When Raj Kapoor was unable to accept the award due to illness, the President came to him instead
Prithiviraj Kapoor, his son Raj Kapoor, and later his grandson Shashi Kapoor received the prestigious award for their efforts in India’s entertainment and arts industries. Over the years, the Kapoor family of Bollywood has received three Dadasaheb Phalke Awards. This is when India’s eighth President, Ramaswamy Venkataraman, decided to go to Raj himself He was … Read more