- An article by Shivani Gadre

  Working as a clown is hard at times, both financially and emotionally. Being a clown, society expects you to be happy and fun every time, but no one cares to know the real person behind the happy mask. The ‘Mera Naam Joker’ (1970) film depicts the real-life tragedy of the clown in a very sensational way. The movie is very lengthy and has three chapters, showing the life of Raju (Joker), played by Raj Kapoor, in three phases: his teenage, youth, and adulthood.   ‘Mera Naam Joker’ movie starts with the performance of Raju on stage as a clown, where he is going to get operated for having a bigger heart, which can include all of the world. The doctor says to him that it is not normal to have this big a heart. The song ‘Jeena Yahan, Marna Yahan" does justice to his performance throughout his life. Since his childhood, Raju has been a great mimicker and yet an intelligent and smart kid. But due to

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