The Kapoor family is planning and celebrating Raj Kapoor’s 100th birthday on December 14, 2024. Recently, the legendary actor and filmmaker’s granddaughter Kareena Kapoor took to her Instagram handle and shared a heartfelt tribute post by Amul India, which honored Raj Kapoor. His birth centenary.
Kareena Kapoor shared an old graphic of Amul, a popular dairy brand, customized as a tribute to the Barsaat actor on her Instagram handle. In the graphic, the iconic Amul Girl was seen in three memorable characters played by Raj Kapoor in films like Mera Naam Joker, Shree 420 and Sangam.
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The post had a simple yet meaningful tagline, “Aaj Bhi Dilon Par Raaj Hai” (The Raj is still in our hearts), reflecting the timeless legacy of the showman of Indian cinema. The Crew actress, who was touched by the gesture, captioned it, “Forever in our hearts. The legacy continues.” With rainbow and red heart emojis.
The post immediately caught the attention of her fans and family members. Another granddaughter of veteran actor Riddhima Kapoor Sahni also shared the same on her Instagram handle. Similarly, Alia Bhatt also shared her Instagram stories and wrote, “Forever, a legend.”
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Many fans shared their happiness over Amul’s tribute in the comments section. One user wrote, ‘Even today it rules the heart, that’s right.’ (It’s true that he still rules our hearts.) Another fan wrote, “Raj Kapoor’s legacy is still celebrated through Amul butter…it’s really wow.”
Raj Kapoor was born on December 14, 1924 and made his film debut in the film Inquilab in 1935 at the age of 10. Since then, he has worked in many iconic films including Neel Kamal, Shree 420, Sangam, Mera Naam Joker, Awara. The country where Ganga flows and many more.
He was also a visionary filmmaker who is credited with making socially relevant films ahead of his time and contributing to the Golden Age of Bollywood. His last major film as an actor was Vakeel Babu in 1982.