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Kareena and Karisma remember their legendary grandfather Raj Kapoor on his 96th birthday

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: December 14, 2020 14:15 IST

Often described as the greatest showman of Hindi cinema’ the late Raj Kapoor  was icon of Bollywood. Today on ...

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Often described as the greatest showman of Hindi cinema’ the late Raj Kapoor  was icon of Bollywood. Today on his 96th birthday, his granddaughters, Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan took the trip down the memory lane and posted priceless throwback pictures of their dadaji. Karisma posted a throwback picture with her dadaji, cuddled in his arms and captioned it as “So many learning’s from my Dadaji… remembering you on ur birthday… #grandpalove #legend.” 

Posting a picture of her parents, Randhir Kapoor and Babita with late Raj Kapoor, Kareena wrote, “There will never be another... Happy birthday Dadaji.” Riddhima Kapoor Sahni too, posted a throwback picture on her IG stories and wrote, "Miss you" atop it. Raj Kapoor was born on 14 December, 1924, in Peshawar, Pakistan. The family then moved to India and travelled various cities before settling down in Mumbai which became their home. The family haveli in Pakistan had recently made headlines as the government decided to turn it into a heritage site. Raj Kapoor had made his debut at the age of 10 in 1935 film, Inquilab which was followed by a big break in Neel Kamal (1947). A legacy that his father, Prithviraj Kapoor had started in the silent era Meanwhile, on the other hand, Kareena and husband Saif Ali Khan are all set to welcome their second baby soon.

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