Ronita Torcato

 In a welcome gesture to Indian Cinema, the City of Brampton in Ontario, Canada,  will name a street after the ultimate Showman – the late Raj Kapoor. Introducing a new street into the infrastructure of the city, when constructed it will be named, the ‘Raj Kapoor Crescent’.
 The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will host a tribute to the patriarch of the Kapoor clan,  Raj Kapoor. Titled, ‘Raj Kapoor and the Golden Age of Indian Cinema’ the festival will run for six weeks at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. The festival will also feature several pieces of memorabilia from RK films including the costumes, cut-outs and props used during the films which will be displayed in the Bell Lightbox atrium during the festival. A series of paintings inspired by Raj Kapoor films by  Goa-based artist Seema Sardesai will also be showcased in the building.
 Several members of the Kapoor Family will be present to witness the opening of the film festival on the 26th of June, 2011 in Toronto. For this reason, the city of Brampton is inducting Raj Kapoor into the Brampton Hall of Fame, with a star  in his honour.