Bollywood’s showman Raj Kapoor may have brought the film industry to China, but the actor-filmmaker never visited the country as he wished his fans to not see him after gaining weight, being a disappointment, his son, Radhir Kapoor revealed. Randhir recalled “One day, he called me and said he got an invite to visit China, because his films are very popular there, and we all are going to China! He said, ‘They are in love with the Raj Kapoor of Awaara, Shree 420 and look at me! Now all our films are going there (China) but he was the starting point.”Randhir, along with brothers Rishi Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor, was speaking at a panel discussion last night during Raj Kapoor Awards for Excellence in Entertainment, session moderated by journalist Shekhar Gupta. My father missed being directed by Ray and, in fact, my grandfather just missed being directed by the great Rabindranath Tagore in another film.”

Source: Pakistan Today February 15, 2018 11:26 UTC