Bollywood Saturday Raj Kapoor Took Inspiration From The Archies Much Before Zoya Akhtar – Pen 18

bollywood saturday: Bollywood This time of Saturday brings to you a trivia about none other than the late Raj Kapoor, the showman of Hindi cinema. Always ahead of his time, Raj Kapoor is still regarded as an institution of filmmaking by many contemporary filmmakers and actors of Indian cinema. Raj Kapoor, who always had an urban approach to fashion and pop culture, was the first Indian filmmaker to portray Archies on screen. The Showman, who came up with the idea as inspired by the characters Archie, Betty, and Veronica, as discovered in the American comic series policeman, policeman It was India’s first teenage love story starring Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia in lead roles.Also Read – Inside Suhana Khan’s Birthday Bash: Heart Balloons, Beautiful Flowers, Sexy Orange Dress and Her Archies Gang – PICS

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Raj Kapoor was in debt after Mera Naam Joker

Raj Kapoor experienced some ups and downs despite having directed, acting and producing several classics. My name is Joker, his most ambitious project which forced him to mortgage his bungalow and RK Studio, proved to be a box office debacle. Raj Kapoor was in an exorbitant debt as he had taken a huge loan to finance My name is Joker, raj kapoor next movie yesterday, today and bud What was a launch pad for his elder son Randhir Kapoor to act and direct also flopped badly. The filmmaker distanced himself from the media as well as socializing in order not to fall into the trap of negative criticism over his box office failures. Also Read – The Archies: Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor, Agastya Nanda Rock The Old School Style, Fans Say, ‘Looking Forward’ – Watch Teaser!

Raj Kapoor takes inspiration from Archie

Raj Kapoor studying one day Archie The idea came of a minor teenage boy who had just completed his schooling and fell in love with a girl. Screenwriters Khwaja Ahmed Abbas and VP Sathe were briefed about the story and a script was finalized. The filmmaker went through several brainstorming sessions and after lengthy discussions it was decided that the film would be titled after the female protagonist, policeman, Raj couldn’t find any established actor who could portray a teenager confidently. So the show decided to cast a new pair. Raj approached his younger son Rishi to play the male lead and told him that the latter would have to lose weight. Rishi underwent rigorous training at Jaswala Slimming Center in Mumbai (then Bombay).

Bobby Inspired by Betty and Veronica

Dimple Kapadia was finalized to play the role of Bobby as he was selected in a nationwide audition conducted by Raj Kapoor himself. The film was completed and released in theaters and went on to become one of the biggest hits of all time. The outfit that Dimple is wearing in the movie is a sexy mini skirt We you in a room, hot polka dotted crop top or sizzling red bikini was making a splash among the people. The costumes worn by the female leads were heavily influenced by the outfits of Betty and Veronica Archie,

Bobby was one of the biggest blockbusters of its time and Dimple and Rishi became an overnight sensation with the release of the film.

Zoya Akhtar’s Archies Agastya Nanda, Suhana Khan and Khushi Kapoor made their acting debuts as Archie, Betty and Veronica respectively.

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