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Raj Kapoor fell in love with Krishna after a veil trick
Raj Kapoor first saw his future wife Krishna through a veil while she played the tanpura in Madhya Pradesh, Times of India reports citing the couple's nephew Monty Premnath. He wanted to…
The Story in Brief
Raj Kapoor first saw his future wife Krishna through a veil while she played the tanpura in Madhya Pradesh, Times of India reports citing the couple's nephew Monty Premnath. He wanted to see her face, but she kept it covered. Her brother Prem Nath, Raj's friend, then told her favourite actor Ashok Kumar had come to visit. When she lifted her veil, she saw Raj instead. Premnath said it was love at first sight.
They married when Raj was 21 and Krishna was 16. He later had affairs with several actresses, but she stayed with him until his death in 1988. Raj died before finishing his film 'Henna'; son Randhir Kapoor completed and released it in 1991.
The Indian Opinion
The Bollywood machinery loves polishing Raj Kapoor's image while glossing over the pain his affairs caused Krishna. Fan pages call it a great love story, but she endured decades of public humiliation. Let us not romanticise a marriage where one partner's infidelity is framed as artistic temperament. The real test is whether we ever hear the full story from the Kapoor family themselves.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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