Raj Kapoor and Nargis were undoubtedly one of the most successful and iconic pairs in Bollywood. The duo had created a saga of not just films which included Awara, Aag, Shree 420, Barsaat, Jaagte Raho among countless others. In fact, their unmissable on-screen chemistry had even seeped into their personal lives and they were madly in love with one another. While Raj Kapoor at that time was married to Krishna Kapoor and lived in a household with their kids, he would never shy away from publicly proclaiming Nargis as the mother of his films.
Raj Kapoor and Nargis’ famous love saga
A 22-year-old Raj Kapoor met a 20-year-old Nargis for the first time in the year 1948 when they were paired together for their first film, Aag. Nargis, by this time, was an already established superhit actress and had done a total of 8 blockbuster films by then. Gradually, their love blossomed on the sets of this film, and thereafter many other films together. Nargis had completely surrendered herself to Raj, in love, which also included pooling in all her money for his films. She did it all despite knowing that he was an already married man. Raj Kapoor, on the other hand, had even promised to marry her and so the latter waited for as long as 9 years for him to fulfil the promise.