New Delhi: Today marks the 30th death anniversary of legendary actor Raj Kapoor.
On the occasion, Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor took to Twitter to pay homage to his father.
Along with a picture, the 65-year-old wrote, “14th December,1924.Peshawar- 2nd June, 1988.New Delhi. Remembering you………”
14th December,1924.Peshawar- 2nd June,https://t.co/Spb6Qxdf0g Delhi. Remembering you……… pic.twitter.com/Dq2OSoPGOp
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) June 2, 2018
Actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor was also known as ‘the greatest showman of Hindi cinema’. He won three National Awards, and 11 Filmfare trophies, and was conferred with the Padma Bhushan and Dadasaheb Phalke Honours.
Meanwhile, Twitterverse also paid tribute to one of the greatest Bollywood superstars.
“Shri Raj Kapoor & Amitabh Bachchan in the song ‘John Jaani Jhanardhan’ from ‘Naseeb’ ~ magical moment @SrBachchan Remembering The Showman Shri Raj Kapoor Sahab in his Death Anniversary,” wrote one user.
Shri Raj Kapoor & Amitabh Bachchan in the song 'John Jaani Jhanardhan' from 'Naseeb' ~ magical moment @SrBachchan Remembering The Showman Shri Raj Kapoor Sahab in his Death Anniversary pic.twitter.com/F2B0qyJM7s
— Moses Sapir (@MosesSapir) June 2, 2018
“I remember #RajKapoor, ‘the greatest showman of Hindi cinema’ on his death anniversary.Greatest Director & Editor of All Time who had a glorious & exemplary career spanning for 4 Decades. He won 3 National Awards,11 Filmfare trophies, Padma Bhushan & Dadasaheb Phalke Honours,” tweeted another user.
I remember #RajKapoor, 'the greatest showman of Hindi cinema' on his death anniversary.Greatest Director & Editor of All Time who had a glorious & exemplary career spanning for 4 Decades. He won 3 National Awards,11 Filmfare trophies, Padma Bhushan & Dadasaheb Phalke Honours. pic.twitter.com/Y9Qkcvcv0x
— Bhaiyyuji Maharaj (@bhaiyujimaharaj) June 2, 2018
Another user wrote, “@chintskap Remembering today on his 30th Death Anniversary Shri RajKapoor Saab the one and only Showman of Indian Cinema who was not only an applauded Film maker but a loving father and exemplary artist too.”
https://twitter.com/SONIYALUVSU/status/1002780711118467072
Remembering the great actor and one of our finest gem of Indian cinema. THE SHOWMAN of INDIAN CINEMA #RAJkapoor
Movies like #meraNaamJoker #SatyamShivamSundaram #Shree420 #Awara etc with them he has given the new dynamics to the Indian cinema.
30 years ago on 2 june he left us. pic.twitter.com/umfZdd3iKO— Gaurav Dubey – Raghu (@gd_raghu) June 2, 2018
ANI