This film by Raj Kapoor was a super flop in India but proved to be a blockbuster in Russia, but the actor was still disappointed.

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Raj Kapoor Mera Naam Joker Cult Classic: Raj Kapoor has turned 100 years old. His birth anniversary is being celebrated with great pomp all over the world. What is age, his 500th birth anniversary will also be celebrated someday. But no matter how old Raj Kapoor is, no matter how many centuries and generations pass by, he will always be remembered for his liveliness. The size of his personality was limitless. That is why the charm of his films went outside India and his presence changed the entire outline of Bollywood. But they say that no one is stronger than time. There were some stages in Raj Saheb's life that completely broke him.

Raj Kapoor's experiment which was rejected by the audience

Raj Kapoor has always been known as an emotional artist. On one hand, he was business minded and was also an expert in doing marketing in a decent manner. But the bets don't need to always turn out right. This is what was seen. He made the dream project of his life with great passion. The film was completed in 6 years. Apart from this, Raj Sahab even mortgaged his house to make this film. The film was an experiment. It was a very long film. The film was divided into 3 parts and it had not 1 but 2 intervals.

In the film, an attempt was made to explain the philosophy of life through the emotions of a joker and his lifestyle. This film of Raj Kapoor was released 54 years ago. The budget of the film was Rs 1 crore. But if this film was made today, then according to reports, the budget of the film would have been around Rs 430 crore. While talking about the earnings of the film, according to reports, the film earned Rs 70-80 lakh. Which would be around 320-340 crore in today's time.

The music in the film was also good. The story was also strong. The cast was also strong. Actors like Dharmendra, Simi Grewal and Rishi Kapoor were part of this film. But this gamble of Raj Kapoor backfired on the film. The film could not reach the people properly and proved to be a flop at the box office. Such a big film bored the people. People could not digest the account of two intervals. Raj Kapoor had invested a lot of money in this film. But he did not get any profit and because of this film he went into a lot of debt. The biggest reason for the film being a flop is considered to be its time span. The film was 4 hours and 15 minutes long. The audience could not tolerate such a long film.

On the other hand, many scenes in the film were objectionable. People of that time were not used to seeing such scenes on the silver screen. The philosophy of this film was ahead of its time. Later, this film was called ahead of time. And this was considered one of the biggest reasons for the failure of this film.

The film became a hit in Russia

But there were people outside India who understood this film. This flop move of Raj Kapoor was not really that much of a flop. It was just the demand of the time. Such a failure was never seen in the industry. That too of a film of an actor like Raj Kapoor. This fact highlighted this episode even more. But when the film was released outside the country, it became a hit. In Russia, this film became a huge success and earned a lot. The situation was such that this film proved to be a blockbuster. 73.1 million tickets of the film were sold in Russia. That means 7 crore 31 lakh tickets were sold. This was a very big thing in itself.

Raj Kapoor still faced disappointment

In fact, when this film did not do well in India, Raj Kapoor sold the rights of this film to someone else. After this, the distributors got the money for the profit that this film made in Russia and if Raj Kapoor got anything, it was disappointment. Such disappointment that became a part of his life forever. After this, it is not that Raj Kapoor did not get any hit films. Even after this, the films made under his direction and production entertained the audience in the theatres and earned well but Raj Saheb regretted the failure of this film for the rest of his life.

Raj sahab's dream project proved to be a cult classic

But they say that if something is done from the heart, then its result is always pleasant. Even if it comes later. When this film came on TV, the audience watched it a lot. It was praised. But Raj Saheb had gone to see this applause. He could not acknowledge the post success of this film. The audience took time. To recognize Raj Saheb properly. But they recognized him. There is a song in his film Dharam Karam, Ek Din Bik Jayega. Although this song has been sung by Mukesh Saheb. But some lines of this song were also sung by Kishore Kumar. Its lyrics were-

Nothing is in your control, I agree, it is your duty to fulfill your obligation, people are crazy after you, the world thinks, some crazy person came into this world, every heart remembers you after you, do something like this, then one day you will be sold for a pittance, your sweet words will remain in the world

This is absolutely true for Raj Saheb's real life as well. Today his 100th birth anniversary is being celebrated with great pomp and show not only in India but all over the world. PM Modi met Raj Saheb's family. His films are once again a hit in cinemas. This was Raj Saheb's specialty. He used to connect generations. Today generations are watching him. Saluting him. His stories are being heard. The crazy person is gone, but he left behind his madness...