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RK Studio was built by master showman Raj Kapoor nearly 70 years ago. The Kapoor family decided to sell the studio after it was gutted in a massive fire. Published: December 15, 2024 9:16 AM IST By As we celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of Raj Kapoor, the legendary filmmaker and actor who gave unparalleled contributions with his artwork to Indian cinema.
Among many symbols of his cinematic brilliance, RK Studios indeed reflects his vision, creativity and passion. It was not just a studio, but a learning space for many dreamers, and actors whose journey took another flight. Formed in 1948 by Raj Kapoor in Chembur, Mumbai, R.
K studio was a force behind many memorable movies like . However, after 71 year, the Kapoor family sold it to Godrej properties in estimated price around Rs 200 crore. Why Kapoor Family decided to sell RK Studios? Krishna Raj Kapoor, wife of Raj Kapoor, their sons Randhir, Rishi, Rajiiv and their daughters Ritu Nanda and Rima Jain took this decision as they felt it’s no longer practical and economical to keep RK Studio running.
The family took the decision collectively after it was gutted in a massive fire. Late actor Rishi Kapoor one shared in an interview, “For a while, we did juggle with the idea of renovating the place with state-of-the-art technology. However, in reality it isn’t always possible for a phoenix to rise from the ashes.
We Kapoors are very emotional lot but then...
The investment in rebuilding the studio would just not have yielded sufficient revenue to keep it going. Believe me, we had to take the larger picture into account and take a level-headed decision. Even before the fire, for years R.
K. Studio had become a huge white elephant, toting up losses. The few bookings we would get from films, TV serials and ad shoots would expect free parking space, air-conditioning and discounts.
” Actor Randhir Kapoor stated that following the 2017 fire that gutted the place, they had no choice but to dismantle RK studio. While speaking to Quint, the actor shared “It’s even more an emotional loss than monetary loss. We have lost the entire memorabilia of Raj Kapoor.
Whatever Raj Kapoor had built has been burnt down.” While, another reason was that the few bookings they would get from films, TV serials and shoots would expect free-parking space, air-conditioning and discounts, making it unviable for them. Also, the studios’ locations in Chembur, in the eastern suburbs, was not a preferred choice for filmmakers.
Studios in Andheri and Goregaon’s Film City have now become the primary hubs where most of the shooting takes place. RK Studio was built by master showman Raj Kapoor nearly 70 years ago. Not only films under RK Films Banner, top notch filmmakers like Manmohan Desai and Dev Anand would hire members from the iconic studio.
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