Raj Kapoor or Ranbirraj Kapoor born, December 14, 1924 - June 2, 1988, also known as 'the show-man', was a legendary Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi films.
He was the winner of seven Filmfare Awards and a nominee for the Grand Prize of the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.
Raj Kapoor was born in Peshawar in the North West Frontier Province in British India to Bollywood actor, Prithviraj Kapoor, and Ramsarni (Rama) Devi née Mehra.
He was the eldest of the four children in the Hindu Pathan family.
