RGupta Ramesh Biography of Raj Kapoor: The Great Showman English Medium

The Biography of Raj Kapoor is the brief life sketch of the legendary film-maker of India who is known as “Showman of Hindi Cinema” and also as “The Great Showman”. Raj Kapoor not only acted in films but he went on to produce and direct the best films of his era. His films demonstrate such an understanding of music and direction that continues to influence Bollywood film-making even today. His contribution to Indian cinema was tremendous and for that he was not only loved by Indian people but the people of many other countries like Russia, Japan, Middle-East, USA and UK. He was awarded with several prestigious awards including the Padma Bhushan and the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, which is the highest award in the field of cinema in India. The inside pages consist of an interesting account of his life - how a simple, humble clap boy rose to become a legendary actor, producer and director of Indian cinema and mesmerised the people of not only India but several other countries of the world as well.