Raj Kapoor-Nargis on-screen and off-screen chemistry started with Shree 420!
Raj Kapoor-Nargis on-screen and off-screen chemistry started with Shree 420!
It’s a well-acknowledged fact that Raja Kapoor and Nargis have been one of the most iconic pairs,. but there came a time when they parted ways, never to return together, neither on-screen nor off-screen.
And the beginning of this end kicked-off on September 6, 1955 when Shree 420 was released in the theaters. The film was made on a budget of 60 lakh and went on to collect 2.40 crore at the box office. The film made a profit of 300% at the box office and turned out to be a blockbuster.
However, something transformed amid Raj Kapoor & Nargis following release of Shree 420 in the theaters. The second lead, Nadira gained immense popularity for her bold role in the film against Nargis’s sweet, simple, girl next door.
It eventually coined a distance amid Raj & Nargis who were reeling through stormy times in their relationship.
The two superstars, featured together in 16 films and their first box office blockbuster together was Awara. However, their biggest successful film together was Shree 420 that grossed a profit of a whopping 300%. The songs of the film were exceptional hit. In fact, a silhouette from the song ‘Pyar Hua Ikrar Hua’ was used as the logo of RK films, immortalizing the bond amid Raj Kapoor & Nargis eternally.
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