Google doodle pays tribute to Raj Kapoor on 90th anniversary

December 14, 2014 12:36 pm | Updated 03:54 pm IST - New Delhi

Google on Sunday paid homage to legendary Bollywood actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor on his 90th birth anniversary by dedicating a special doodle to him.

The doodle shows Bollywood’s “Show Man” in his avatar from 1951 classic Awara , carrying a Google placard on his shoulder.

The backdrop of the doodle is a pictorial representation of the film’s most-remembered romantic rain scene featuring the actor and Nargis Dutt, in the song Pyar Hua Ikrar Hua where both are sharing an umbrella.

The two-time National Award winner was a noted actor, director and producer. He did some of the most memorable Hindi films of all times like Sangam , Mera Naam Joker , Chori Chori , Shree 420 and Anari , among others.

Kapoor suffered from asthma in his later years and died of complications related to the disease in 1988 at the age of 63.

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