Mumbai: On the occasion of the completion of 100 years of Indian cinema’s ‘Greatest Showman’ Raj Kapoor, his family members gathered at a film festival organized in his honor in Mumbai on Friday evening.
From Raj Kapoor’s son Randhir Kapoor, daughter Reema Jain, daughters-in-law Babita and Neetu Kapoor to grandson Ranbir Kapoor and granddaughters Kareena Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor and Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, the ‘Kapoor clan’ arrived in style to celebrate the legend. Birth centenary of the filmmaker. Their presence highlighted the family’s collective pride in preserving and celebrating Raj Kapoor’s extraordinary legacy.
Ranbir Kapoor attended the opening ceremony of the festival with his wife Alia Bhatt, while Kareena Kapoor was with her husband Saif Ali Khan.
Neetu Kapoor was also accompanied by her daughter Riddhima. They were all wearing ethnic attire.
Ranbir chose a black bandhgala suit with white pants. Recreating his grandfather’s look, his mustache caught everyone’s attention. Alia was looking very beautiful in a white floral printed saree.
Kareena wore an ethnic suit, while her sister Karisma came to the event in a stunning saree.
Before arriving at the ceremony, Karisma shared an adorable picture on Instagram with her father Randhir Kapoor and mother Babita.
In the picture, Karishma can be seen looking at her father. She captioned the post, “Most precious (white heart emoji) #RajKapoor100.”
Kareena arrived at the venue with Saif, who looked very handsome in a black suit.
Aadar Jain and Navya Nanda were also seen reaching the venue.
Veteran actor Prem Chopra also made his presence felt along with his son-in-law and actor Sharman Joshi.
As part of the grand celebration, RK Films, Film Heritage Foundation and NFDC-National Film Archive of India are presenting Raj Kapoor 100 – Celebrating the Centenary of the Greatest Showman. The festival includes curated screenings of ten iconic Raj Kapoor films across 40 cities and 135 theatres.
The festival aims to highlight Raj Kapoor’s most famous works of nearly four decades: Aag (1948), Barsaat (1949), Awara (1951), Shree 420 (1955), Jaagete Raho (1956), Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (1960), Sangam (1964), Mera Naam Joker (1970), Bobby (1973), Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985).
A few days ago, members of the Kapoor family met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi and invited him to mark his presence at the festival.
In the meeting held in Delhi, Kareena, Saif, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Neetu Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor and other family members came together to discuss the upcoming celebrations.
Kareena shared adorable pictures of the meeting on social media, where the Kapoor family looked very happy to meet the Prime Minister.
The pictures also show Saif and Ranbir interacting with PM Modi.
However, the highlight of the post was Kareena asking the PM for autographs for her sons, Taimur and Jeh. The Prime Minister politely wrote “Tim and Jeh” on a piece of paper, a gesture that delighted fans on social media.
Kareena expressed her gratitude for this special meeting in an emotional post. “We are deeply humbled and honored to be invited by the Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to celebrate the extraordinary life and legacy of our grandfather, the great Raj Kapoor. Thank you Shri Modi ji for such a special afternoon. Thank you Shri Modi ji for your warmth. The attention, and support in celebrating this milestone means the world to us,” she wrote.
This festival, which started from 13th December, will continue till 15th December.
