Kapoor family
- Samundri, Samundri Tehsil, Lyallpur District, Punjab Province (British India).[1][2]
- (Prithviraj Kapoor in 1906)[3]
- Surinder Kapoor family[4]
- Bachchan family[5]
- Malhotra family[6]
- Pataudi family[7]
- Sippy family
- Bhatt family
- Behl family
- Gohil dynasty
- Nanda family
- Shivdasani family
- Kendall family
- Sial family
- Kapoor Haveli
- R. K. Studio
- Prithvi Theatre
- Krishna Raj Bungalow
- Bandra, Mumbai, India
- Rajbaug Farms, Loni Kalbhor, Maharashtra, India (formerly)[12]
The Kapoor family[13] 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. 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.[14] "The Pioneer" founder of the dynasty was "The Patriarch", Prithviraj Kapoor,[15][14][16] who was the first member of family to begin acting in movies with his 1929 debut film Be Dhari Talwar.[17] He was a pioneer of Indian theatre and the founding member of Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA).[13][18] His son Raj Kapoor was the most influential actor and director in Hindi cinema.[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.[15][14][19] Due to their decades old participation in the Hindi film industry, the family is often called "The First Family of Bollywood".[14] 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.
Background
The Kapoor family is of Punjabi Hindu Khatri origin belonging to the Kapoor gotra.[8][10][11][9] Prithviraj Kapoor was the first from the family to pursue a career in films. His ancestral origins were in Samundri, Lyallpur District, Faisalabad, Punjab Province of British India.[1][2] His father, Basheshwarnath Kapoor, served as a police officer in the Imperial Police in the city of Peshawar;[20] while his grandfather, Keshavmal Kapoor, was a Tehsildar in Samundri.[21] His younger brother, Trilok Kapoor also became an actor; with his first role in the film Char Darvesh in 1933, Trilok emerged as one of the most commercially successful actors of his era.
The family eventually migrated to Mumbai. 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",[22] became a noted Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi cinema.[23]
Kapoor family tree
- Diwan Murli Mal Kapoor
- Diwan Keshav mal Kapoor, m. Radha Kapoor (first wife) and Prem Kapoor (second wife)
- Diwan Basheshwarnath Kapoor, m. Vaishno Devi (first wife) and Channa Kapoor (second wife)
- Prithviraj Kapoor, m. Ramsarni Mehra
- Raj Kapoor, m. Krishna Malhotra
- Randhir Kapoor, m. Babita Kapoor
- Karisma Kapoor, m. Sunjay Kapur (divorced)
- Samaira Kapur
- Kiaan Raj Kapur
- Kareena Kapoor Khan, m. Saif Ali Khan
- Taimur Ali Khan
- Jeh Ali Khan
- Karisma Kapoor, m. Sunjay Kapur (divorced)
- Ritu Kapoor Nanda, m. Rajan Nanda
- Nikhil Nanda m. Shweta Bachchan Nanda
- Navya Naveli Nanda
- Nitasha Nanda
- Nikhil Nanda m. Shweta Bachchan Nanda
- Rishi Kapoor, m. Neetu Kapoor
- Ranbir Kapoor, m. Alia Bhatt
- Raha Kapoor
- Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, m. Bharat Sahni
- Samara Sahni
- Ranbir Kapoor, m. Alia Bhatt
- Rima Jain, m. Manoj Jain
- Armaan Jain, m. Anissa Malhotra Jain.
- Rana Jain
- Aadar Jain
- Armaan Jain, m. Anissa Malhotra Jain.
- Rajiv Kapoor, m. Aarti Sabharwal (divorced)
- Randhir Kapoor, m. Babita Kapoor
- Shammi Kapoor, m. Geeta Bali (first wife) and Neila Devi (second wife)
- Aditya Raj Kapoor, m. Priti Kapoor
- Tulsi Kapoor
- Vishwapratap Kapoor, m. Saili Kapoor
- Kanchan Desai, m. Ketan Desai
- Raj Rajeshwari Desai
- Pooja Desai
- Aditya Raj Kapoor, m. Priti Kapoor
- Shashi Kapoor, m. Jennifer Kendal
- Kunal Kapoor, m. Sheena Sippy (divorced)
- Zahan Kapoor
- Shaira Laura Kapoor
- Karan Kapoor, m. Lorna Kapoor
- Aliya Kapoor
- Zach Kapoor
- Sanjana Kapoor, m. Valmik Thapar
- Hamir Thapar
- Kunal Kapoor, m. Sheena Sippy (divorced)
- Urmila Kapoor Sial, m. Charanjit Sial
- Jatin Sial, m. Kavita Sharma Sial
- Myra Sial
- Ammeya Sial
- Anuradha Kheta, m. Prakash Kheta
- Priyanka Kheta
- Nushka Kheta
- Namita Kapur, m. Vicky Kapur
- Vibha Kapur
- Anisha Kapur
- Priti Grover, m. Sandeep Grover
- Nainika Grover
- Sukriti Grover
- Mandhir Siyal
- Jatin Sial, m. Kavita Sharma Sial
- Devinder Kapoor (died during infancy)
- Nandi Kapoor (died during infancy)
- Shanta Kapoor Dhawan, m. Chander P. Dhawan
- Raj Kapoor, m. Krishna Malhotra
- Trilok Kapoor
- Vijay Kapoor, m. Veena Kapoor
- Sanjay Kapoor, m. Anju Kapoor
- Ajay Kapoor, m. Neelam Kapoor
- Vicky Kapoor
- Vijay Kapoor, m. Veena Kapoor
- Kailash Kapoor, m. C. Kakkar
- Subbiraj Kakkar, m. Kumari Naaz (Anuradha)
- Girish Kakkar
- Gauri Kakkar
- Subbiraj Kakkar, m. Kumari Naaz (Anuradha)
- Prem Mehra, m. Prithvi Chand Mehra
- Naval Mehra, m. Anne-Marie Mehra
- Neville Andrew Mehra
- Christina Minner
- Vijay K. Mehra, m. Ruth Mehra
- Sabita Khanna
- Kiran Seth, m. Vipin Seth
- Vikram Seth
- Mrinal Seth
- Naval Mehra, m. Anne-Marie Mehra
- Amarnath Kapoor
- Vishwanath (Vishi) Kapoor
- Lt. Col. Ramesh Kapoor
- Prithviraj Kapoor, m. Ramsarni Mehra
- Diwan Shambhu Nath Kapoor
- Surinder Kapoor, m. Nirmal Kapoor
- Boney Kapoor, m. Mona Shourie (first wife) and Sridevi (second wife)
- Arjun Kapoor
- Anshula Kapoor
- Janhvi Kapoor
- Khushi Kapoor
- Anil Kapoor, m. Sunita Bhavnani
- Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, m. Anand Ahuja
- Vayu Ahuja
- Rhea Kapoor, m. Karan Boolani
- Harshvardhan Kapoor
- Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, m. Anand Ahuja
- Sanjay Kapoor, m. Maheep Sandhu
- Shanaya Kapoor
- Reena Kapoor Marwah, m. Sandeep Marwah
- Mohit Marwah, m. Antara Motiwala Marwah
- Thea Marwah
- a son (name undisclosed)
- Akshay Marwah, m. Ashita Relan
- Mohit Marwah, m. Antara Motiwala Marwah
- Boney Kapoor, m. Mona Shourie (first wife) and Sridevi (second wife)
- Surinder Kapoor, m. Nirmal Kapoor
- Ram Pyari Khanna
- Dharambir Khanna
- Ashok Khanna, m. Baby Khanna
- Kirran Ashok Khanna, m. Monga Khanna
- Banshi Khanna
- Mohan Khanna
- Ashok Khanna, m. Baby Khanna
- Dharambir Khanna
- Ram Rakhi Mehra
- Kaushaliya Khanna
- Diwan Basheshwarnath Kapoor, m. Vaishno Devi (first wife) and Channa Kapoor (second wife)
- Diwan Keshav mal Kapoor, m. Radha Kapoor (first wife) and Prem Kapoor (second wife)
Kapoor Family Memorial at Rajbaugh
The 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 the 125 acres Rajbaugh to MIT-WPU which built a memorial for the Kapoor family on its campus. The memorial was unveiled in 2014 in the presence of Lata Mangeshkar and members of the Kapoor clan. The Kapoor family memorial has 7 pagodas showing elements of Raj Kapoor's movies and 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 Mera Naam Joker, Bobby, Satyam Shivam Sundaram, and Prem Rog. Kapoor's family bungalow inside the farm has been preserved. The popular song "Hum Tum Ek Kamre Mein Band Ho" was shot inside this bungalow.[24][25][26]
Photos of the notable members of the family
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References
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- ^ 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.
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- ^ "Google map location of Samadhi of Raj Kapoor and Prithviraj Kapoor at Rajbaugh at the camputof MIT-WPU" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "With RK Studios up for sale in Mumbai, here is how Pune still hangs on to Raj Kapoor's memories". Hindustan Times. 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Raj Kapoor Memorial". mitsft.in. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020.
External links
- "Indian cinema@100: 35 fun facts about the Kapoors of Bollywood". NDTV. 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- The Kapoor Family Site by - Shammi Kapoor (by Shammi Kapoor)
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