Most of the R. K. Films productions share a common theme of criticising society and depicting love across social divides.

[3] Starting with Awaara (1951), Radhu Karmakar shot all of Kapoor's subsequent films for four decades, till his last, Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985).

Located in Chembur, the studio was in the news September 2017, after a major fire broke out, leaving the place gutted.

Speaking to Mumbai Mirror, Rishi Kapoor said on behalf of the family: "The investment in rebuilding the studio would just not have yielded sufficient revenue to keep it going.

He mentioned that the number of bookings had decreased substantially over the years with producers preferring studios near Goregaon and Andheri.

The Kapoors even considered renovating the whole space with cutting-edge technology; however, the fire last year made their plans to revive the studios even more unrealistic.

The handful of clients using the studios had started demanding free parking space, air-conditioning, and discounts, claims Rishi, which had further added to the losses.

[10] There was a makeshift museum (once Nargis's dressing & make-up room) was a treasure trove which was lost in the fire.

It also had a large black umbrella that protected the couple from the studio rain in the song "Pyar Hua, Ikrar Hua" in Shree 420 (1955), Nargis's long black dress from Awaara, Vyjanthimala's sari(s) from Sangam, Dimple Kapadia's funky frocks from Bobby, Padmini's sari(s) from Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai, the dafali used in Mera Naam Raju (Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai) and even some of the hats Raj Kapoor wore in his films.

[12] The sets constructed at the studio included:[13] Ref -[16] Festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganapati) [17] and Holi [18] were regularly celebrated by the Kapoor family together with their distinguished guests.