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	'''Ranbir Raj Kapoor''' (14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988) was an [[India]]n movie actor, [[producer]] and director.		'''Ranbir Raj Kapoor''' (14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988) was an [[India]]n movie actor, [[producer]] and director.

	Kapoor is thought of as one of the greatest and most influential actors and moviemakers in the history of Indian cinema.<ref>{{cite web\|title= Raj Kapoor and the Golden Age of Indian Cinema \|url= http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2012julsep/kapoor.html\|publisher= hcl.harvard.edu \|accessdate=\|date=19 February 2015}}</ref> Kapoor won many awards. These include 3 [[National Film Awards (India)\|National Film Awards]] and 11 [[Filmfare Awards]] in India. He was nominated twice for the [[Palme d'Or]] grand prize at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. His performance in ''[[Awaara]]'' was named one of the top ten greatest performances of all time by ''[[Time (magazine)\|Time]]'' magazine.<ref name="Time">{{cite news\|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1953094_1953150_1954766,00.html \| work=[[Time (magazine)\|Time]] \| title=All-Time 100 Movies \| date=12 February 2005\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011173802/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1953094_1953150_1954766,00.html \|archivedate=11 October 2011 }}</ref> His movies were popular worldwide, particularly in [[Asia]] and [[Europe]].<ref>{{cite web\|title= Raj Kapoor and the Golden Age of Indian Cinema \|url= http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2012julsep/kapoor.html\|publisher= hcl.harvard.edu \|accessdate=November 30, 2017\|date=19 February 2015\|author=David Pendleton}}</ref> He was called "the [[Clark Gable]] of the Indian film industry".<ref>{{cite book\| title = Film World\| url = https://books.google.com/?id=dHVTAAAAYAAJ\| year = 1965\| publisher = T.M. Ramachandran }}</ref>		Kapoor is thought of as one of the greatest and most influential actors and moviemakers in the history of Indian cinema.<ref>{{cite web \|title= Raj Kapoor and the Golden Age of Indian Cinema \|url= http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2012julsep/kapoor.html \|publisher= hcl.harvard.edu \|accessdate= \|date= 19 February 2015 \|archive-date= 18 January 2018 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180118195005/http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2012julsep/kapoor.html \|url-status= dead }}</ref> Kapoor won many awards. These include 3 [[National Film Awards (India)\|National Film Awards]] and 11 [[Filmfare Awards]] in India. He was nominated twice for the [[Palme d'Or]] grand prize at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. His performance in ''[[Awaara]]'' was named one of the top ten greatest performances of all time by ''[[Time (magazine)\|Time]]'' magazine.<ref name="Time">{{cite news\|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1953094_1953150_1954766,00.html \| work=[[Time (magazine)\|Time]] \| title=All-Time 100 Movies \| date=12 February 2005\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011173802/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1953094_1953150_1954766,00.html \|archivedate=11 October 2011 }}</ref> His movies were popular worldwide, particularly in [[Asia]] and [[Europe]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Raj Kapoor and the Golden Age of Indian Cinema\|url=http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2012julsep/kapoor.html\|publisher=hcl.harvard.edu\|accessdate=November 30, 2017\|date=19 February 2015\|author=David Pendleton\|archive-date=18 January 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118195005/http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2012julsep/kapoor.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was called "the [[Clark Gable]] of the Indian film industry".<ref>{{cite book\| title = Film World\| url = https://books.google.com/?id=dHVTAAAAYAAJ\| year = 1965\| publisher = T.M. Ramachandran }}</ref>

	The [[Government of India]] honoured him with the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1971.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2015 \| accessdate=November 29, 2017}}</ref>		The [[Government of India]] honoured him with the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1971.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2015 \| accessdate=November 29, 2017}}</ref>
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'''Ranbir Raj Kapoor''' (14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988) was an [[India]]n movie actor, [[producer]] and director.

Kapoor is thought of as one of the greatest and most influential actors and moviemakers in the history of Indian cinema.<ref>{{cite web|title= Raj Kapoor and the Golden Age of Indian Cinema |url= http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2012julsep/kapoor.html|publisher= hcl.harvard.edu |accessdate=|date=19 February 2015}}</ref> Kapoor won many awards. These include 3 [[National Film Awards (India)|National Film Awards]] and 11 [[Filmfare Awards]] in India. He was nominated twice for the [[Palme d'Or]] grand prize at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. His performance in ''[[Awaara]]'' was named one of the top ten greatest performances of all time by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine.<ref name="Time">{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1953094_1953150_1954766,00.html | work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | title=All-Time 100 Movies | date=12 February 2005|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011173802/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1953094_1953150_1954766,00.html |archivedate=11 October 2011 }}</ref> His movies were popular worldwide, particularly in [[Asia]] and [[Europe]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Raj Kapoor and the Golden Age of Indian Cinema |url= http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2012julsep/kapoor.html|publisher= hcl.harvard.edu |accessdate=November 30, 2017|date=19 February 2015|author=David Pendleton}}</ref> He was called "the [[Clark Gable]] of the Indian film industry".<ref>{{cite book| title = Film World| url = https://books.google.com/?id=dHVTAAAAYAAJ| year = 1965| publisher = T.M. Ramachandran }}</ref>

The [[Government of India]] honoured him with the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1971.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | accessdate=November 29, 2017}}</ref>

==Early life==
Kapoor was born in 1924 to [[Prithviraj Kapoor]] and Ramsarni Devi Kapoor.<ref name="family">{{cite book| last = Jain| first = Madhu| title = The Kapoors: The First Family of Indian Cinema| url = https://books.google.com/?id=0l7HfoS3G-YC| edition = Revised| year = 2009| publisher = Penguin Group India| isbn = 978-0-14-306589-0 }}</ref> The Kapoor family is well known for their acting and directing in India.<ref name="family" /><ref name="ff family">{{cite web|last=Gupta|first=Rachit|title=Meet the Kapoor family of Bollywood|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/meet-the-kapoor-family-of-bollywood-12645.html|publisher=Filmfare|accessdate=30 November 2017|date=Mar 18, 2016}}</ref><ref name="express">{{cite web|title=Remembering an icon: Prithviraj Kapoor|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2010/sep/09/remembering-an-icon-prithviraj-kapoor-185155.html|publisher=The New Indian Express|accessdate=30 November 2017|date=September 9, 2010}}</ref> Kapoor's father, brothers, children and grandchildren have had success as actors or producers.<ref name="ff family" />

Kapoor acted in his first movie when he was only 10 years old.<ref name="imbd">{{cite web|title=Raj Kapoor|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004292/?ref_=nv_sr_1|publisher=IMBD|accessdate=30 November 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
Kapoor was the lead actor for the first time in ''[[Neel Kamal (1947 movie)|Neel Kamal]]'' (1947). His co-star was [[Madhubala]]. In 1947, he started his own movie company, [[R. K. Films]].<ref name="history">{{cite book| last = Bose| first = Mihir| title = Bollywood: A History| url = https://books.google.com/?id=6LAaAQAAIAAJ| accessdate = 30 November 2017| year = 2006| publisher = Tempus, 2006| isbn = 978-0-7524-2835-2| page = 174 }}</ref> At 24 years old, he directed his first movie ''[[Aag (1948 movie)|Aag]]''. His co-star was [[Nargis]]. He and Nargis worked together in 16 movies, 6 of these were produced by Kapoor. His first major success as an actor was in the movie ''[[Andaz (1949 movie)|Andaz]]'' directed by [[Mehboob Khan]]. ''Andaz'' was the second-highest earning movie in 1949.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=154&catName=MTk0OQ==|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016234445/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=154&catName=MTk0OQ==|archivedate=16 October 2013|title=Box Office 1949|website=[[Box Office India]]|date=16 October 2013|accessdate=30 November 2017|publisher=|url-status=dead}}</ref> The highest earning movie that year was ''[[Barsaat (1949 movie)|Barsaat]]'', also starring Kapoor.

He went on to produce and star in several hit movies made by his company including ''[[Awaara]]'' (1951), ''[[Shree 420]]'' (1955), and ''[[Jagte Raho]]'' (1956). His movie ''[[Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai]]'', directed by [[Radhu Karmakar]], won [[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Award for Best Film]].<ref name="1962 awards">{{cite web|title=Filmfare Awards - Awards for 1962|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1962|publisher=IMBD|accessdate=30 November 2017}}</ref> Kapoor also won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for the movie.<ref name="1962 awards" /> The romantic musical movie ''[[Sangam (1964 Hindi movie)|Sangam]]'' was his first movie in colour.

In 1970, he produced, directed and starred in his movie ''[[Mera Naam Joker]]''. The movie took more than six years to complete but it did not earn very much money.<ref name="mint">{{cite web|last=Jha|first=Lata|title=Ten big-budget Bollywood box-office disasters|url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/j0uwEr1EQbbKoB83ASpASK/Ten-bigbudget-Bollywood-boxoffice-disasters.html|publisher=livemint|accessdate=30 November 2017|date=September 28, 2015}}</ref><ref name="cult">{{cite web|title=Cult Hindi films that flopped|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/cult-hindi-films-that-flopped/photostory/27856132.cms|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=30 November 2017|date=November 9, 2016}}</ref> Later in 1973, his movie ''[[Bobby (1973 movie)|Bobby]]'' became the highest earning movie of the year<ref name="boi73">{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=179&catName=MTk3Mw==/1973.htm |title=Box Office 1973 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |accessdate=November 30, 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721044326/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=179&catName=MTk3Mw%3D%3D%2F1973.htm |archivedate=21 July 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> and the second highest earning movie of the 1970s at the Indian box office.<ref name="boi70s">{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=124&catName=MTk3MC0xOTc5 |title=Top Earners 1970-1979 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |accessdate=November 30, 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014062240/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=124&catName=MTk3MC0xOTc5 |archivedate=14 October 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> The movie was the first lead role for Kapoor's son, [[Rishi Kapoor]].

Later movies produced and directed by Kapoor focused on the female lead character. The movie ''[[Prem Rog]]'' (1982) with [[Padmini Kolhapure]] won the Filmfare Award for Best Director.<ref name="1983 award">{{cite web|title=Filmfare Awards - Awards for 1983|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1983|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=30 November 2017}}</ref>

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