He was ahead of his time

AS CINTAA President, I took a call that we owe a tribute to the greatest showman of our industry. On December 18, 2024 we are having a show of Raj Kapoor's musical hits where big names from music industry like Nitin Mukesh, Shailendra Singh, Suresh Wadkar, Kavita Krishnamurti, Padmini Kolhapure will be singing.

- Poonam Dhillon

Chembur was where Raj Kapoor lived and worked. And the foodie that he was, he explored many of the restaurants in the leafy suburb. He used to gobble pani puris at Gupta Bhel stall opp Chembur railway station and head towards Cafe Udipi across Central Avenue Road. The cafe owner Vijay Shetty reminiscences: "He preferred to eat in the small open space in front of my cafe. He would order only one medu wada and follow it up with rava dosa. His knowledge of food was amazing. If asafoetida or hing was less in the sambar he used to point it out to me. Once he asked me to get kori roti and gassi from home."