
Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India
Raj Kapoor was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi cinema widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmakers in the history of Indian cinema. Often referred to as "The Greatest Showman of Indian Cinema" and the "Charlie Chaplin of Indian Cinema", his work enjoyed immense popularity and widespread acclaim not only within India but in parts of Eastern Asia, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Africa and the Soviet bloc. Among Kapoor's numerous accolades are three National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards in India, the Padma Bhushan (India's third-highest civilian honor) in 1971 for his contributions to the arts, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema, in 1987. Kapoor's acting style was inspired by Charlie Chaplin and he played characters based on The Tramp in films such as Awaara (1951) and Shree 420 (1955). His performance in Awaara was ranked as one of the "Top-Ten Greatest Performances of All Time in World Cinema" by Time magazine in 2005; Awaara (1951) and Boot Polish (1954), which he produced, competed for the Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1951 and 1955 respectively.
as Banke

as Self
1981

as Raj
1951

as Banke
1950

as Policeman
1984

as Sagar
1956

as Ranbir Raj / Raj Kumar of Pipli
1955

as Flight Lt. Sundar Khanna
1964

as Raju
1970

as Raju
1960

as Kewal
1948

as Peasant
1956

as Raj Kumar
1959
as Gopichand Jasoos
1982

as Self
1987

as Policeman
1984
as Advocate Mathur
1982

as Gopichand Jasoos
1982

as Self
1981

as Self
1981

as Abdullah
1980

as Swaraj Singh
1978

as Gypsy Singer
1977

as Havaldar Ramdin Pandey
1976

as Ashok 'Bonga Babu' Kumar
1975

as Dharamchand Jasoos
1975

as Dr. Bannerjee
1973

as Ram B. Kapoor
1971

as Raju
1970

as Raj Kumar
1968

as Raj Singh
1967

as Pyare
1967

as Hiramani
1966

as Flight Lt. Sundar Khanna
1964

as Raj Kumar
1964

as Yusuf / Chand / Khan
1963

as Shekhar
1963

as Gopal / Uday Kumar
1962
Director