That Raj Kapoor liked his sagas long was no secret, but he outdid himself with this melodramatic story of a circus clown. Audiences at the time didn't buy into the two-interval film and it bombed. But, a few decades later, Mera Naam Joker is looked on with fond affection for the great showman.

The length: Like three films strung together back to back, the greasepaint tales of Raju the clown were always too long for a single shot. Add that it was a heartbreakingly tragic film and you get something that exhausts both handkerchiefs and viewers.

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