Mera Naam Joker

Mera Naam Joker Movie Details:

Mera Naam Joker Movie Cast & Characters:

• Raj Kapoor as Raju
  • Rishi Kapoor as Junior Raju
• Rajendra Kumar as Self
• Manoj Kumar as David
• Dharmendra as Mahendra Kumar
• Padmini as Meena Bansal / Meenu Master
• Simi Garewal as Mary
• Kseniya Ryabinkina as Marina
• Dara Singh as Sher Singh
• Om Prakash as Circus Surgeon
• Rajendra Nath as Circus Surgeon
• Achala Sachdev as Raju’s mother
• Eduard Sjereda as a Member of the Soviet State Circus

Storyline:

The story is about Throughout childhood, Raju faces many hurdles and disappointments in matters of the heart. But as a clown in a circus, he must make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows.

About Mera Naam Joker Movie:

Mera Naam Joker is a Hindi comedy-drama film, directed, edited, and produced by Raj Kapoor under his banner R. K. Films, and written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. The film stars Raj Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Simi Garewal, Kseniya Ryabinkina, Padmini, Manoj Kumar and Dharmendra. The film was the debut of Rishi Kapoor as a child actor.

Raj Kapoor put his own money into the film and also mortgaged his house. The film began shooting in 1964 and took six years to complete, initially resulting in a significant financial loss.

When Raj Kapoor was shooting Manoj Kumar’s scenes, Manoj Kumar re-wrote his dialogue and showed it to Raj Kapoor and the showman was very impressed and he told Manoj Kumar to use the dialogue and also to write more dialogues for his other scenes.

The film is one of the lengthiest films of Indian cinema. Mera Naam Joker was Raj Kapoor’s second movie to have two intervals. Sangam (1964) was the first. After Sangam became a blockbuster, Mera Naam Joker was highly anticipated as it had been under production for six years and heavily publicized, loosely based on Kapoor’s own life.

The film was partly made with the participation of Soviet actors and was partly shot in Moscow. The film’s music, still very popular, was composed by Shankar Jaikishan, for which the duo got their ninth Filmfare award.

Mera Naam Joker was released on December 18, 1970, by R. K. Films. In India, upon release the film was a critical and commercial failure, putting Kapoor into a financial crisis, as the film was panned for its length and plot. The film has gained a cult status and is regarded as a classic today. Both the audience’s and critics’ responses have turned highly favorable over time.

After Mera Naam Joker.Raj Kapoor had plans to make a romantic film with a big star. But as he suffered huge losses in the film he couldn’t make a film with a big star. Hence decided to launch his son Rishi Kapoor and newcomer Dimple Kapadia in the romantic film Bobby 1973. The film’s success cleared all debts of Raj Kapoor.