Raj Kapoor is undoubtedly the most successful director of the Kapoor family. He made many super hit films in his career and also acted in them. Like his professional life his personal life was also no less than a film. Everyone from Raj Kapoor himself to his son Rishi Kapoor has talked about this. Raj Kapoor who was the greatest showman was in the news a lot in his personal life because of his affair with Nargis. Despite being married and a father of children his name was associated with Nargis. Once Raj Kapoor himself accepted this extra marital affair. He also told why he did not settle down with Nargis. Scroll down to find more interesting details. Rishi Kapoor wrote about Raj Kapoors affair in his autobiography Khullam Khulla. He said that his father had affair with many heroines. He used to return late at night drunk. Once his mother fed up with all this even left the house and shifted to a hotel. Then when everything was alright between Raj Kapoor and her Krishna Kapoor returned. Raj Kapoor first met Nargis when she was just 16 years old while he was already married and a father of children. It is said that this first meeting had a great impact on him. He brought it alive again in his 1973 blockbuster film Bobby. In fact Raj Kapoor had told that the story of their first meeting is shown in Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadias film Bobby. He had admitted that Nargis has contributed a lot to RK Studio. Once Raj Kapoor reacted to the affair without taking Nargis name. In a documentary produced by Prasar Bharati Raj Kapoor talked about this and pointed towards an actress. He justified his action. He said She was very young angelic and wonderful. Films mean completeness and devotion to me. Whoever happens to me during this time becomes a part of my existence. I must say that she (Nargis) contributed a lot in making RK (Studios). Raj Kapoor revealed Right from the beginning I drew a line. It is a very simple fact that my wife is not my actress and my actress is not my wife. So these two things have been very clear to me. By my wife I mean the mother of my children. My personal life also existed along with films. Krishna was the mother of my children. While she was my actress (Nargis). She used to contribute to my creativity. The good thing is that I maintained a balance. We worked together for years. We understood that no one cheated anyone. I also did not feel that way. The actress came to me to become an actress and not the mother of my children. In his statement Raj stated that he was never going to marry Nargis. His priority was his family. He kept his relations and family in different places. Overall he made it clear that he would not break his marriage for Nargis. He stayed with Krishna Kapoor till the end. Nargis too after a heartbreak married Sunil Dutt in 1958. But she never recovered from this betrayal. According to Madhu Jains book The Kapoors: The First Family of Indian Cinema Kapoor once told journalist Suresh Kohli The world says I disappointed Nargis. It was she who betrayed me. The book also claimed that Raj Kapoor was very sad after Nargis marriage. He reportedly used to smoke cigarettes till late at night.