Movie producer Boney Kapoor, whose father Surinder Kapoor was a distant relative of actor Prithviraj Kapoor, shared a decent bond with legendary actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor. In an unique dialog with SCREEN, forward of Raj’s start centenary, Boney shared a number of anecdotes concerning the legend’s professionalism and the life classes he realized from him.
Speaking about Raj Kapoor, Boney says, “To start with, he’s the one filmmaker-actor-director-producer-editor who has lasted for 5 many years and given a blockbuster in every decade. He caught up with traits, created traits and even modified with time. He used to eat, drink and sleep solely his movies. There’s no one like him, and there by no means might be. He grew with each decade, and that made him a legend. Prem Rog, Bobby, each movie was completely different and so many had been forward of his time. Plenty of his ideas are my ideas now.”
‘I realized the craft of constructing movies from Raj Kapoor’
Boney Kapoor shares that he realized quite a bit from Raj Kapoor. “I haven’t directed movies, however as a producer, I’ve been concerned with each facet of filmmaking, with full independence to the director. I at all times change into their first assistant director (AD) earlier than beginning the shoot. As he was an entire filmmaker, I realized the craft of constructing movies from Raj Kapoor,” he says.
Not simply professionally, Boney bonded with Raj personally as properly. “I had a really shut and affectionate relationship with him. After seeing my first movie Hum Paanch, he mentioned, ‘You can be liable for the primary department of Kapoors.’ We mentioned not solely skilled issues however private issues too. He was my mentor. He had contributed in so some ways to my development. He was my God. His profession motivated me. I made up my thoughts that even when I obtain one % of what he has, I’ll attain no matter I wish to obtain.”
He provides, “We had been like buddies, and I used to be additionally his pupil. He gave me that love and respect. I used to be very near him. There are such a lot of issues we’ve got spoken of that I’ll by no means communicate of. I used to think about him my God, ki ‘Mere bhagwan Raj Kapoor hain.’ That’s the way in which I regarded as much as him. I’ll stay indebted to him for eternity.”
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Generally known as Cinderella in Raj Kapoor’s home
Boney Kapoor mentions that he was recognized by the title Cinderella in Raj Kapoor’s home. “We used to dwell in Chembur in the identical neighbourhood. There have been occasions when his automobile was parked ready for me to come back from the workplace. Then, we used to have dinner collectively and chat until 4-5 am within the morning. I was often known as Cinderalla of their home. Dabboo and Neetu used to name me by that title as a result of Cinderella solely used to exit solely round midnight.”
Raj Kapoor wished to honour Sridevi
Sharing how Raj Kapoor wished to honour his spouse and actor Sridevi with an award, Boney Kapoor tells us, “The final perform we attended earlier than he went to Delhi and in the end handed away was Mr. India’s silver jubilee. I wished him to present the award to me, however he insisted that he needs to present it to Sridevi. He mentioned, ‘I’ll give it to her.’ He gave the award to her. He made certain she sat on the identical desk the place he was sitting. He confessed to me that he wished her to do the movie Ghunghat Ke Pat Khol.”
Raj Kapoor’s highs and lows
Boney Kapoor reveals Raj Kapoor additionally went via highs and lows and Mera Naam Joker was one such movie the place he “banked quite a bit on it, nevertheless it didn’t do properly initially.” “Afterward, it began doing properly. It was a cash spinner within the re-rounds. He re-edited the movie. An individual who was so keen on consuming, he used to present it up when the movie was in its remaining stage. He by no means used to the touch alcohol throughout that interval, until the copy was out. The complete post-production interval used to go with out him consuming. I used to be the privileged one who he used to share his costliest alcohol with, so I find out about this rather well.”
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The story behind Solar Sahiba Solar
Boney went on to share an anecdote about Kapoor’s final movie Ram Teri Ganga Maili. “At dinner, he was engaged on Ram Teri Ganga Maili and he performed two songs that he had recorded. Ravinder Jain was the music director. They performed Solar Sahiba Solar and Raj uncle confirmed your entire motion of how the music needs to be picturised and it wasn’t but recorded. Whereas leaving, he simply instructed me earlier than you go to the workplace, come and see me within the morning,” he says, including, “He wakened and we mentioned the songs. I instructed him that the primary music goes to be a blockbuster music. He mentioned, ‘Son, you might be proper.’ Then, for 4 and a half hours, he narrated your entire script to me and the plans he had for this movie. I instructed him that this might be his profession’s largest hit.”
When the legend handed away
Boney Kapoor says that he didn’t even wish to see his ‘hero’ Raj Kapoor in his remaining moments. “Once I went to see him in Delhi when he was within the ICU, I didn’t wish to go inside and take a look at him as a result of he was my hero and I didn’t wish to see him like that. Finally, I needed to when his physique got here to Bombay. I didn’t wish to do any posturing, so I stayed away. Anyway, his entire household was current to do the final rites.”
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