Kapoor family

This article is about the Hindi-language show business family. For the surname, see Kapoor.

Kapoor Family
Members of Kapoor family in 2017
Current regionMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Place of origin
MembersSee table below
Connected families
TraditionsIndian Punjabi Hindus[8][9][10][11]
Heirlooms
Estate(s)
Active since 1929; Prithviraj Kapoor acted in Alam Ara (1931), the first talkie film of India

The Kapoor family[13][14] is a prominent Indian show business family with at least 4 generations of the family over 95 years being active in the Hindi film industry.[13] Numerous members of the family, both (biological) and those who have married into the family, have had prolific careers as actors, film directors and producers.[13][15] "The Pioneer" founder of the dynasty was "The Patriarch", Prithviraj Kapoor,[16][15][17] who was the first member of family to begin acting in movies with his 1929 debut film Be Dhari Talwar.[18] He was a pioneer of Indian theatre and the founding member of Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA).[14][19] His son Raj Kapoor was the most influential actor and director in Hindi cinema.[13][14] 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][15][20]

Due to their decades old participation in the Hindi film industry, the family is often called "The First Family of Bollywood".[13][15]


Prominent personalities related to the Kapoor family through marriage include Kumari Naaz, Jennifer Kendal, Geeta Bali, Neetu Singh, Babita, Valmik Thapar, Saif Ali Khan, Shweta Bachchan Nanda and Alia Bhatt Kapoor.

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  3. ^ "Showman Raj Kapoor's house to be converted into museum". The Express Tribune. 23 September 2012.
  4. ^ Talk Back: Eye On India (Interview with Anil Kapoor) Ep33 Pt1. Dawn News. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2012. I'm a Pathan's son... my father, my grandfather they were all Pathans from Peshawar...
  5. ^ "Nikhil Nanda & Shweta Bachchan – Take a peek at the business & political landscape of marriages | The Economic Times". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. 22 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Bina Rai: The good old days". Screen. 8 February 2002. Archived from the original on 27 December 2009.
  7. ^ Sen, Shomini (13 October 2012). "What Sharmila couldn't do in her time, Kareena manages easily". Zee News. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  8. ^ Nirpal Dhaliwal (10 February 2011). "Nirpal Dhaliwal: My Bollywood bit part | Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  9. ^ Gooptu, Sharmistha (29 October 2010). Bengali Cinema: 'An Other Nation'. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780203843345 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "Fashion Cultures: Theories, Explorations, and Analysis edited by Stella Bruzzi, Pamela Church".
  11. ^ "Remembering an icon: Prithviraj Kapoor". The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012.
  12. ^ "Raj Kapoor's home to house a museum – Times of India". The Times of India. 8 May 2012.
  13. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference cameo10 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ a b c "Rishi Kapoor, Leading Man From a Bollywood Dynasty, Dies at 67". The New York Times. 30 April 2020.
  15. ^ a b c d "Flashback at 90: A Kapoor daughter recalls family's filmy journey from Peshawar to the pinnacle". Hindustan Times. 18 April 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Prithviraj Kapoor Birth Anniversary: Lesser Known Facts About the Film and Theatre". Daily Pioneer. 3 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Remembering Prithviraj Kapoor: 10 facts you must know about the Father of Bollywood". India Today. 3 November 2016.
  18. ^ "Rishi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi remember a compassionate human on 113th birth anniversary of Prithviraj Kapoor: 'The man who started it all'". Hindustan Times. 3 November 2019.
  19. ^ "Pran receives Dadasaheb Phalke Award". Coolage.in. 14 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  20. ^ "'Want to go to Pakistan once before I die'". The Dispatch. 30 April 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021.