Cult of Raj Kapoor: The Indian actor whose movies swept across the USSR during the Cold War

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Iconic showman and his films created an unbreakable cultural connection between India and Russia Across India, a three-day festival  celebrated the centenary of the original showman of Indian cinema, Raj Kapoor . To commemorate his 100th birth anniversary, as many as 101 theatres in 34 cities screened seven of his most popular movies, including Awaara (1951), Jagte Raho (1956), Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (1960), Sangam (1964) and Bobby (1975). The iconic actor-filmmaker left a lasting legacy