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Kapoor family
Current regionMumbai, India
Earlier spellingsPeshawar, Pakistan
Place of originSamundri, Pakistan
Members
Connected familiesBachchan family[1]
TraditionsHinduism.[2]
Active since 1926, for nearly 84-85 years. (Prithviraj Kapoor acted in Alam Ara in 1931, which was also the first talkie film of India)

The Kapoor family is a prominent Indian family from Peshawar, Pakistan with a long history in Hindi cinema. Many members of the family have been successful actors, film directors, and producers.

Background

Kapoor Haveli in Peshwar (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Pakistan.

Prithviraj Kapoor was the first of the family to pursue acting. He was born in Samundri in 1906.[3] His father served as a police officer in the city of Peshawar (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Pakistan,[4] while his grandfather was a Tehsildar in Samundri.[5] Prithviraj's first lead role was in Cinema Girl in 1929.

Though all three of Prithviraj Kapoor's sons, Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, and Shashi Kapoor, became actors, it is Raj Kapoor's descendants who have carried on the family legacy. His 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. Randhir Kapoor and Babita's daughters, Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor, have found success in the film industry. Rishi Kapoor's son, Ranbir Kapoor, made his debut in 2007 in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya.

Nikhil Nanda, maternal grandson of Raj Kapoor is married to Shweta Bachchan, daughter of well known actor, Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan.[6][7]

Family tree

Dewan Keshavmal Kapoor
Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor
Prithviraj KapoorRamsarni MehraTrilok Kapoor
Raj KapoorKrishna MalhotraShashi KapoorJennifer KendalGeeta BaliShammi KapoorNeila DeviUrmila SialNandi KapoorDevi Kapoor
Namita KapurVicky KapurAnuradha KhetaPrakash KhetaPriti GroverSandeep GroverJatin SialKavita Sharma
Anisha KapurVibha KapurVarun KapurNushka KhetaPriyanka KhetaSukriti GroverNainika GroverAmmeya SialMaya Sial
Kanchan DesaiKetan DesaiAditya Raj KapoorPriti Kapoor
Pooja DesaiRajrajeshwari DesaiVishwapratapraj KapoorTulsi Kapoor
Kunal KapoorSheena SippyKaran KapoorSanjana KapoorValmik Thapar
Zahan Prithviraj KapoorShaira Laura KapoorHamir Thapar
Randhir KapoorBabitaRitu Kapoor NandaRajan NandaRishi KapoorNeetu Singh KapoorReema JainRajiv Kapoor
Karisma KapoorSanjay KapoorKareena Kapoor KhanSaif Ali KhanNitasha NandaNikhil NandaShweta Bachchan-NandaRiddhima Kapoor SahaniRanbir KapoorAadar JainArmaan Jain
Samaira KapoorKiaan Raj KapoorNavya Naveli NandaAgastya Nanda

Members of the Kapoor family

First generation

  • Dewan Basheshwarnath Kapoor – a retired policeman and son of Dewan Keshavmal Kapoor who made a cameo in his grandson Raj Kapoor's movie, Awara (1951)

Second generation

  • Prithviraj Kapoor – eldest son of Dewan Basheshwarnath Kapoor; married to Ramsarni Mehra
  • Trilok Kapoor – second son of Dewan Basheshwarnath Kapoor

Third generation

Fourth generation

File:Ranbir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor IIFA 2012.jpg
Rishi Kapoor(L) with his son Ranbir Kapoor in 2012.

Fifth generation

Karisma and Kareena Kapoor

Sixth generation

Also see

References

  1. ^ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/people/take-a-peek-at-the-business-political-landscape-of-marriages/nikhil-nanda-shweta-bachchan/slideshow/19118743.cms
  2. ^ Sharmistha Gooptu
  3. ^ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/311774/Prithviraj-Kapoor
  4. ^ Untitled Document
  5. ^ rediff.com: Bollywood's First Family
  6. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi-times/Nikhil-Nanda-The-business-of-life/articleshow/13296381.cms?
  7. ^ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/people/take-a-peek-at-the-business-political-landscape-of-marriages/nikhil-nanda-shweta-bachchan/slideshow/19118743.cms
  • "Indian cinema@100: 35 fun facts about the Kapoors of Bollywood". NDTV. April 29, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
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