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Indian Idol 15: Karisma Kapoor gets emotional as she celebrates 100 years of Raj Kapoor; 'Mere dadaji itne talented hai...'

Legendary actor Raj Kapoor's 100th birth anniversary will be celebrated on December 14. On the sets of Indian Idol 15, Karisma Kapoor shared an emotional speech for her late grandfather.  

Indian Idol 15: Karisma Kapoor gets emotional as she celebrates 100 years of Raj Kapoor; 'Mere dadaji itne talented hai...'
Karisma Kapoor and Raj Kapoor

Last Updated: 09.19 AM, Dec 13, 2024

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The late Raj Kapoor was not only a legendary actor but an emotion for people. His 100th birth anniversary will take place on December 14. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Raj Kapoor's grandchildren and other members of the family, including daughter Reema Jain and daughter-in-law Neetu Kapoor, ahead of his 100th birth anniversary. A new promo of Indian Idol 15 showed Karisma Kapoor becoming emotional as contestants paid tribute to her late grandfather. 

Karisma Kapoor speaks about her grandfather Raj Kapoor

Sony Entertainment Television shared a new promo of Indian Idol 15 which showed that the upcoming episode will celebrate 100 years of Raj Kapoor. On the judges' seats were Karisma Kapoor, Shreya Ghoshal, Vishal Dadlani, and Badshah.

While the contestants sang Raj Kapoor's songs, Karisma got emotional. In the video, she was seen shedding tears. The granddaughter of Raj Kapoor said, "Sorry I am getting very overwhelmed. Jab mein choti thi, mein bhi sochti thi ki kya mein kuch kar paungi, mere dadaji itne talented hai. Thank you ki aapne mujhe ek chota sa mauka diya to be worthy to be Raj Kapoor's granddaughter. Thank you so much, everyone."

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(When I was a child, I used to think about whether I could achieve anything seeing how talented my grandfather is. Thank you for allowing me to be worthy to be Raj Kapoor's granddaughter)

Sharing the promo, the makers captioned, "Celebrating 100 years of Raj Kapoor, Karishma Kapoor ke liye ek proud aur emotional moment! Dekhiye #IndianIdol Sat-Sun 9 baje, sirf #SonyEntertainmentTelevision pe."

PM Modi meets Kapoor family

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently met the members of the Kapoor family and had a candid conversation on the upcoming centenary celebrations of legendary filmmaker and actor Raj Kapoor. PM Modi also shared the highlights from the meeting on his social platform X.

Sharing the highlights, he penned, "This year we mark Shri Raj Kapoor Ji’s birth centenary. He is admired not only in India but all across the world for his contribution to cinema. I had the opportunity to meet his family members at 7, LKM."

On December 11, Kareena Kapoor Khan took to her Instagram account and shared a few pictures from their meeting with PM Narendra Modi. 

The series of pictures featured Kareena with her husband Saif Ali Khan, Ranbir Kapoor with his wife Alia Bhatt, Neetu Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, Bharat Sahni, Rima Jain, Aadar Jain, Armaan Jain, Anissa Malhotra, Nitasha Nanda, Manoj Jain and Nikhil Nanda.

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