their share of viewers too ivan parfenov a sports media executive said he was not a fan of indian cinema but was greatly impressed by the rajinikanthstarrer robot one evening after a few drinks a few friends and i were at home watching funny videos on youtube when a friend put on a clip from robot after watching it for 30 seconds i exclaimed that we had to download and watch it he said leonid parfenov creator of a tv and book series called namedni yearbyyear accounts of important developments in culture and everyday lives in russia mentions the role of raj kapoor in an article on the popularity of indian cinema it all began with raj kapoor the lead actor in awara and his songsthe rules of the genre never change immense love sweetsounding songs cause charm and tears he wrote in a 1976 chapter titled seeta and geeta talking about the reason indian films were popular in russia parfenov said i often saw women on their way from a film in tears and smiling and saying things like now this is a film about life0045feel very proud being raj kapoors grandson says ranbir kapoor