Brampton Street to be named Raj Kapoor Crescent

The legacy of Raj Kapoor has been succeeded by three generations starting with Shammi, Shashi and Raj, the sons of Prithviraj Kapoor. Raj’s sons Randhir, Rishi and Rajiv Kapoor enjoyed success in the industry and his grandchildren Ranbir, Kareena and Karishma Kapoor have subsequently carried on the Kapoor tradition of brilliant artistry and super stardom. Several members of the Kapoor Family were present at the street naming ceremony. The family shared sentiments regarding the retrospective expressing gratitude towards the city at this incredible gesture.The Mayor of Brampton was also present at theceremony that took place on the main stage of Rose Theatre on the 24th of June,the 2nd day of the Videocon d2h IIFA Weekend, expressing the city’scommitment to honouring the cinematic genius. A replica of the street sign wasalso presented to the family.With a career spanning over fivedecades, Raj Kapoor achieved great success and became the youngest director ofhis time at age 24 when he opened his own studio, RK Films. Aptly called‘The Showman’, Raj Kapoor won a large number of awards and wasnominated for the ‘Palme D’or’ at the Cannes Film Festivalwhich is the highest honour awarded to competing films at the festival. He wasalso awarded the ‘Padma Bhushan’ and the ‘Dadasaheb PhalkeAward’ for his contributions to Indian Cinema. It is the magnitude of hisaccomplishments and a symbol of the place he has etched in the hearts of cinemalovers all over the world that this tribute aims to portray.TheInternational Indian Film Academy (IIFA) which has become the most awaitedannual film celebrations for the Indian Cinema industry over the last ten yearssince its inception in 2000 is dedicated to taking Indian Cinema to greater andmore glorious heights by promoting it on a global scale. The awards go fartherthan just fulfilling this objective of honouring cinema by inculcating asymbiotic relationship between India and the host countries in terms of trade,tourism and other commercial relations.