Kapoor family

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Kapoor family
Kapoor family on Randir's birthday.jpg
Members of Kapoor family on Randhir Kapoor's 69th birthday on 15 February 2016
Current regionMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Place of originSamundri, Punjab, British India
(present-day Punjab, Pakistan)[1][2]
(Prithviraj Kapoor in 1906 AD)[3]
MembersSee table below
Connected familiesSurinder Kapoor family[4]
Bachchan family[5]
Malhotra family[6]
Pataudi family
Tagore family[7]
Sippy family
Nanda family
Shivdasani family
Kendall family
TraditionsPunjabi Hindu Indian[8][9][10][11]
HeirloomsR. K. Studio
Prithvi Theatre
Estate(s)Krishna Raj Bungalow, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Websitehttps://www.junglee.org.in/
Active since 1929; Prithviraj Kapoor acted in Alam Ara (1931), the first talkie film of India
Murli Mal Kapoor
Keshavmal Kapoor
Basheshwarnath Kapoor
Generation 1
Prithviraj Kapoor . Trilok Kapoor
Generation 2
(Prithviraj Kapoor-Ramsarni Mehra's children)
Raj Kapoor  · Shammi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor  · Urmila Sial
Ravinder Kapoor  · Devinder Kapoor
Generation 3
(Raj Kapoor-Krishna Malhotra's children)
Randhir Kapoor  · Ritu Kapoor Nanda
Rishi Kapoor  · Rima Kapoor Jain
Rajiv Kapoor
Generation 4 (Raj Kapoor's grandchildren)
Randhir Kapoor-Babita Shivdasani's children
Karisma Kapoor  · Kareena Kapoor
Ritu-Ranjan Nanda's children
Nikhil Nanda  · Nitasha Nanda
Rishi Kapoor-Neetu Singh's children
 · Ranbir Kapoor
Rima-Manoj Jain's children
Armaan Jain  · Aadar Jain
Generation 3
(Shammi Kapoor-Geeta Bali's children)
Aditya Raj Kapoor  · Kanchan Kapoor
(Shammi Kapoor-Neila Devi's children)
No children
Generation 4 (Shammi Kapoor's grandchildren)
Aditya Raj-Preeti Kapoor's children
Tulsi Kapoor  · Vishwa Pratap Kapoor
Kanchan Kapoor-Ketan Desai's children
Pooja Desai  · Rajarajeshwari Desai
Generation 3
(Shashi Kapoor-Jennifer Kendal's children)
Kunal Kapoor  · Karan Kapoor
Sanjana Kapoor
Generation 4 (Shashi Kapoor's grandchildren)
Kunal Kapoor-Sheena Sippy's children
Shaira Kapoor  · Zahan Kapoor
Karan-Lorna Kapoor's children
Aliya Kapoor  · Zach Kapoor
Sanjana-Valmik Thapar's children
Hamir Thapar
Generation 2 (Trilok Kapoor's children)
Vijay Kapoor   Vicky Kapoor

"Kapoor Family",[12][13] also called "The First Family of Indian Cinema",[12][14][15] with at least 5 generations of descendants over 93 years in film industry.[15][12] Numerous members of the family, both biological descendants and those married into the family, have had prolific careers as actors, film directors and producers.[15][12][14] "The Pioneer" founder of the dynasty was "The Patriarch", Prithviraj Kapoor,[15][16][14][17] who was the first member of family to begin acting in movies with his 1928 debut film Do Dhari Talwar.[18] He is known for the evergreen movie Mughal-e-Azam (1960),[19] a movie originally released in black-and-white where he played the Mughal emperor Akbar. The movie was re-released in full colour picture format with Dolby Digital sound on 12 November 2004.[20] He was a pioneer of Indian theatre and the founding member of Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA).[13][21] His son Raj Kapoor was the most influential actor and director in Hindi cinema.[12][13] The genesis generation or the earliest linear generation of the Kapoor family tree to ever act in the films was Prithviraj Kapoor's father, Basheshwarnath Kapoor, who debuted as actor in 1951 film Awaara, which was produced, directed and starred in lead role by his grandson Raj Kapoor.[16][14][22]

The prominent film personalities related to the Kapoor dynasty through marriage are Jennifer Kendal, Geeta Bali, Neetu Singh, Babita, Saif Ali Khan, etc.

Background[]

The Kapoor family is of Khatri Punjabi Hindu origin.[8][10][11][9] Prithviraj Kapoor was the first from the family to pursue a career in films. While Prithviraj soon shifted his focus to the Prithvi Theatre group, his brother Trilok Kapoor soon joined films and emerged as one of the most commercially successful actors of his era. Prithviraj and Trilok Kapoor were born in the town of Peshawar not Samundar, in the ( now KPK ) of British India .[1][2] Their father, Basheshwarnath Kapoor, served as a police officer in the Imperial Police in the city of Peshawar;[23] while his grandfather, Keshavmal Kapoor, was a Tehsildar in Samundri.[24] Trilok Kapoor's first role was in the film Char Darvesh in 1933.

The family eventually migrated to Mumbai. All three of Prithviraj Kapoor's sons, Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, and Shashi Kapoor, made careers in the Hindi film industry. Raj Kapoor also known as "the greatest showman of Indian cinema",[25] became a noted Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi cinema.[26]

married in 1946.They have 3 sons Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, and Rajiv Kapoor and 2 daughters Ritu Nanda and .

Shammi Kapoor married actress Geeta Bali in 1955 and have 2 children Aditya Raj Kapoor and .Geeta bali died in 1965 due to smallpox. Shammi then married from the former royal family of Bhavnagar,Gujarat in 1969.She doesn't have children with Shammi.She devoted her entire life to Shammi taking care of him and his children through Geeta bali.

Shashi Kapoor married in 1958. They have two sons Kunal Kapoor , and a daughter Sanjana Kapoor.Jennifer died in 1984 due to Cancer

Raj Kapoor's sons, Randhir Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor, went on to become well-known actors; his youngest son, Rajiv Kapoor, was not as successful as his brothers. Shashi Kapoor's children were unsuccessful in acting because of their European looks. His daughter, Sanjana Kapoor, currently runs the Prithvi Theatre, his first son, Kunal Kapoor, runs an add company, Shashi's youngest child, Karan Kapoor, currently runs a photography company in London. Shammi Kapoor's son, Aditya Raj Kapoor, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and retired businessman. Shammi kapoor's daughter Kanchan kapoor is married to the son of Manmohan Desai.


Randhir Kapoor is married to Babita. They have two daughters Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor, both of whom have found success in the film industry. Rishi Kapoor was married to actress Neetu Singh, their son, Ranbir Kapoor, has established himself as a leading Bollywood actor, and their daughter, Riddhima Kapoor Sahani, is a designer.

Nikhil Nanda, son of Ritu Kapoor, Raj Kapoor's daughter and Rajan Nanda, is married to Shweta Bachchan, daughter of the actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan.[5][27]

Prithviraj Kapoor's cousin was Surinder Kapoor.[28] Surinder Kapoor left Peshawar and came to Mumbai with help from Prithviraj Kapoor.[29] Surinder Kapoor was married to Nirmal Kapoor. His oldest son is Boney Kapoor who was married to Mona Shourie and Sridevi and is the father of Arjun, Anshula, Janhvi, and Khushi Kapoor. His middle son is Anil Kapoor who is married to Sunita Kapoor and is the father of Sonam (married to Anand Ahuja), Rhea and Harshvardhan Kapoor. His youngest son is Sanjay Kapoor who is married to Maheep Sandhu and is the father of Shanaya and Jahaan Kapoor. His daughter is Reena Kapoor Marwah who is married to Sandeep Marwah of Marwah Films and Video Studios and is the mother of Mohit (married to Antara Motiwala) and Akshay Marwah (married to Aashita Relan).

Noted actor Kamal Kapoor who was famous for playing the role ‘Narrang’ in the 1978 blockbuster movie Don was also a cousin of Prithviraj Kapoor & so were his brothers Ravindra Kapoor and Nandkishore Kapoor.[30] Through Kamal Kapoor's grandson Goldie Behl, the Behl family of Hindi films is also related to the Kapoor family.

Members of the Kapoor family[]

First generation[]

Kapoor family remains to be the only family in India to have five generations of film artists (c. 2009).[17][12]

  • Basheshwarnath Kapoor, also called Diwan – son of Keshavmal Kapoor, did a cameo role of a judge in Raj Kapoor's 1951 movie Aawara,[16][14] making him the earliest linear generation of Kapoor family tree to ever act in the films.[22][31] Earlier he served as a police officer in the Indian Imperial Police in the city of Peshawar.[32]

Second generation[]

The second generation of the family was led by Prithviraj Kapoor.[12][15] In 1928, Prithviraj Kapoor made his acting debut as an extra in his first film, Do Dhari Talwar.[18][17]

Notable actors of this generation include:

Third generation[]

The third generation of the Kapoor family was led by three main Kapoor actors, Raj, and his younger brothers Shammi and Shashi. Among Kapoors of all generations, Raj Kapoor has been the most distinguished and prolific contributor as an actor, producer, director and in terms of his impact in enhancing Bollywood's international reach, India's soft power and diplomacy across the USSR, the Middle East, Africa and Palestine.[12]

Notable actors of this generation include:

Fourth generation[]

Rishi Kapoor, son of Raj Kapoor, led this generation and his two actor brothers Randhir and Rajeev remained in the shadow of his success.[12] Rishi was best known as a romantic hero, his charm and charisma quickly made him one of Bollywood's leading men of the 1970s and ’80s, he later took on more supporting roles and character parts.[13]

Notable actors of this generation include:

Fifth generation[]

This generation is dominated initially by Karishma Kapoor and later by her younger sister Kareena, as well as their cousin Ranbir Kapoor.[12]

Notable members of this generation include:

Kapoor Family Memorial at Rajbaugh[]

Samadhi (memorial) of Raj Kapoor, also housing memorial of his mother and father Prithviraj Kapoor, is at their family farm "Rajbaugh", which means the "king of gardens". Located inside the MIT World Peace University (MIT WPU), Rajbaugh lies off the NH65 on the banks of Mula-Mutha River in Loni Kalbhor village 30 km east of Pune in Maharshtra. Kapoor family sold a part of 125 acres Rajbaugh to MIT WPU which built a memorial for the Kapoor family on its campus. Memorial was unveiled in 2014 in the presence of Lata Mangeshkar and Kapoor clan. Kapoor family memorial has 7 pagodas showing elements of Raj Kapoor's movies, a museum or viewing gallery which shows family photographs and moments from his movie making from 1945 to 1990. Raj Kapoor shot many of his films at this farm, including Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Mera Naam Joker, Bobby, Prem Rog and more. Kapoor's family banglow inside the farm has been preserved, the popular song "Hum Tum Ek Kamre Mei Band Ho" was shot inside this banglow.[37][38][39][12][40]

Family photos[]

See also[]

  • List of Indian film families

References[]

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