Kapoor family
The Kapoor family is extremely excited to celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of their late actor Raj Kapoor. He also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and invited him for the celebration. The video of their meeting has been released and is going viral on social media. The video shows the Kapoor family posing with PM Modi. While facing the camera, Karisma Kapoor says, ‘Look, I am very nervous’ and on this PM Modi teases her and says, ‘Don’t you people get nervous in front of the camera.’ Hearing this everyone started smiling. PM Modi met Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Neetu Kapoor and other members of the Kapoor family at his residence in New Delhi. Earlier in the day, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Karisma Kapoor and others shared pictures from the meeting and expressed their gratitude towards PM Modi.
Alia Bhatt shared her experience
Alia shared pictures of the meeting on Instagram. “Art is timeless, and sometimes in order to move forward we must look back and learn. Raj Kapoor’s influence was truly global. He left his mark all over the world with the films he made and the stories he told. It was an honor to be invited yesterday by our respected Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji to spend a lovely afternoon remembering the life and legend of Shri Raj Kapoor. Alia wrote, I learn a lot just by listening to his stories and his legacy continues to inspire. The Kapoor family is honoring Raj Kapoor’s legacy by hosting a film festival that will showcase his 10 greatest films. The festival will showcase Raj Kapoor’s most famous films of nearly four decades, including Aag (1948), Barsaat (1949), Awara (1951), Shree 420 (1955), Jaagete Raho (1956), Jis Desh Mein Ganga Bahati. Hai (1960), Sangam (1964), Mera Naam Joker (1970), Bobby (1973) and Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985).