Indo Russian Movie connections
Basically Indians are crazy about America but Americans are not much crazy about India , Indian and their films. But Russians were comparatively crazier for Indian movies. One of the most important links between Indian movies and Russians was Raj Kapoor. He and his movies were very famous in Russia, he touched the heart of Russians in such a way that even President Vladimir Putin is also a fan of Raj Kapoor. When he visited India for the first time, the song "Mera Joota Hai Japani" of Raj Kapoor starred movie " Shree 420 " . After making the movie " Awara " Raj Kapoor visited Russia (U S S R )and even he could not imagine that he was so famous there. Public would be wild to see a glimpse of him. Seeing the popularity , Raj Kapoor took a "Dhapli" and started to sing "Awara hoon.... Awara hoon" and other songs. He danced also on streets around his fans. Raj Kapoor was so touched from the love of Russians that he thought to initiate a ...