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| Prayag Raj began as a child artiste in Prithviraj Kapoor’s plays and in early RK Films like Aag (1948) and Awara (1951). Learning the ropes of every department of filmmaking, he struck up a friendship with Shashi Kapoor that endures to this day |
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| On February 6, 1947, Raj Kapoor launched his first production and directorial debut Aag with a small muhurat and pooja at Eastern Studios in midtown Mumbai. Shooting began after a week and the film was released exactly a year later at Shimla. Its budget was an astronomical Rs 3.5 lakhs, and Raj mortgaged his first car and even borrowed money from his domestic servant Dwarka
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