Raj Kapoor

Raj Kapoor was an Indian film actor producer and director of Hindi cinema widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmakers in the history of Indian cinema Often referred to as The Greatest Showman of Indian Cinema and the Charlie Chaplin of Indian Cinema his work enjoyed immense popularity and widespread acclaim not only within India but in parts of Eastern Asia the Middle East the Caribbean Africa and the Soviet bloc Among Kapoors numerous accolades are three National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards in India the Padma Bhushan Indias thirdhighest civilian honor in 1971 for his contributions to the arts and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award Indias highest award in cinema in 1987 Kapoors acting style was inspired by Charlie Chaplin and he played characters based on The Tramp in films such as Awaara 1951 and Shree 420 1955 His performance in Awaara was ranked as one of the TopTen Greatest Performances of All Time in World Cinema by Time magazine in 2005 Awaara 1951 and Boot Polish 1954 which he produced competed for the Palme dOr prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1951 and 1955 respectively