New Delhi. Raj Kapoor was a veteran actor and filmmaker of the Bollywood industry. He made a special contribution to take Hindi cinema forward. Even though Raj Kapoor is no longer in this world, he is still alive in the hearts of his fans. Today is Raj Kapoor's 100th birth anniversary. On this special occasion, Bollywood's He-Man i.e. Dharmendra remembered him and also posted an emotional post for him on social media.

Dharmendra got emotional while remembering Raj Kapoor on his 100th birth anniversary. He-Man has posted a throwback picture on his Instagram account. In this black and white picture, Dharmendra and Raj Kapoor can be seen hugging each other and smiling. Along with this, Dharmendra wished him a happy birthday and said something heart touching. He wrote in the caption, 'Dear Raj sahab, wishing you a very happy birthday. We miss you a lot. You will always be remembered with love and respect.'

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Dharmendra and Raj Kapoor worked together in the popular film ' Mera Naam Joker
'. Dharmendra played a small role in the Raj Kapoor directed film 'Mera Naam Joker', in which his character's name was 'Mahendra Kumar'. Dharmendra had also told an interesting story about his association with this film years ago.

How did he get Raj Kapoor's film?
In a social media post in 2018, he wrote, 'I was shooting a film in Raj sahab's studio. Suddenly I met him and I asked Raj ji, can I get a role in Mera Naam Joker. After this, Raj ji hugged me and I got a lovely role in the film.'

'Mera Naam Joker' flopped. The movie
'Mera Naam Joker' was released in 1970, which was directed as well as produced by Raj Kapoor. The multi-starrer film flopped at the box office. Raj Kapoor had high hopes from this mega budget film. But it failed to impress the audience and proved to be a flop. The film had Raj Kapoor in the lead role, whose character was named 'Raju'. Along with Raj Kapoor, Manoj Kumar, Simi Garewal, Rishi Kapoor, Dharmendra, Dara Singh, Russian actress Xenia Rebenkina, Padmini, Rajendra Kumar and Achala Sachdev were also in important roles.