Remembering the great showman on his 94th birth anniversary

NP NEWS 24 ONLINE- He was an actor, producer and director who had an amazing vision of cinema. His films were liberal while commercial in nature, they had a strong message that the audience could take home. His love for films was such that at one point, he gave-up everything he owned to make Mera Naam Joker. Though he lost a lot of it, he earned it back with his subsequent films.He is often called the greatest showman of Bollywood for his strong visual sense and dramatic lights.

On his 94^th birth anniversary, here are the list of his most amazing movies

Mera Naam Joker, 1970

Raj Kapoor’s magnum composition was made on a large scale. The movie talks about a joker’s different stages of life in every age. Even though the film wasn’t accepted by the audience which resulted for major losses for RK Studios this movie stayed in people mind for a long time. It is also considered to be one of the classic movies of Raj Kapoor.

Boot Polish, 1954

A tale of two young siblings who are left to take care of their aunt who send them to beg on the streets. Through their distance uncle they learnt the meaning of hard work and self-respect hence save money to buy a boot-polish kit but during rainy season their business goes in vein.

Teesri Kasam, 1966

With a story line of Hiraman taking three vows over the course of the movie. These vows arise out of his everyday life situations that eventually leave him hurt. His acquitted point of view of society differs largely from most people and that bothers him. The movie had Waheeda Rehman opposite Raj Kapoor. Though the movie was a commercial failure, it made it to National Film Awards for Best Feature Film.

Awara, 1951

This movie received the most acceptance in global market.

The movie was screened at Cannes as well as was a huge success in Soviet Union and China. The film emphasized the class disparity in the Indian society and also had strong socialist theme and is still considered as one of the most popular films from India on an international platform.

Jis Desh Mein ganga Behti Hai, 1960

This film portrays the honesty a regular working-class man lives. When a good man at heart and when a gang of bandits convince him that they believe in equal distribution of wealth, he gets convinced. The ways of the police are brutal and when they decide to kill the gang of bandits, Raju finds himself in a dilemma as he believes that death is not a way to stop crime.

Another movies like Shree 420, Sangam, Bobby, Sharada and Sangam were some of the best movie.