 1953 ||Raja Nawhate
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Boot Polish (film)|Boot Polish]]''
| 1954 ||Prakash Arora||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/503880 |title=Boot Polish (1954) |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]| access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Shree 420]]''
| 1955 ||Raj Kapoor
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/504312 |title=Shree 420 (1955) |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]| access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Jagte Raho]]''
| 1956 ||Shambhu Mitra
||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/507449 |title=Jagte Raho (1956) |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]| access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Ab Dilli Dur Nahin]]''
| 1957||Amar Kumar ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/502860 |title=Ab Dilli Door Nahin (1957) |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]| access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai]]''
| 1961 ||Radhu Karmakar||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/504696 |title=Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (1961) |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Sangam (1964 Hindi film)|Sangam]]''
| 1964 ||Raj Kapoor
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Mera Naam Joker]]''
| 1970 ||Raj Kapoor
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Kal Aaj Aur Kal]]''
| 1971 ||Randhir Kapoor ||
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Bobby (1973 film)|Bobby]]''
| 1973 ||Raj Kapoor
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Dharam Karam]]''
| 1975 ||Randhir Kapoor||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/533241 |title=Dharam Karam (1975) |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]| access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Satyam Shivam Sundaram]]''
| 1978 ||Raj Kapoor ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/508471 |title=Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978) |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Biwi-O-Biwi]]''
| 1981 ||Rahul Rawail ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/534077 |title=Biwi-O-Biwi (1981) |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]| access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Prem Rog]]''
| 1982 ||Raj Kapoor||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/508427 |title=Prem Rog (1982) |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]| access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Ram Teri Ganga Maili]]''
| 1985 ||Raj Kapoor
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/508529 |title=Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985) |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]| access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Henna (film)|Henna]]''
| 1991 ||Randhir Kapoor||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/533264 |title=Henna (1991) |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]| access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Prem Granth]]''
| 1996 ||Rajeev Kapoor ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/504351 |title=Prem Granth (1996) |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]| access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Aa Ab Laut Chalen]]''
| 1999 ||Rishi Kapoor ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/200424 |title=Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999) |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>
|}

==Awards==
{{awards table}}
|-
| [[3rd National Film Awards|1955]]
| ''[[Shree 420]]''<ref name="3rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/3rd_nff_1956.pdf|title=3rd National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=1 September 2011}}</ref>
| [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[4th National Film Awards|1956]]
| ''Ek Din Ratre''<ref name="4thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/4th_Nff.pdf|title=4th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=2 September 2011}}</ref>
| [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]]
| {{won}}
|-
| 1955
| ''[[Boot Polish (film)|Boot Polish]]''
| rowspan="4"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| 1962
| ''[[Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Ram Teri Ganga Maili]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Prem Rog]]''
| {{nom}}
|}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book|author1=Ritu Nanda|author2=Raj Kapoor|title=Raj Kapoor, His Life and His Films|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lBdlAAAAMAAJ|year=1991|publisher=R.K. Films & Studios}}
* {{cite book|author=Madhu Jain|title=Kapoors: The First Family of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l3heZ8I-k9AC&pg=PT339|date=2009|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-81-8475-813-9|pages=339–}}

== Acquisition ==
[[Godrej Group|Godrej]] Properties, part of Godrej group, acquired R.K.Studios Land in 2018. The confirmation was publicly made on 3 May 2019. The company did not disclose the deal value. RK Studios sold to Godrej Properties will be made into a residential complex.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/iconic-rk-studio-gets-new-owners-randhir-kapoor-says-2032633|title=Iconic RK Studio Gets New Owner, Randhir Kapoor Says...|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2019-05-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/selling-rk-studios-was-the-need-of-the-hour-randhir-kapoor/articleshow/69164220.cms|title=Selling RK Studios was the need of the hour: Randhir Kapoor - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-05-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianage.com/entertainment/bollywood/030519/r-k-studios-sold-to-godrej-properties-confirms-randhir-kapoor.html|title=R K Studios sold to Godrej Properties, confirms Randhir Kapoor|date=2019-05-03|website=The Asian Age|access-date=2019-05-04}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Raj Kapoor#Memorial at family farm in Pune|Raj Kapoor's memorial at family farm in Pune]]
* [[Kapoor family]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb company|0046238}}
* [http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/company/type/view/id/38705 R. K. Films] at [[Bollywood Hungama]]

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[[Category:Film studios in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Film production companies of India]]
[[Category:Entertainment companies established in 1948]]
[[Category:Raj Kapoor]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards winners]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1948]]

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