Mumbai . 'Heman' Dharmendra became emotional remembering 'Raj Saheb' on his 100th birth anniversary. Shared an old picture, wished him well and said a heart touching thing!
Actor Dharmendra, who is often active on social media, remembered Raj Kapoor wholeheartedly. Sharing an old picture on Instagram, he wrote in the caption, “Dear Raj Sahab, wishing you a very happy birthday. We miss you so much! You will always be remembered with love and respect.”
In the black and white picture shared, Dharmendra and Raj Kapoor are seen hugging and smiling at each other.
The pair of actors Dharmendra and Raj Kapoor have worked in 'Mera Naam Joker'. Dharmendra played a small role in the film 'Mera Naam Joker' directed by Raj Kapoor, in which his character name was 'Mahendra Kumar'.
Veteran actor Dharmendra had also told an interesting story about his association with this film years ago. In a social media post in 2018, he wrote, “I was shooting a film in Raj Saheb's studio. Suddenly I met him and I casually asked Raj ji, can I get a role in 'Mera Naam Joker'. After this, Raj ji hugged me and I got a cute role in the film.”
'Mera Naam Joker' was released in 1970, which was directed as well as produced by Raj Kapoor. The film starring many stars proved to be a failure at the box office. Raj Kapoor had high hopes from this mega budget film but it could not leave an impression on the audience and proved to be a flop.
Raj Kapoor was in the lead role in the film, whose character is named 'Raju'. Along with Raj Kapoor, Manoj Kumar, Simi Garewal, Rishi Kapoor, Dharmendra, Dara Singh, Russian actress Ksenia Rebenkina, Padmini, Rajendra Kumar and Achala Sachdev were also present. Were in important roles.
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