Raj Kapoor's Magnum opus, Mera Naam Joker is a film about the life of a clown who must make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows. Rajoo (Raj Kapoor) is the eternal clown who wants to follow his father's footsteps in entertaining the world, much against the wishes of his mother. It is on his journey to becoming the most loved clown in the world of circus, that Rajoo falls in love with a number of beautiful ladies. Only to be left heartbroken by their ambition and hunger for success, where there would be no room for a simple man who earns his livelihood as a Circus Clown. Mera Naam Joker is a story about the world of entertainment - Rajoo plays the loveable clown who believes that 'The Show Must Go On' at the cost of ones own sorrows.