This film, made in 6 years, flopped badly at the box office, Raj Kapoor became dependent on every penny.

Bollywood News: Great actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor gave many superhit films in his lifetime. Most of the films made by Raj Kapoor were successful, which are seen even today. He made a multi-starrer film, which flopped miserably at the box office. This film is considered to be Raj Kapoor's dream project. This film was 'Mera Naam Joker', which was released in 1970. It was directed by Raj Kapoor, which was made under his banner RK Films.

Also read: Shyam Benegal Death: Shyam Benegal's film, due to which there was a coup in Bangladesh

This was a romantic drama film, in which apart from Raj Kapoor, stars like Manoj Kumar, Rishi Kapoor, Simi Grewal, Dharmendra, Achala Sachdev and Dara Singh Randhawa worked. This film took 6 years to make. The film was based on a boy struggling with poverty. Who, due to financial circumstances, works as a clown in a circus. The deep challenges of life are hidden in his laughter. But Mera Naam Joker flopped. After which Raj Kapoor became dependent on every penny. He went bankrupt because of the film he put so much effort into making.

Also read: Bigg Boss 18: Not Karanvir, this contestant becomes the new Timegod; These 6 contestants will be on target

Everything had to be sold to repay the money taken from financiers. The reason for the flop of this film was considered to be its length. He received these suggestions that the film, which was 5 hours long, should have been made in two parts. Many financiers later pulled out of his other projects. Raj Kapoor had invested his entire wealth on the film. An interview of Prem Chopra was revealed. In which he told that Raj Kapoor had even mortgaged RK Studio. His everything was sold. They were facing huge financial crisis. But even after this the interest towards film making did not diminish.

Love this version of ‘Awara Hoon’ from ‘Mera Naam Joker’ (1970) much more than from the original ‘Awara’ (1951).
Mukesh’s voice has that mellowness that comes with age.
This one sounds sad.
And thus, beautiful.

— Susim Mohanty (SuMo Says) (@altertwit) December 20, 2024

'Bobby' compensated for the loss

Despite flopping at the box office, this film won 11 awards including Best Music, Best Director. Rishi Kapoor received the title of Best Child Artist for acting in this film. After this Raj Kapoor wanted to make another romantic film. He made the film Bobby, in which he cast his son Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia. This film proved to be a blockbuster, which compensated for the losses incurred by his previous film.

The post This film, made in 6 years, flopped badly at the box office, Raj Kapoor became dependent on every penny appeared first on obnews.