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Today marks the 96th birth anniversary of the showman of the millennium, Raj Kapoor – a Director who truly knew how to mix art with mainstream commercialism and etch out one classic after another. Remembering the legend, his kind and close industry friends posted some wonderful throwback pictures along with heartfelt captions to mark the special day. Check them out below:
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Sharing an extremely rare black-and-white pic of Raj Kapoor with wife Krishna and son Randhir Kapoor (also, her father), Bebo wrote: “There will never be another... Happy birthday Dadaji.”
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On the other hand, elder sister Lolo shared a pic of herself as a tiny tot cuddled in her grandfather’s arms, and captioned it: “So many learning’s from my Dadaji..remembering you on ur birthday.. #grandpalove #legend .”
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Neetu Singh shared a photo from her marriage with both her husband, Rishi Kapoor, and father-in-law, and aptly captioned it: “Remember n miss both of them !!!”
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Great-granddaughter Riddhima Kapoor shared a pic with her cousins, huddled around Rajji, and simply wrote: “Miss you.”
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One of Raj Kapoor’s closest friends in Bollywood, and no less a legend himself, Dharmendra, shared another rare moment and beautifully captioned it: “Raj Sahab , today is your birthday Anniversary. We miss you sir . You will always be remembered with great love and respect Folded hands.”
