Ranbir Kapoor is a dead ringer for grandpa Raj Kapoor as he arrives with wife Alia Bhatt at RK Film Festival. Watch | Bollywood

Ranbir channels Raj Kapoor

Ranbir arrived at the event in black Indo-western attire, but what caught the fans’ attention was his pencil moustache, very similar to the facial hair Raj Kapoor kept during his heyday in the 1950s and ’60s. Alia accompanied him, dressed in a beautiful printed saree. Again, fans noted that her style was also reminiscent of some of the co-stars of Raj Kapoor, particularly Nargis. “Looks like they recreated Raj Kapoor and Nargis,” wrote one fan on Instagram. The two famously worked together in Barsaat and Awara, the first major hits of Raj Kapoor’s career as a director.

The RK Film Festival

Raj Kapoor’s cinematic legacy is being celebrated on the big screen, with PVR INOX Limited and the Film Heritage Foundation organising the RK Film Festival to celebrate the actor-filmmaker’s 100th birth anniversary.

This three-day retrospective, beginning Friday, will showcase ten films by Raj Kapoor, including Aag, Barsaat, Awaara, Shree 420, Jagte Raho, Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai, Sangam, Mera Naam Joker, Bobby, and Ram Teri Ganga Maili. These movies will be screened in select PVR INOX theatres in 40 cities.

“I hope the new generation (will) watch his films and see how great they were, and get inspired,” Raj Kapoor’s son, actor Randhir Kapoor told PTI, adding that the Kapoor clan will gather again on December 14 for a celebration.