15 Best Rishi Kapoor Movies
Another star has
fallen from Kapoor’s legacy. What we picturize when we read or hear Rishi
Kapoor? A fair, innocent and fanatic romantic face, a man dancing to the tunes
in beautiful scenic backgrounds with a killer smile.
This chocolaty boy
who played romantic characters has transformed himself drastically to play grey
shades in his late 60s and everyone was surprised but accepted him as he played
them flawlessly.
His real-life
story is like a fantasy movie, where he falls in love with his co-star Neetu
Singh with whom he got married, had a strong and stable married life with two kids Riddhima
Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor, and not to forget a successful film career.
List of Best Rishi Kapoor Movies
1. Mera Naam Joker (1970)
Raju (Raj Kapoor)
is a clown in a circus who makes everyone laugh despite his own desolation. Rishi
Kapoor played the character of young Raju which earned him accolades and a
National award for the best child actor in 1971. This was the debut movie of
Rishi Kapoor.
2. Bobby (1973)
The movie based on the romance of a young couple who belong to different religions. Raja (Rishi Kapoor) is
a son of a filthy rich Hindu businessman where Bobby (Dimple Kapadia) is a
daughter of poor Catholic fisherman. Will their love be accepted by their
families or not? Who can forget the famous song ‘Hum Tum Ek Kamre main band ho
aur chabi kho jaye.’
3. Rafoo Chakkar (1974)
Two best friends (Rishi
Kapoor and Paintel) witness a live murder which becomes a death threat to them as
goons are after them, so they turn themselves in 2 beautiful girls and join a
group of girls to avoid the goons, but more is waiting for them which they are unaware
of.
4. Khel Khel Mein (1975)
Ajay and Vikram
are college best friends, the plan a harmless prank on Ghanshyamdas, but he
gets killed and Ajay and Vikram got frames for the murder. How will they prove
themselves innocent?
5. Laila Majnu (1976)
A film adaptation of
famous love story Laila-Majnu where Laila played by Ranjeeta and Majnu by Rishi
Kapoor. Two loves are separated by their families and the girl is married to
another man whereas the boy is exiled for committing a crime.
6. Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)
Three brothers in
their childhood got separated and got the upbringing in different religions and
cultures. They unite again in their youth years later and decide to take revenge
on their separator. Rishi Kapoor played the youngest brother and an expert
tailor master.
7. Sargam (1979)
A romantic-musical
drama of a young girl (Jaya Prada) who is deaf and dumb and tortured by her
step-mother, on the other hand, Raju (Rishi Kapoor), a musician helps her out in
achieving her dream of becoming a classical dancer.
8. Karz (1980)
A movie based on
revenge and rebirth. Monty who is a famous singer remembers his previous life
while visiting Ooty where he was murdered by his wife.
9. Prem Rog (1982)
Manorama who
becomes a widow at a very young age and falls into the hands of orthodox
tradition which is unfair, this is where Deodhar (Rishi Kapoor) comes to her
rescue to gain her right and who also secretly loves her.
10. Tawaif (1985)
A courtesan or
Tawaif who accidentally enters the home of a humble and honest man and starts
living there and gets mingled in the society without revealing here her true
life. She falls for the man, but the problem arises when she has to go back to
her old profession.
11. Saagar (1985)
A love-triangle
romance drama. Raja who is a fisherman has a secret love for beautiful Mona, but
he is never able to confess his love to her, just then Ravi a rich man arrives
in the scene and confesses his love to Mona which she accepts it, but not
approved by Ravi’s grandmother. What is the ending of this love triangle?
12. Bol Radha Bol (1992)
Kishan a wealthy
businessman visits a village to restart his father’s factory which has been
closed for years, and there he falls in love with a simple village girl. When
he goes back to his family with the news of marrying her, he finds another man
who exactly looks like him and has the same identity and has taken his place.
13. Agneepath (2012)
A remake of with
the same name in 1990 starring Amitabh Bachchan. Vijay grows up with a fire in
his heart of taking revenge on his father’s murderer Kancha Cheena, so he wins
the confidence of Rauf Lala (Rishi Kapoor) and joins his gang.
14. D-day (2013)
A group of
officers from intelligence under the guidance of Wali Khan (Irrfan Khan), plans
to nab India’s most wanted man Iqbal Seth, but not everything goes as planned.
15. 102 Not Out (2018)
Story of cheerful
and full of life 102-year-old man and his frustrated and grumpy 75-year-old
son. The father is keen to break the world record of the oldest man
living in this world.
So these are the best Rishi Kapoor movies that you can watch and bring back the nostalgia.
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