Round 10: Tossup 6

It’s not Jerry Lewis, but in 1970, this actor mortgaged basically his entire fortune to fund a four-hour-long romance in which he played a tragicomic clown. In another film, this actor’s character asserts his patriotism despite his cap being Russian, his trousers being English, and his shoes being Japanese. A song from a film starring this actor appears on the soundtracks of Deadpool, Gravity, and Mississippi Masala. In another film, the secret that this actor’s character is a judge’s son is known by his love interest, who is played by Nargis (“NAR-ghiss”). That film’s success in the Soviet Union led this actor to shoot in Moscow for a film whose title translates as “My Name is Joker.” The (*) playback singer Mukesh often sung for this actor, such as in the songs “Kisi Ki Muskurahaton Pe” from Anari, “Mera Joota Hai Japani” from Shree 420, and the title song of a 1951 film about a “vagabond.” For 10 points, name this Hindi-language actor-director who played a Chaplinesque tramp in Awaara. ■END■ (0[2])

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