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{{Infobox family|name=Kapoor family|image=Kapoor family on Randir's birthday.jpg|website={{Officialsite|https://www.junglee.org.in}}|image_caption=Members of Kapoor family on [[Randhir Kapoor]]'s 69th birthday on 15 February 2016|origin=[[Samundri]], [[Faisalabad District|Lyallpur District]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Faisalabad District]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]])<ref name="indiamarks.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiamarks.com/prithviraj-kapoor-to-kareena-kapoor-and-ranbir-kapoor/ |title=Prithviraj Kapoor to Kareena Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor| date=4 June 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Britannica.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/311774/Prithviraj-Kapoor |title=Prithviraj Kapoor (Indian actor) – Encyclopædia Britannica |publisher=Britannica.com |date=4 February 2013 |access-date=13 July 2014}}</ref> ([[Prithviraj Kapoor]] in 1906 AD)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/441304/showman-raj-kapoors-house-to-be-converted-into-museum |title=Showman Raj Kapoor's house to be converted into museum |date=23 September 2012 |website=The Express Tribune}}</ref>|region=[[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India|traditions=[[Indian people|Indian]] [[Punjabi Hindu]]s<ref name="guardian">{{cite web |author=Nirpal Dhaliwal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/feb/10/bollywood-bit-part-nirpal-dhaliwal |title=Nirpal Dhaliwal: My Bollywood bit part | Film |work=The Guardian |date=10 February 2011 |access-date=2014-07-13}}</ref><ref name="books.google.co.in">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pzEdHF5UYcMC&pg=PA124 |title=Bengali Cinema: 'An Other Nation' |first=Sharmistha |last=Gooptu |date=29 October 2010 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=9780203843345 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xmjv-IJymZsC&pg=PA181 |title=Fashion Cultures: Theories, Explorations, and Analysis edited by Stella Bruzzi, Pamela Church}}</ref><ref name="newindianexpress.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/article299657.ece |title=Remembering an icon: Prithviraj Kapoor}}</ref>|members=See table below|distinctions=|heirlooms=[[R. K. Films|R. K. Studio]] [[Prithvi Theatre]]|estate={{plainlist|
*Krishna Raj Bungalow, [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
*Rajbaug Farms, [[Loni Kalbhor]], Maharashtra, India (formerly)<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/raj-kapoors-home-to-house-a-museum/articleshow/11375675.cms | title=Raj Kapoor's home to house a museum - Times of India | website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref>
*[[Kapoor Haveli]], [[Peshawar]], [[North-West Frontier Province]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]]) (formerly)}}|meaning=|footnotes=Active since 1929; Prithviraj Kapoor acted in ''[[Alam Ara]]'' (1931), the first talkie film of India|otherfamilies=[[List of Hindi film clans#Kapoor family (of Surinder Kapoor)|Surinder Kapoor family]]<ref name="Dawn">{{cite video |title=Talk Back: Eye On India (Interview with Anil Kapoor) Ep33 Pt1. |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBKP-rpQmGw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/TBKP-rpQmGw |archive-date=2021-11-17 |url-status=live |publisher=[[Dawn News]] |access-date=2012-08-23 |quote=I'm a Pathan's son... my father, my grandfather they were all Pathans from Peshawar...}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Bachchan family]]<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite web |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/people/take-a-peek-at-the-business-political-landscape-of-marriages/nikhil-nanda-shweta-bachchan/slideshow/19118743.cms |title=Nikhil Nanda & Shweta Bachchan – Take a peek at the business & political landscape of marriages | The Economic Times |publisher=Economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=2013-03-22 |access-date=2014-07-13}}</ref> [[List of Hindi film clans#Malhotra family|Malhotra family]]<ref name=scr>[http://www.screenindia.com/old/20020208/fcover2.html Bina Rai: The good old days] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227030830/http://www.screenindia.com/old/20020208/fcover2.html |date=2009-12-27 }} [[Screen (magazine)|Screen]].</ref> [[Pataudi family]] [[Tagore family]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/exclusive/what-sharmila-couldnt-do-in-her-time-kareena-manages-easily_5725.html |title=What Sharmila couldn't do in her time, Kareena manages easily |access-date=15 August 2013 |author=Sen, Shomini |date=13 October 2012 |publisher=[[Zee News]]}}</ref> [[List of Hindi film families#Sippy family|Sippy family]] [[List of Hindi film clans#Bhatt family|Bhatt family]] [[List of Hindi film families#Behl family|Behl family]] [[Gohil dynasty]] Nanda family Shivdasani family Kendall family Sial family}}

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|Murli Mal Kapoor
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|Keshavmal Kapoor 
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|Basheshwarnath Kapoor
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! Generation 1
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|[[Prithviraj Kapoor]] . [[Trilok Kapoor]]
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|- style="background: Pink;"
! Generation 2
;(Prithviraj Kapoor-Ramsarni Mehra's children)
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|[[Raj Kapoor]]  · [[Shammi Kapoor]]
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|[[Shashi Kapoor]]  · Urmila Sial
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| Ravinder Kapoor  · Devinder Kapoor
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|- style="background: gold;"
!Generation 3
;(Raj Kapoor-Krishna Malhotra's children)
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|[[Randhir Kapoor]]  · [[Ritu Nanda|Ritu Kapoor Nanda]]
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| [[Rishi Kapoor]]  · Rima Kapoor Jain
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| [[Rajiv Kapoor]]
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|- style="background: turquoise;"
!Generation 4 (Raj Kapoor's grandchildren)
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|'''Randhir Kapoor-[[Babita|Babita Shivdasani]]'s children'''
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|[[Karisma Kapoor]]  · [[Kareena Kapoor]]
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|'''Ritu-Ranjan Nanda's children'''
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|[[Nikhil Nanda]]  · Nitasha Nanda
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|'''Rishi Kapoor-[[Neetu Singh]]'s children'''
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|Riddhima Kapoor Sahni  · [[Ranbir Kapoor]]
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|'''Rima-Manoj Jain's children'''
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|Armaan Jain  · Aadar Jain
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|- style="background: gold;"
! Generation 3
;(Shammi Kapoor-[[Geeta Bali]]'s children)
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|[[Aditya Raj Kapoor]]  · Kanchan Kapoor
|-style="background: gold;"
!(Shammi Kapoor-Neila Devi's children)
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|No children
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|- style="background: turquoise;"
! Generation 4 (Shammi Kapoor's grandchildren)
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|'''Aditya Raj-Preeti Kapoor's children'''
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|Tulsi Kapoor  · Vishwa Pratap Kapoor
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|'''Kanchan Kapoor-Ketan Desai's children'''
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|Pooja Desai  · Rajarajeshwari Desai
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|- style="background: gold;"
! Generation 3
;(Shashi Kapoor-[[Jennifer Kendal]]'s children)
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|[[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959)|Kunal Kapoor]]  · [[Karan Kapoor]]
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|[[Sanjana Kapoor]]
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|- style="background: turquoise;"
! Generation 4 (Shashi Kapoor's grandchildren)
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|'''Kunal Kapoor-Sheena Sippy's children'''
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|Shaira Kapoor  · Zahan Kapoor
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|'''Karan-Lorna Kapoor's children'''
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|Aliya Kapoor  · Zach Kapoor
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|'''Sanjana-[[Valmik Thapar]]'s children'''
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|Hamir Thapar
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|- style="background: Pink;"
! Generation 2 (Trilok Kapoor's children)
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|Vijay Kapoor   Vicky Kapoor
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The '''Kapoor family'''<ref name="cameo10" /><ref name="cameo21">[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/movies/rishi-kapoor-dead.html Rishi Kapoor, Leading Man From a Bollywood Dynasty, Dies at 67], The New York Times. 30 April 2020.</ref> is a prominent Indian family with at least 5 generations of the family over {{age|1929}} years in the [[Hindi film industry]].<ref name="cameo8" /><ref name="cameo10" /> Numerous members of the family, both biological including those who married into the family, have had prolific careers as actors, film directors and producers.<ref name="cameo8" /><ref name="cameo10" /><ref name="cameo2" /> "The Pioneer" founder of the dynasty was "The Patriarch", [[Prithviraj Kapoor]],<ref name=cameo8/><ref name=cameo1/><ref name=cameo2/><ref name=cameo4/> who was the first member of family to begin acting in movies with his 1928 debut film ''Do Dhari Talwar''.<ref name=cameo6/> He was a pioneer of [[Prithvi Theatres|Indian theatre]] and the founding member of [[Indian People's Theatre Association]] (IPTA).<ref name=cameo21/><ref name="cameo20">{{cite web |url=http://www.coolage.in/2013/04/14/pran-receives-dadasaheb-phalke-award |title=Pran receives Dadasaheb Phalke Award |publisher=Coolage.in |date=14 April 2013 |access-date=4 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104212736/http://www.coolage.in/2013/04/14/pran-receives-dadasaheb-phalke-award |archive-date=4 January 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> His son [[Raj Kapoor]] was the most influential actor and director in Hindi cinema.<ref name=cameo10/><ref name=cameo21/> The [[wikt:genesis|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.<ref name=cameo1/><ref name=cameo2/><ref name=cameo3/>

Due to their decades old participation in the Hindi film industry, the family is often called "The First Family of [[Bollywood]]".<ref name=cameo10/><ref name=cameo2/><ref name=cameo8/>

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

==Background ==
The Kapoor family is of [[Dhai Ghar]] [[Khatri]] [[Punjabi Hindus|Punjabi Hindu]] origin.<ref name="guardian" /><ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="newindianexpress.com"/><ref name="books.google.co.in"/> [[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. Prithviraj was born in [[Samundri]], [[Faisalabad District|Lyallpur District]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]] of [[British India]].<ref name="indiamarks.com"/><ref name="Britannica.com"/> Their father, Basheshwarnath Kapoor, served as a police officer in the Imperial Police in the city of [[Peshawar]];<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.statsvet.su.se/publikationer/ahmed/artiklar_2006/41_prithviraj_kapoor.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505125639/http://www.statsvet.su.se/publikationer/ahmed/artiklar_2006/41_prithviraj_kapoor.htm |title=Prithviraj Kapoor: A centenary tribute - Daily Times, Tuesday, November 07, 2006 |archive-date=5 May 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> while his grandfather, Keshavmal Kapoor, was a [[Tehsildar]] in [[Samundri]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/feb/02slide1.htm |title=rediff.com: Bollywood's First Family}}</ref> His younger brother, [[Trilok Kapoor]] also became in actor, his first role was 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]]. 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]]",<ref>{{cite web |title=14th December 1924: Raj Kapoor, Indian actors and directors, was born |url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/14th-december-1924-raj-kapoor-indian-actor-and-director-was-born |publisher=mapsofindia.com |date=18 February 2016}}</ref> became a noted [[Cinema of India|Indian film]] actor, producer and director of [[Hindi cinema]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Raj Kapoor and the Golden Age of Indian Cinema |url=http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2012julsep/kapoor.html |publisher=hcl.harvard.edu |date=19 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118195005/http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2012julsep/kapoor.html |archive-date=18 January 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Raj Kapoor]] married Krishna Malhotra in 1946. She was the sister of actors [[Prem Nath]], [[Rajendra Nath]], and [[Narendra Nath]], as well as Uma Chopra, the wife of [[Prem Chopra]].<ref name="prem1">{{Cite web | url=http://www.premchopra.com/int_screen_2009.html | title=Official website of actor Prem Chopra | access-date=6 April 2014 | archive-date=25 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725220158/http://www.premchopra.com/int_screen_2009.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Krishna Malhotra and Raj Kapoor were first cousins once removed. Her father was a brother of Prithviraj Kapoor's mother, and thus she was Prithviraj Kapoor's first cousin. They have 3 sons [[Randhir Kapoor]], [[Rishi Kapoor]], and [[Rajiv Kapoor]] and 2 daughters [[Ritu Nanda]] and Rima Jain.

[[Shammi Kapoor]] married actress [[Geeta Bali]] in 1955 and had 2 children with her, [[Aditya Raj Kapoor]] and Kanchan Kapoor. [[Geeta Bali]] died in 1965 due to smallpox. Shammi then married Neela Devi Gohil of the [[Gohil dynasty]] of the erstwhile [[Bhavnagar State]] in [[Gujarat]] in 1969. She did not have any children with Shammi. She devoted her entire life to Shammi, taking care of him and his children through Geeta Bali.

[[Shashi Kapoor]] married [[Jennifer Kendal]] in 1958. They have two sons, [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959)|Kunal Kapoor]], [[Karan 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 (actor, born 1959)|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. Ranbir is married to actor [[Alia Bhatt]].

[[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]].<ref name="indiatimes1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi-times/Nikhil-Nanda-The-business-of-life/articleshow/13296381.cms |title=Nikhil Nanda: The business of life – The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |access-date=2014-07-13}}</ref>

Prithviraj Kapoor's cousin was [[Surinder Kapoor]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sridevi-shares-million-dollar-pic-of-raj-kapoor-and-her-husband-boney-1787843 |title=Sridevi Shares Million-Dollar Pic Of Raj Kapoor And Her Husband Boney |date=14 December 2017 |publisher=NDTV |first=Divya |last=Goyal |access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref> Surinder Kapoor left [[Peshawar]] and came to [[Mumbai]] with help from Prithviraj Kapoor.<ref name="Surinder Kapoor & Prithviraj Kapoor">{{cite news |title=Surinder Kapoor & Prithviraj Kapoor |url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/may/04/surinder-kapoor-on-life-and-times.htm |website=Rediff.com |date=4 May 2009 |access-date=24 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302162736/http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/may/04/surinder-kapoor-on-life-and-times.htm |archive-date=2 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Surinder Kapoor was married to Nirmal Kapoor. His oldest son is [[Boney Kapoor]] who was married to [[Mona Shourie Kapoor|Mona Shourie]] and [[Sridevi]] and is the father of [[Arjun Kapoor|Arjun]], Anshula, [[Janhvi Kapoor|Janhvi]], and Khushi Kapoor. His middle son is [[Anil Kapoor]] who is married to Sunita Kapoor and is the father of [[Sonam Kapoor|Sonam]] (married to Anand Ahuja), [[Rhea Kapoor|Rhea]] (married to Karan Boolani) 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 Marwah|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 (1978 film)|Don]]'' was also a cousin of Prithviraj Kapoor (their mothers were sisters) and so were his brothers Nandkishore Kapoor and [[Ravindra Kapoor]]. Through Kamal Kapoor's grandson [[Goldie Behl]], who is married to actress [[Sonali Bendre]], the [[List of Hindi film families#Behl family|Behl family of Hindi films]] is also related to the Kapoor family.

Raj's, Shashi's, and Shammi's maternal cousin, Juggal Kishore Mehra, was a singer, whose step-granddaughter was [[Salma Agha]] who became an actress and singer in [[Pakistan]].

==Members of the Kapoor family==
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===First generation ===
Kapoor family remains to be the only family in India to have five generations of film artists (c. 2009).<ref name="cameo4">[https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/prithviraj-kapoor-birthday-349871-2016-11-03 Remembering Prithviraj Kapoor: 10 facts you must know about the Father of Bollywood], India Today, 3 November 2016.</ref><ref name=cameo10/>

*Basheshwarnath Kapoor, also called [[Dewan#Among Hindus and Sikhs of Punjab and Bengal|Dewan]] – son of Prem and Dewan Keshavmal Kapoor, grandson of Dewan Murli Mal Kapoor, did a cameo role of a judge in Raj Kapoor's 1951 film ''[[Awaara]]'',<ref name="cameo1">[https://www.news18.com/news/movies/prithviraj-kapoor-birth-anniversary-lesser-known-facts-about-the-film-and-theatre-pioneer-2372101.html Prithviraj Kapoor Birth Anniversary: Lesser Known Facts About the Film and Theatre], Daily Pioneer, 3 November 2019.</ref><ref name="cameo2">[https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/flashback-at-90-a-kapoor-daughter-recalls-family-s-filmy-journey-from-peshawar-to-the-pinnacle/story-7Nxt7k4U9le8VfAZWNIm9L.html Flashback at 90: A Kapoor daughter recalls family's filmy journey from Peshawar to the pinnacle], Hindustan Times, 18 Apr 2018.</ref> making him the earliest linear generation of Kapoor [[family tree]] to ever act in the films.<ref name="cameo3">[https://www.thedispatch.in/want-to-go-to-pakistan-once-before-i-die/Want to go to Pakistan once before I die’], The Dispatch], 30 April 2020.</ref><ref name="cameo4a">[Will Indian actor's quest to preserve ancestral home in Pakistan bear fruit?], Al-Arabiya, 11 Dec 2018 .</ref> Earlier he served as a police officer in the [[Indian Imperial Police]] in the city of [[Peshawar]].<ref name="cameo18">{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/remembering-prithviraj-kapoor/story-YZ0qu0sal3ZmIQISuzK4LP.html |title=Remembering Prithviraj Kapoor! |date=2 November 2009}}</ref>

===Second generation ===
The second generation of the family was led by Prithviraj Kapoor.<ref name="cameo10">Madhu Jain, 2009, [https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=l3heZ8I-k9AC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22prithviraj+kapoor%22+and+%22surinder+kapoor%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjL1ezys77qAhUKT30KHVD2BG8Q6AEwAnoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=%22prithviraj%20kapoor%22%20and%20%22surinder%20kapoor%22&f=false The Kapoors: The First Family of Indian Cinema], [[Penguin Books]].</ref><ref name="cameo8">[https://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/indian-cinema-100-35-fun-facts-about-the-kapoors-of-bollywood-632971 35 fun facts about the Kapoors of Bollywood], NDTV, 29 April 2013.</ref> In 1928, Prithviraj Kapoor made his acting debut as an extra in his first film, ''Do Dhari Talwar''.<ref name="cameo6">{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/rishi-kapoor-shabana-azmi-remember-a-compassionate-human-on-113th-birth-anniversary-of-prithviraj-kapoor-the-man-who-started-it-all/story-8NHrWty6np6eJxKnA6KBFI.html |title=Rishi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi remember a compassionate human on 113th birth anniversary of Prithviraj Kapoor: 'The man who started it all' |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=3 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="cameo4"/>

Notable actors of this generation include:
* [[Prithviraj Kapoor]] – first son of Basheshwarnath Kapoor and the first member of family to enter the [[Bollywood|Hindi film industry]]; married to Ramsarni Mehra
* [[Trilok Kapoor]] – Second son of Basheshwarnath Kapoor who went on to become extremely popular in the role of lord Shiva in the 1950’s.

===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#Influence of Hindi cinema|Bollywood's international reach]], [[Indianisation#Indian soft power|India's soft power]] and [[diplomacy]] across the [[USSR]], the [[Middle East]], [[Africa]] and [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]].<ref name=cameo10/>

Notable actors of this generation include:
* [[Raj Kapoor]] – eldest son of Prithviraj Kapoor; married to Krishna Malhotra, sister of actor [[Prem Nath]]
* [[Shammi Kapoor]] – second son of Prithviraj Kapoor; married to [[Geeta Bali]] (first wife) and Neila Devi (second wife)
* [[Shashi Kapoor]] – youngest son of Prithviraj Kapoor; married to [[Jennifer Kendal]]
* [[Subbiraj|Subbiraj Kakkar]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Prithviraj Kapoor |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004432/bio |website=IMDb.com, Inc. |access-date=16 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Love never dies – Shashi Kapoor on Jennifer Kendall – People ask me why didn't I remarry… |url=http://cineplot.com/love-never-dies-shashi-kapoor-on-jennifer-kendall-people-ask-me-why-didnt-i-remarry/ |website=Cineplot.com |access-date=16 July 2020}}</ref> - son of Kailash Kakkar (née Kapoor, sister of Prithviraj and Trilok); married to [[Kumari Naaz]]
* Urmila Sial Kapoor - daughter of Prithviraj Kapoor; married to Charanjit Sial
* Vijay Kapoor - son of Trilok Kapoor

===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.<ref name=cameo10/> 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.<ref name=cameo21/>

Notable actors of this generation include:
* [[Randhir Kapoor]] (b. 1947) – eldest son of Raj Kapoor; married to [[Babita]]
* [[Ritu Nanda]] (1948-2020) – elder daughter of Raj Kapoor; married to Rajan Nanda
* [[Rishi Kapoor]] (1952-2020) – second son of Raj Kapoor; married to [[Neetu Singh|Neetu Singh Kapoor]]
* [[Rajiv Kapoor]] (1962-2021) – youngest son of Raj Kapoor
* [[Aditya Raj Kapoor]] – son of Shammi Kapoor and Geeta Bali married to Priti Kapoor
* [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959)|Kunal Kapoor]] – elder son of Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal
* [[Karan Kapoor]] – younger son of Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal
* [[Sanjana Kapoor]] – daughter of Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal; married to Valmik Thapar
* Jatin Sial - son of Urmila Sial Kapoor and Charanjit Sial

===Fifth generation ===
This generation is dominated initially by Karishma Kapoor and later by her younger sister Kareena, as well as their cousin Ranbir Kapoor.<ref name=cameo10/>

Notable members of this generation include:
* [[Karisma Kapoor]] — elder daughter of [[Randhir Kapoor]] and [[Babita Shivdasani]]; formerly married to Sanjay Kapur, a businessman
* [[Kareena Kapoor Khan]] — younger daughter of Randhir Kapoor and Babita; married to actor [[Saif Ali Khan]].
* [[Ranbir Kapoor]] — youngest son of [[Rishi Kapoor]] and [[Neetu Singh]], married to actress [[Alia Bhatt]]
* [[Nikhil Nanda]] — son of [[Ritu Nanda]] and Rajan Nanda; married to [[Shweta Bachchan]], daughter of actors [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Jaya Bachchan]]
* [[Armaan Jain]] — elder son of Rima Jain and Manoj Jain, debuted as actor in ''[[Lekar Hum Deewana Dil]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/ranbir-kapoor-helps-armaan-jain-to-debut-in-saifs-lekar-hum-deewana-dil/1/361465.html |title=Ranbir Kapoor helps Armaan Jain to debut in Saif's Lekar Hum Deewana Dil}}</ref>
* [[Aadar Jain]] – younger Son of Rima Jain and Manoj Jain, debuted with 2017 Hindi film ''[[Qaidi Band]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://newsnexa.com/news/anya-singh-aadar-jain-new-faces-yash-raj-films/ |title=Aadar Jain and Anya Singh new faces of Yash Raj Films |access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref>
*Riddhima Kapoor Sahni - eldest child of [[Rishi Kapoor]] and [[Neetu Singh]]. She is a [[Fashion design|fashion designer]] and is married to Bharat Sahni and has a daughter

==Kapoor Family Memorial at Rajbaugh ==
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[[Samadhi (shrine)|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#Memorial|MIT World Peace University]] (MIT WPU), Rajbaugh lies off the [[National Highway 65 (India)|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 [[Bungalow#India|banglow]] inside the farm has been preserved, the popular song ''"[[Bobby (1973 film)#HumTumEkKamreMein|Hum Tum Ek Kamre Mei Band Ho]]"'' was shot inside this banglow.<ref name="cameo11">{{Google maps | url= https://www.google.com/maps/place/Raj+Kapoor+Memorial/@18.4928318,74.0237278,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x9b44212117e483ef?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwit2t70xL7qAhU4IbcAHYhdD_8Q_BIwDHoECBAQCA | title= Google map location of Samadhi of Raj Kapoor and Prithviraj Kapoor at Rajbaugh at the camputof MIT-WPU | access-date= 8 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="cameo12">{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/with-rk-studios-up-for-sale-in-mumbai-here-is-how-pune-still-hangs-on-to-raj-kapoor-s-memories/story-gBe0GlN81RyUGmIgQ59AlJ.html |title=With RK Studios up for sale in Mumbai, here is how Pune still hangs on to Raj Kapoor's memories |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=2 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="cameo13">[http://www.mitsft.in/Raj_Kapoor_Memorial Raj Kapoor Memorial], mitsft.in.</ref><ref name=cameo10/><ref name="cameo14">[http://www.mitsft.in/Raj_Kapoor_Memorial Raj Kapoor Memorial brief], mitsft.in.</ref>

==Family photos==
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File:Prithviraj Kapoor portrait 1929.jpg|[[Prithviraj Kapoor]]
File:Trilok Kapoor circa 1940.jpg|[[Trilok Kapoor]]
File:Raj Kapoor In Aah (1953).png|[[Raj Kapoor]]
File:Signed photo of Indian actor Shammi Kapoor (2).jpg|[[Shammi Kapoor]]
File:Renowned Film Actor Shashi Kapoor addressing at the inauguration of the 37th International Film Festival (IFFI-2006) in Panaji, Goa on November 23, 2006 cropped.jpg|[[Shashi Kapoor]]
File:Randhir Kapoor in 2020.jpg|[[Randhir Kapoor]]
File:Rishi Kapoor.jpg|[[Rishi Kapoor]]
File:Rajeev Kapoor at Green Carpet of IIFA Rocks 2016 (cropped).jpg|[[Rajiv Kapoor]]
File:Karisma Kapoor at TOIFA 2016.jpg|[[Karisma Kapoor]]
File:Kareena Kapoor in 2015.jpg|[[Kareena Kapoor]]
File:Ranbir Kapoor at the launch of 'Barfi!' promo 10.jpg|[[Ranbir Kapoor]]
File:Chembur r.k. studio2.JPG|R.K. Film and R. K. Studio entrance, [[Mumbai]].
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of Indian film families]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{cite news |title=Indian cinema@100: 35 fun facts about the Kapoors of Bollywood |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/indian-cinema-100-35-fun-facts-about-the-kapoors-of-bollywood-360233 |publisher=NDTV |date=29 April 2013 |access-date=3 May 2013}}
* https://www.junglee.org.in/ (by [[Shammi Kapoor]])
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