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"Kapoor Family Invites PM Modi to Grand Centenary Events for Raj Kapoor" Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently engaged with the Kapoor family as they celebrated the 100th birth anniversary of legendary filmmaker Raj Kapoor. The family, including Ranbir Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Karisma Kapoor, and others, met with the PM to invite him to the centenary celebrations. These celebrations feature a film festival showcasing Raj Kapoor's iconic works across 40 cities in 135 cinemas from December 13-15, 2024  "PM Modi and Kapoor Family Reflect on Raj Kapoor’s Legacy During Centenary Meeting" During his meeting with the Kapoor family, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized that the centenary celebrations of Raj Kapoor symbolize the golden journey of Indian cinema. Highlighting the historical importance of Kapoor's contributions, he referenced the 1947 movie Neel Kamal as a milestone, noting its momentous role in shaping Indian film heritage. This statement, rele...

Actor Rishi Kapoor reportedly had journalists ejected from a book launch in New Delhi, dismissing them off-handedly as being there for the freebies. Mr Kapoor, 65, was launching a book on his father Raj Kapoor, whose 93rd birth anniversary it was on Thursday. The book is authored by his sister Ritu Nanda. Rishi Kapoor ran into three journalists covering the launch on the invitation of the publisher. The actor, known for his short fuse and no-holds barred tweets, became instantly hostile, according to an agency account. An ‘agitated’ Rishi Kapoor asked “Aap log kaun ho (who are you people)?” when he happened upon the three mediapersons. When the journalists presented their credentials, the Kapoor And Sons actor walked off, reportedly muttering “muft ki daru.” Kapoor’s personal security then arrived and reportedly turned the journalists out, saying: “Kapoor doesn’t want you guys here, please leave.” When a representative of the publisher requested the hotel security in-charge...

Salman Khan shared a rare cricket match video, Sachin Tendulkar himself added more info to it. Watch video Bollywood superstar Salman Khan shared a video about a friendly cricket match played between team Raj Kapoor and team Dilip Kumar, way back in 1956. Salman Khan is a sports freak. He not only does sports films like Sultan, but also loves to play football in real life, apart from standing as the goodwill ambassador for the 2016 Rio Olympics. And when he isn’t doing any of these, he teases his massive fan base by sharing a rarest of rare cricket match video on Twitter, leaving the internet totally excited. Bollywood’s Bhaijaan took to Twitter on Monday and posted a clip from a friendly cricket match between some yesteryear superstars of Indian cinema, with a caption “Yesteryear Cricket stars.” A close look at the video and you will be happily surprised to spot faces like Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Raj Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor, Shobha Khote, Jeevan, Shammi Kapoor, Joy Mukherjee,...

Rishi Kapoor has lauded Bollywood superstar Aamir Khans sports drama film Dangal and has tagged him as the “new Raj Kapoor”. Dangal, which released on December 23, has tugged at the heartstrings of audiences for its powerful portrayal of the tale of Mahavir Singh Phogat, a former wrestling national champion who, much to the disapproval of his wife and his whole village, trained his daughters Geeta and Babita to wrestle. @aamir_khan Saw "Dangal"For me you are the new Raj Kapoor-actor,director,producer, showman of our times. Absolutely wonderful.God Bless you! — Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) December 31, 2016 Rishi took to Twitter on Saturday to laud Aamir’s acting and compared him with his late father and legendary actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor. Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, Dangal is currently being praised by all and has even crossed the Rs 200 crore mark in just eight days since its release. The film -- backed by Disney India-- has collected Rs 216.12 crore at t...