Raj Kapoor (born Shrishti Nath Kapoor; 14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988) was an Indian actor, film director and film producer who worked in Bollywood films. He was fondly called "Raj Sahab", "The Showman", "The Greatest Show Man of Indian cinema", "Ranbir Raj Kapoor", and "Charlie Chaplin of Indian cinema" by his family, friends and fans.
Raj Kapoor worked in many films, and his filmography is listed below.
Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Actor | Producer | Other | Role(s) | ||||
Inquilab | 1935 | Yes | Unknown | Child artist | |||
Hamari Baat | 1943 | Yes | Unknown | [1] | |||
Gauri | 1943 | Yes | [2] | ||||
Valmiki | 1946 | Yes | [3] | ||||
Neel Kamal | 1947 | Yes | Madhusudan | First lead role | [4] | ||
Jail Yatra | 1947 | Yes | [5] | ||||
Dil Ki Rani | 1947 | Yes | Madhav (Madho) | [6] | |||
Chittor Vijay | 1947 | Yes | [7] | ||||
Aag | 1948 | Yes | Yes | Director | Kewal Khanna | Directiorial debut | [8] |
Gopinath | 1948 | Yes | Mohan | [9] | |||
Amar Prem | 1948 | Yes | [10] | ||||
Barsaat | 1949 | Yes | Yes | Director | Pran | [11] | |
Sunehre Din | 1949 | Yes | Premendra | [12] | |||
Parivartan | 1949 | Yes | [13] | ||||
Andaz | 1949 | Yes | Rajan | [14] | |||
Madari | 1950 | Yes | Special Appearance | ||||
Sargam | 1950 | Yes | |||||
Pyaar | 1950 | Yes | [15] | ||||
Jan Pahechan | 1950 | Yes | Anil | [16] | |||
Dastan | 1950 | Yes | Raj | [17] | |||
Bawre Nain | 1950 | Yes | Chand | [18] | |||
Banwra | 1950 | Yes | [19] | ||||
Awaara | 1951 | Yes | Yes | Director | Raj Raghunath | Nominated – Grand Prize at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival | [20] |
Anhonee | 1952 | Yes | Rajkumar Saxena | [21] | |||
Bewafa | 1952 | Yes | Raj | [22] | |||
Ashiana | 1952 | Yes | Raju | [23] | |||
Amber | 1952 | Yes | Raj | [24] | |||
Aah | 1953 | Yes | Yes | Raj Raibahadur | [25] | ||
Paapi | 1953 | Yes | Raju / Swami Satyananand | [26] | |||
Dhoon | 1953 | Yes | [27] | ||||
Boot Polish | 1954 | Yes | Yes | Man asleep on train | Uncredited Filmfare Award for Best Film Nominated – Grand Prize at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival |
[28] | |
Shree 420 | 1955 | Yes | Yes | Director | Ranbir Raj / Raj Kumar of Pipli | National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi | [29] |
Jagte Raho | 1956 | Yes | Yes | Peasant | Crystal Globe award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 1956
Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
[30] | |
Chori Chori | 1956 | Yes | Sagar / Sultana Daku | [31] | |||
Sharada | 1957 | Yes | Chiranjeev / Shekhar | [32] | |||
Ab Dilli Dur Nahin | 1957 | Yes | None | [33] | |||
Phir Subah Hogi | 1958 | Yes | Ram Babu | Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actor | [34] | ||
Parvarish | 1958 | Yes | Raja J. Singh | [35] | |||
Anari | 1959 | Yes | Raj Kumar | Filmfare Award for Best Actor | [36] | ||
Main Nashe Mein Hoon | 1959 | Yes | Ram Das Khanna | [37] | |||
Kanhaiya | 1959 | Yes | Kanhaiya | [38] | |||
Do Ustad | 1959 | Yes | Raj Kumar (Rajan) / himself | [39] | |||
Char Dil Char Rahen | 1959 | Yes | Govinda | [40] | |||
Shriman Satyawadi | 1960 | Yes | Vijay | [41] | |||
Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai | 1960 | Yes | Yes | Raju | National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
[42] | |
Chhalia | 1960 | Yes | Chhalia | Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actor | [43] | ||
Nazrana | 1961 | Yes | Rajesh | [44] | |||
Aashiq | 1962 | Yes | [45] | ||||
Ek Dil Sau Afsane | 1963 | Yes | Shekhar | [46] | |||
Dil Hi To Hai | 1963 | Yes | Yusuf / Chand / Khan Sahib | [47] | |||
Sangam | 1964 | Yes | Yes | Director, editor | Sundar Khanna | Filmfare Award for Best Director
Filmfare Award for Best Editing Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best ActorNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Film |
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Dulha Dulhan | 1964 | Yes | Raj Kumar | [48] | |||
Teesri Kasam | 1966 | Yes | Hiraman / Meeta | BFJA Awards, Best Actor | [49] | ||
Diwana | 1967 | Yes | Pyarelal | [50] | |||
Around the World | 1967 | Yes | Raj Singh | [51] | |||
Sapno Ka Saudagar | 1968 | Yes | Raj Kumar | [52] | |||
Mera Naam Joker | 1970 | Yes | Yes | director, editor | Raju (Joker) | Filmfare Award for Best Director
Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best ActorNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Film |
[53] |
Kal Aaj Aur Kal | 1971 | Yes | Yes | Ram Kapoor | [54] | ||
Bobby | 1973 | Yes | Director, editor | None | Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Film Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Director |
[55] | |
Mera Desh Mera Dharam | 1973 | Yes | [56] | ||||
Dharam Karam | 1975 | Yes | Yes | Ashok Kumar | [57] | ||
Do Jasoos | 1975 | Yes | Dharamchand Jasoos | [58] | |||
Khaan Dost | 1976 | Yes | Ramdin Pandey | [59] | |||
Chandi Sona | 1977 | Yes | Gypsy singer | [60] | |||
Satyam Shivam Sundaram | 1978 | Yes | Director, narrator, editor | None | Voice, Uncredited Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Director |
[61] | |
Naukri | 1978 | Yes | Swaraj Singh | ||||
Majnoon | 1979 | Yes | |||||
Ramu To Diwana Hai | 1980 | Yes | Special Appearance, Uncredited | ||||
Abdullah | 1980 | Yes | Abdullah | Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor | [62] | ||
Biwi O Biwi | 1981 | Yes | None | [63] | |||
Gopichand Jasoos | 1982 | Yes | Gopichand Jasoos | [64] | |||
Vakil Babu | 1982 | Yes | Advocate Mathur | [65] | |||
Prem Rog | 1982 | Yes | Director, editor | None | Filmfare Award for Best Director
Filmfare Award for Best Editing Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Film |
[66] | |
Kim | 1984 | Yes | Policeman | TV movie | |||
Ram Teri Ganga Maili | 1985 | Yes | Director, editor, writer | None | Filmfare Award for Best Film Filmfare Award for Best Director |
[67] | |
Dhadaka | 1990 | Yes | Marathi film
Special appearance in the song "Abdullah Mama" Final film role |