Kapoor family, Bollywood celebrities come together to celebrate Raj Kapoor’s centenary

Veteran Bollywood actor Randhir Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and other members of the Kapoor family during the birth centenary celebrations of late veteran actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor in Mumbai on Friday. , 13 December 2024 | Photo courtesy: PTI

Raj Kapoor’s children and grandchildren, including actors Randhir Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor, joined other industry stalwarts like Rekha and Sanjay Leela Bhansali at an event in Mumbai on Friday to celebrate the legacy of the showman of Hindi cinema. joined in.

A day before the 100th birth anniversary of the legendary actor-filmmaker, five of his iconic films premiered – Rogue, shree 420, confluence, My name is Joker And policeman – was held in suburban multiplexes as part of a three-day festival to showcase restored classics.

Ranbir Kapoor and his wife Alia Bhatt were the first to walk the red carpet, which was adorned with movie posters from her grandfather’s impressive filmography, which has shaped Indian cinema.

Raj Kapoor’s daughter Reema Jain, daughter-in-law Babita, Kareena Kapoor and her husband Saif Ali Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, Kunal Kapoor, Aadar Jain, Alekha and Armaan Jain posed for pictures for the media. A live music band at the entrance added to the festive atmosphere by playing evergreen tunes like ‘Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan’, ‘Mera Juta Hai Jaapi’ and ‘Kisi Ki Muskuraton Pe’.

PVR Inox Limited and Film Heritage Foundation have organized a three-day retrospective RK Film Festival, starting from Friday. 10 films including Raj Kapoor’s will be screened in this. Fire, rain, Rogue, Ganga flows in the country, confluence, My name is Joker, policemanAnd Oh Lord Ram, Your River Ganga has become dirtyThese films will be shown in select PVR Inox theaters across 40 cities.

Hindi movies like Prem Chopra, Rahul Rawail, Rajkumar Hirani, Vishal Bhardwaj, Prakash Jha, Ashutosh Gowarikar, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Padmini Kolhapure, Mahesh Bhatt, Soni Razdan, Anees Bazmee, Aanand L Rai, Sriram Raghavan, Nitesh Tiwari, Ashwini Veterans Iyer Tiwari and Vicky Kaushal were also part of the centenary celebrations.

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Others seen at the event included Farhan Akhtar, Rohan Sippy, Tiger Shroff, Rasika Duggal, Boney Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia D’Souza, Shweta Bachchan Nanda, Agastya Nanda, Sikander Kher, Ramesh Taurani, Vijay Verma, Sharvari Wagh, Huma Qureshi is included. ,Aditya Roy Kapur and Terence Lewis.