Toronto to commemorate the legendary Raj Kapoor
IANS Posted on Jun 18, 2011 at 01:43pm IST
Toronto: The legendary Raj Kapoor is looming large over Toronto in the Year of India in Canada.
As
the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards come
here next week, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has
joined hands with IIFA to commemorate the first superstar of Indian
cinema.
The main members of the Kapoor clan - Karisma Kapoor,
Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Rajiv Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor and Ranbir
Kapoor - will be present as special guests at the June 26 event to pay
tributes to Raj Kapoor, TIFF said on Friday. Other Bollywood
stars attending the IIFA Awards will also attend the tribute to the
'Charlie Chaplin of Indian cinema', TIFF said.
Beginning next month,
TIFF will also present 'Raj Kapoor and The Golden Age of Indian Cinema
Retrospective' running here from July 1 to August 7.
In a
statement Friday, TIFF said, "One of the giants of Indian cinema,
actor, director, mogul and legend Raj Kapoor is synonymous with the
rise of Bollywood.
"The highly influential Kapoor is revered
throughout India, the former Soviet world, the Middle East and beyond
for the films he made during the Golden Age of Indian cinema. Running
from July 1 to August 7, TIFF presents the first major Kapoor
retrospective in North America in nearly three decades - featuring a
number of newly struck 35mm prints - and an exciting new installation
from acclaimed filmmaker Srinivas Krishna.''
It said Raj
Kapoor's directorial debut, "Aag" (1949), his first mega-hit "Barsaat"
(1949), "Awaara" (1961); record breaking "Sangam" (1964) and major-hit
"Bobby" (1973) will be among the films to be shown during the Toronto
retrospective.
"To help contextualize Kapoor's work, the
retrospective also includes key films from the Golden Age era and
beyond, including Bimal Roy's ghost story - "Madhumati" (1958) - Guru
Dutt's celebrated tragedy - "Pyaasa" (1957) and Mehboob Khan's "Andaz"
(1949) and the legendary "Mother India" (1957), considered by many to
be the most important Indian film ever made," TIFF said.
The Kapoor
clan will also be present when the Indian-dominated city of Brampton
on the outskirts of Toronto names a street Raj Kapoor Crescent after
the legend.
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