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{{short description|Indian film family}}
{{short description|Indian film family}}
{{about|the Indian Hindi-language show business family|the surname|Kapoor}}
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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=Some Members of Kapoor Family on [[Randhir Kapoor]]'s 70th birthday on 15 February 2017|origin=[[Samundri]], [[Faisalabad District|Lyallpur District]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]], [[British Raj|British India]]<ref name="indiamarks.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiamarks.com/prithviraj-kapoor-to-kareena-kapoor-and-ranbir-kapoor khan/ |title=Prithviraj Kapoor to Kareena Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor| date=4 June 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Britannica.com">{{cite web |url=https://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><br/><small>([[Prithviraj Kapoor]] in 1906 AD)</small><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 &#124; 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]]<br/>[[Prithvi Theatre]]|estate={{plainlist|
{{Infobox family
*Krishna Raj Bungalow, [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| name = Kapoor Family
*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>}}|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><br/>[[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 &#124; The Economic Times |publisher=Economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=2013-03-22 |access-date=2014-07-13}}</ref><br/>[[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><br/>[[Pataudi family]]<br/>[[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><br/>[[List of Hindi film families#Sippy family|Sippy family]]<br/>[[List of Hindi film clans#Bhatt family|Bhatt family]]<br/>[[List of Hindi film families#Behl family|Behl family]]<br/>[[Gohil dynasty]]<br/>Nanda family<br/>Shivdasani family<br/>Kendall family<br/>Sial family}}
| image = The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meeting with Kapoor family at his residence, in New Delhi on December 11, 2024.jpg
| image_caption = Some members of the Kapoor family with the Prime Minister of India [[Narendra Modi]] in 2024
| origin = {{ubl
  | [[Samundri]], British India
  }}
| region = [[Mumbai]], India
| traditions = [[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 &#124; 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=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2010/sep/09/remembering-an-icon-prithviraj-kapoor-185155.html|title=Remembering an icon: Prithviraj Kapoor|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=16 May 2012 }}</ref>
| members = <!-- ''[[#Members of the family|See below]]'' -->
| distinctions =  
| heirlooms = {{ubl|[[R. K. Films|R. K. Studio]]|[[Prithvi Theatre]]}}
| estate = {{Collapsible list|
* Krishna Raj Bungalow [[Bandra]], [[Mumbai]], India
* Rajbaug Farms, [[Loni Kalbhor]], India (formerly)<ref>{{Cite news |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]]|date=8 May 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Kapoor Haveli]], [[Peshawar]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], Pakistan (formerly)
}}
| meaning =  
| footnotes = Active since 1929; Prithviraj Kapoor acted in ''[[Alam Ara]]'' (1931), the first talkie film of India
| otherfamilies = {{Collapsible list|
  | [[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 &#124; The Economic Times |publisher=Economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=2013-03-22 |access-date=2014-07-13 |archive-date=10 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110233547/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/people/take-a-peek-at-the-business-political-landscape-of-marriages/nikhil-nanda-shweta-bachchan/slideshow/19118743.cms |url-status=dead}}</ref>
  | [[List of Hindi film clans#Malhotra family|Malhotra family]]<ref name=scr>{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20020208/fcover2.html |title=Bina Rai: The good old days |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227030830/http://www.screenindia.com/old/20020208/fcover2.html |archive-date=2009-12-27 |magazine=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |date=2002-02-08}}</ref>
  | [[Pataudi 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#Agha family|Agha family]]
  | [[List of Hindi film families#Sippy family|Sippy 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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The '''Kapoor family'''<ref name="cameo10" /><ref name="cameo21">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/movies/rishi-kapoor-dead.html |title=Rishi Kapoor, Leading Man From a Bollywood Dynasty, Dies at 67 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=30 April 2020}}</ref> is a prominent Indian show business family with at least four generations of the family over {{age|1929|range=no}} years being active in the [[Hindi film industry]].<ref name="cameo10" /> 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.<ref name="cameo10" /><ref name="cameo2">{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/flashback-at-90-a-kapoor-daughter-recalls-family-s-filmy-journey-from-peshawar-to-the-pinnacle/story-7Nxt7k4U9le8VfAZWNIm9L.html |title=Flashback at 90: A Kapoor daughter recalls family's filmy journey from Peshawar to the pinnacle |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=18 April 2018}}</ref> "The Pioneer" founder of the dynasty was "The Patriarch", [[Prithviraj Kapoor]],<ref name="cameo1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/prithviraj-kapoor-birth-anniversary-lesser-known-facts-about-the-film-and-theatre-pioneer-2372101.html |title=Prithviraj Kapoor Birth Anniversary: Lesser Known Facts About the Film and Theatre |publisher=Daily Pioneer |date=3 November 2019}}</ref><ref name=cameo2/><ref name="cameo4">{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/prithviraj-kapoor-birthday-349871-2016-11-03 |title=Remembering Prithviraj Kapoor: 10 facts you must know about the Father of Bollywood |work=[[India Today]] |date=3 November 2016}}</ref> who was the first member of family to begin acting in movies with his 1929 debut film ''Be 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> He was a pioneer of [[Prithvi Theatres|Indian theatre]] and the founding member of the [[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">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedispatch.in/want-to-go-to-pakistan-once-before-i-die/ |title='Want to go to Pakistan once before I die' |newspaper=The Dispatch |date=30 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118192041/https://www.thedispatch.in/want-to-go-to-pakistan-once-before-i-die/ |archive-date=2021-01-18 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|Murli Mal Kapoor
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|Keshavmal Kapoor<br />
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|Basheshwarnath Kapoor
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|- style="background: Violet;"
! Generation 1
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|[[Prithviraj Kapoor]] .&nbsp;[[Trilok Kapoor]]
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|- style="background: Pink;"
! Generation 2 (Prithviraj Kapoor's children)
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|[[Raj Kapoor]] &nbsp;·  [[Shammi Kapoor]]
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|[[Shashi Kapoor]] &nbsp;· Urmila Sial
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| Ravinder Kapoor &nbsp;· Devinder Kapoor
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|- style="background: gold;"
!Generation 3 (Raj Kapoor's children)
|-
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|[[Randhir Kapoor]] &nbsp;· [[Ritu Nanda|Ritu Kapoor Nanda]]
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| [[Rishi Kapoor]] &nbsp;·  Rima Kapoor Jain
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| [[Rajiv Kapoor]]
|-
|- style="background: turquoise;"
!Generation 4 (Raj Kapoor's grandchildren)
|-
|'''Randhir Kapoor-[[Babita|Babita Shivdasani]]'s children'''
|-
|[[Karisma Kapoor]] &nbsp;· [[Kareena Kapoor]]
|-
|'''Ritu-Ranjan Nanda's children'''
|-
|[[Nikhil Nanda]] &nbsp;·  Nitasha Nanda
|-
|'''Rishi Kapoor-[[Neetu Singh]]'s children'''
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|Riddhima Kapoor Sahni &nbsp;· [[Ranbir Kapoor]]  
|-
|'''Rima-Manoj Jain's children'''
|-
|Armaan Jain &nbsp;·  Aadar Jain
|-
|- style="background: red;"
! Generation 5 (Ranbir Kapoor's children)
|-
!Raha Kapoor<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Alia Bhatt 💛 on Instagram: "The name Raha (chosen by her wise and wonderful Dadi) has so many beautiful meanings… Raha, in its purest form means divine path in Swahili she is Joy, In Sanskrit, Raha is a clan, In Bangla - rest, comfort, relief, in Arabic peace, it also means happiness, freedom & bliss. And true to her name, from the first moment we held her - we felt it ALL! ❤️ Thank you Raha, for bringing our family to life, it feels as though our lives have only just begun. ☀️☀️☀️" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/ClWGK8gsIkr/ |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=Instagram |language=en}}</ref>
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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/> 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]].<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|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805085551/http://www.indiamarks.com/prithviraj-kapoor-to-kareena-kapoor-and-ranbir-kapoor|archive-date=5 August 2017|access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref><ref name="Britannica.com">{{cite web |url=https://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><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>
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|- style="background: gold;"
! Generation 3 (Shammi Kapoor's children)
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|[[Aditya Raj Kapoor]] &nbsp;· Kanchan Kapoor
|- style="background: turquoise;"
! Generation 4 (Shammi Kapoor's grandchildren)
|-
|'''Aditya Raj-Preeti Kapoor's children'''
|-
|Tulsi Kapoor &nbsp;· Vishwa Pratap Kapoor
|-
|'''Kanchan Kapoor-Ketan Desai's children'''
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|Pooja Desai &nbsp;· Rajarajeshwari Desai
|-
|- style="background: gold;"
! Generation 3 (Shashi Kapoor's children)
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|[[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959)|Kunal Kapoor]] &nbsp;· [[Karan Kapoor]]
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|[[Sanjana Kapoor]]
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|- style="background: turquoise;"
! Generation 4 (Shashi Kapoor's grandchildren)
|-
|'''Kunal Kapoor-Sheena Sippy's children'''
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|Shaira Kapoor &nbsp;· Zahan Kapoor
|-
|'''Karan-Lorna Kapoor's children'''
|-
|Aliya Kapoor &nbsp;· Zach Kapoor
|-
|'''Sanjana-[[Valmik Thapar]]'s children'''
|-
|Hamir Thapar
|-
|- style="background: Pink;"
! Generation 2 (Trilok Kapoor's children)
|-
|Vijay Kapoor &nbsp; Vicky Kapoor
|-
|-
|}


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 show business family with at least 4 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 and those who have married into the family, have had prolific careers as actors, film directors and producers.<ref name="cameo8" /><ref name="cameo10" /><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> "The Pioneer" founder of the dynasty was "The Patriarch", [[Prithviraj Kapoor]],<ref name=cameo8/><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/><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">[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>
==Kapoor family tree==
{{Tree list}}
* Dewan Murli Mal Kapoor<ref name="cameo10">Madhu Jain, 2009, [https://books.google.com/books?id=l3heZ8I-k9AC&q=%22prithviraj+kapoor%22+and+%22surinder+kapoor%22 The Kapoors: The First Family of Indian Cinema], [[Penguin Books]].</ref>
** Dewan Keshav mal Kapoor, m. Radha Kapoor (first wife) and Prem Kapoor (second wife)
*** Dewan 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
****** Ritu Kapoor Nanda, m. Rajan Nanda
******* [[Nikhil Nanda]] m. [[Shweta Bachchan Nanda]]
******** Navya Naveli Nanda
******** Agastya Nanda
******* Nitasha Nanda
****** [[Rishi Kapoor]], m. [[Neetu Kapoor]]
******* [[Ranbir Kapoor]], m. [[Alia Bhatt]]
******** Raha Kapoor
******* Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, m. Bharat Sahni
******** Samara Sahni
****** Rima Kapoor Jain, m. Manoj Jain
******* Armaan Jain, m. Anissa Malhotra Jain.
******** Rana Jain
******* Aadar Jain, m. Alekha Advani Jain
****** [[Rajiv Kapoor]], m. Aarti Sabharwal (divorced)
***** [[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
***** [[Shashi Kapoor]], m. [[Jennifer Kendal]]
****** [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959)|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
***** 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
***** Devinder Kapoor (died during infancy)
***** Ravinder Kapoor (died during infancy)
***** Shanta Kapoor Dhawan, m. Chander P. Dhawan
**** [[Trilok Kapoor]]
***** [[Vijay Kapoor]], m. Veena Kapoor
****** Sanjay Kapoor, m. Anju Kapoor
****** Ajay Kapoor, m. Neelam Kapoor
****** Anuradha Kapoor
***** Vicky Kapoor
**** Kailash Kapoor, m. C. Kakkar
***** [[Subbiraj|Subbiraj Kakkar]], m. Kumari Naaz (Anuradha)
****** Girish Kakkar
****** Gauri Kakkar
**** 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
**** Amarnath Kapoor
**** Vishwanath (Vishi) Kapoor
**** Lt. Col. Ramesh Kapoor
*** Diwan Shambhu Nath Kapoor
**** [[Surinder Kapoor]], m. Nirmal Kapoor
***** [[Boney Kapoor]], m. [[Mona Shourie Kapoor|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]]
***** [[Sanjay Kapoor]], m. Maheep Sandhu
****** Shanaya Kapoor
****** Jahaan Kapoor
***** Reena Kapoor Marwah, m. Sandeep Marwah
****** Mohit Marwah, m. Antara Motiwala Marwah
******* Thea Marwah
******* a son (name undisclosed)
****** Akshay Marwah, m. Ashita Relan
*** Ram Pyari Khanna
**** Dharambir Khanna
***** Ashok Khanna, m. Baby Khanna
****** Kirran Ashok Khanna, m. Monga Khanna
***** Banshi Khanna
***** Mohan Khanna
*** Ram Rakhi Mehra
*** Kaushaliya Khanna
{{Tree list/end}}


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/>
==Photos of the notable members of the family==
 
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 [[Punjabi Hindus|Punjabi Hindu]] [[Khatri]] origin belonging to the [[Kapoor]] ''[[gotra]]''.<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. He 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"/> His 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 an 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]]. 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> 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
 
[[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.
 
[[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 the first cousisn of Prithviraj Kapoor (their mothers were sisters) and so were his brothers Nandkishore Kapoor and [[Ravindra Kapoor]]. Kamal Kapoor had five children including [[Kapil Kapoor]] and Madhu Behl who married [[Ramesh Behl]]. Madhu and Ramesh Behl's son is [[Goldie Behl]], who is married to actress [[Sonali Bendre]], thus the [[List of Hindi film families#Behl family|Behl family]] is also related to the Kapoor family.
 
Veteran character actor [[Subbiraj]] was the son of Kailash Kakkar, the sister of [[Prithviraj Kapoor]] and thus a first cousin of [[Raj Kapoor]], [[Shammi Kapoor]] and [[Shashi Kapoor]]. His wife was [[Kumari Naaz]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/movie-actor/subbiraj | title=Bollywood Movie Actor Subbiraj Biography, News, Photos, Videos }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0004432/trivia | title=Prithviraj Kapoor | website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>
 
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 four 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/>
 
The first generation of the family was led by Prithviraj Kapoor.<ref name="cameo10">Madhu Jain, 2009, [https://books.google.com/books?id=l3heZ8I-k9AC&q=%22prithviraj+kapoor%22+and+%22surinder+kapoor%22 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.
 
===Second generation ===
The second 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
* [[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]]
* Urmila Sial - daughter of Prithviraj Kapoor; married to Charanjit Sial
* Vijay Kapoor - son of Trilok Kapoor
* Vicky Kapoor - son of Trilok Kapoor
* [[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]]
 
===Third 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 people of this generation include:
* [[Randhir Kapoor]]  – eldest son of Raj Kapoor; married to [[Babita Kapoor]]
* [[Ritu Nanda]]  – elder daughter of Raj Kapoor; married to Rajan Nanda
* [[Rishi Kapoor]]  – second son of Raj Kapoor; married to [[Neetu Kapoor]]
* [[Rajiv Kapoor]]  – youngest son of Raj Kapoor
* Rima Jain - younger daughter of Raj Kapoor; married to Manoj Jain
* [[Aditya Raj Kapoor]] – son of Shammi Kapoor and Geeta Bali; married to Priti Kapoor
*Kanchan Desai - daughter of Shammi Kapoor and Geeta Bali; married to Ketan Desai
* [[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
 
===Fourth generation ===
This generation is dominated initially by Karishma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor.<ref name=cameo10/>
 
Members of this generation include:
* [[Ranbir Kapoor]] — son of [[Rishi Kapoor]] and [[Neetu Singh]], married to actress [[Alia Bhatt]]
* [[Kareena Kapoor Khan]] — younger daughter of Randhir Kapoor and Babita; married to actor [[Saif Ali Khan]].
* [[Nikhil Nanda]] — son of [[Ritu Nanda]] and Rajan Nanda; married to [[Shweta Bachchan Nanda]]
*Riddhima Kapoor Sahni - daughter of [[Rishi Kapoor]] and [[Neetu Singh]], married to Bharat Sahni.
* Armaan Jain — elder son of Rima Jain and Manoj Jain, married to Anissa Malhotra Jain.
* [[Karisma Kapoor]] — elder daughter of [[Randhir Kapoor]] and [[Babita Shivdasani]]
* Nitasha Nanda — daughter of [[Ritu Nanda]] and Rajan Nanda
* Aadar Jain – younger Son of Rima Jain and Manoj Jain
 
===Fifth generation===
 
Members of this generation include:
* Raha Kapoor - daughter of [[Ranbir Kapoor]] and [[Alia Bhatt]]<ref name=":0" />
* Samara Sahni- daughter of Riddhima Kapoor Sahni and Bharat Sahni
* Navya Naveli Nanda- daughter of [[Nikhil Nanda]] and [[Shweta Bachchan Nanda]]
* Agastya Nanda- son of [[Nikhil Nanda]] and [[Shweta Bachchan Nanda]]
* Samaira Kapur- daughter of [[Karisma Kapoor]] and Sunjay Kapur
* Kiaan Raj Kapur- son of [[Karisma Kapoor]] and Sunjay Kapur
* Taimur Ali Khan- eldest son of [[Kareena Kapoor Khan]] and [[Saif Ali Khan]]
* Jehangir Ali Khan- youngest son of [[Kareena Kapoor Khan]] and [[Saif Ali Khan]]
 
==Kapoor Family Memorial at Rajbaugh==
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The [[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#Raj_Kapoor_Family_Memorial_at_Rajbaugh|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&nbsp;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 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 (1973 film)|Bobby]]'', ''[[Satyam Shivam Sundaram]]'', ''[[Prem Rog]]'' and more. Kapoor's family [[Bungalow#India|bungalow]] inside the farm has been preserved. The popular song ''"[[Hum Tum Ek Kamre Mein Band Ho]]"'' was shot inside this bungalow.<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:Prithviraj Kapoor in the film Ek Raat.jpg|[[Prithviraj Kapoor]]
File:Trilok Kapoor.jpg|[[Trilok Kapoor]]
File:Trilok Kapoor.jpg|[[Trilok Kapoor]]
File:Raj Kapoor In Aah (1953).png|[[Raj Kapoor]]
File:Raj Kapoor 1950.jpg|[[Raj Kapoor]]
File:Signed photo of Indian actor Shammi Kapoor (2).jpg|[[Shammi Kapoor]]
File:Shashi Kapoor during a media interaction at 36th IFFI, 2005.jpg|[[Shashi 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:Shammi Kapoor at the launch of Shammi Kapoor Unplugged (cropped).jpg|[[Shammi Kapoor]]
File:Randhir Kapoor in 2020.jpg|[[Randhir Kapoor]]
File:Signed photo of movie actor Randhir Kapoor (1).jpg|[[Randhir Kapoor]]
File:Rishi Kapoor in 2016.jpg|[[Rishi Kapoor]]
File:Rishi Kapoor.jpg|[[Rishi Kapoor]]
File:Rajeev Kapoor at Green Carpet of IIFA Rocks 2016 (cropped).jpg|[[Rajiv Kapoor]]
File:Rajeev Kapoor at Green Carpet of IIFA Rocks 2016 (cropped).jpg|[[Rajiv Kapoor]]
File:Aditya-raj-kapoor-11236.jpg|[[Aditya Raj Kapoor]]
File:Neetu Singh.jpg|[[Neetu Kapoor]]
File:Karan Kapoor portrait.jpg|[[Karan Kapoor]]
File:Kapoor Women (cropped).jpg|[[Babita Kapoor]]
File:Kunal Kapoor, 2020.jpg|[[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959)|Kunal Kapoor]]
File:Karan Kapoor in January 2020.jpg|[[Karan Kapoor]]
File:Sanjana-Kapoor.jpg|[[Sanjana Kapoor]]
File:Sanjana-Kapoor.jpg|[[Sanjana Kapoor]]
File:Karisma Kapoor graces the Satya Paul Winter Blossom collection launch (cropped).jpg|[[Karisma Kapoor]]
File:Valmik thapar 200.jpg|[[Valmik Thapar]]
File:Kareena at Mehboob.jpg|[[Kareena Kapoor]]
File:Shweta Bachchan Nanda at Timekeepers Chopard event.jpg|[[Shweta Bachchan]]
File:KarismaKapoor02.jpg|[[Karisma Kapoor]]
File:Kareena Kapoor in 2018.jpg|[[Kareena Kapoor]]
File:Saif Ali Khan attends the opening of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (cropped).jpg|[[Saif Ali Khan]]
File:Ranbir Kapoor at the trailer launch of Shamshera.jpg|[[Ranbir Kapoor]]
File:Ranbir Kapoor at the trailer launch of Shamshera.jpg|[[Ranbir Kapoor]]
File:Chembur r.k. studio2.JPG|R.K. Film and R. K. Studio entrance, [[Mumbai]].
File:Alia Bhatt 2016.jpg|[[Alia Bhatt]]
File:Zahan Kapoor in February 2020.jpg|[[Zahan Kapoor]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Bollywood}}
* [[Kapoor Haveli]]
* [[List of Indian film families]]
* [[List of Indian film families]]


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== External links ==
== 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}}
* {{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 |archive-date=3 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503025840/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/indian-cinema-100-35-fun-facts-about-the-kapoors-of-bollywood-360233 |url-status=dead |ref=none}}
* https://www.junglee.org.in/ (by [[Shammi Kapoor]])
* [https://www.junglee.org.in/ The Kapoor Family Site by - Shammi Kapoor] (by [[Shammi Kapoor]])
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Kapoor Family
Some members of the Kapoor family with the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in 2024
Current regionMumbai, India
Place of origin
Connected families
TraditionsPunjabi Hindus[5][6][7][8]
Heirlooms
Estate(s)
Active since 1929; Prithviraj Kapoor acted in Alam Ara (1931), the first talkie film of India

The Kapoor family[10][11] is a prominent Indian show business family with at least four generations of the family over 97 years being active in the Hindi film industry.[10] 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.[10][12] "The Pioneer" founder of the dynasty was "The Patriarch", Prithviraj Kapoor,[13][12][14] who was the first member of family to begin acting in movies with his 1929 debut film Be Dhari Talwar.[15] He was a pioneer of Indian theatre and the founding member of the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA).[11][16] His son Raj Kapoor was the most influential actor and director in Hindi cinema.[10][11] 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.[13][12][17]

Due to their decades old participation in the Hindi film industry, the family is often called "The First Family of Bollywood".[10][12] 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.[18][19][20]

Kapoor family tree[edit | edit source]

  • Dewan Murli Mal Kapoor[10]
    • Dewan Keshav mal Kapoor, m. Radha Kapoor (first wife) and Prem Kapoor (second wife)
      • Dewan Basheshwarnath Kapoor, m. Vaishno Devi (first wife) and Channa Kapoor (second wife)
        • Prithviraj Kapoor, m. Ramsarni Mehra
        • Trilok Kapoor
          • Vijay Kapoor, m. Veena Kapoor
            • Sanjay Kapoor, m. Anju Kapoor
            • Ajay Kapoor, m. Neelam Kapoor
            • Anuradha Kapoor
          • Vicky Kapoor
        • Kailash Kapoor, m. C. Kakkar
        • 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
        • Amarnath Kapoor
        • Vishwanath (Vishi) Kapoor
        • Lt. Col. Ramesh Kapoor
      • Diwan Shambhu Nath Kapoor
      • Ram Pyari Khanna
        • Dharambir Khanna
          • Ashok Khanna, m. Baby Khanna
            • Kirran Ashok Khanna, m. Monga Khanna
          • Banshi Khanna
          • Mohan Khanna
      • Ram Rakhi Mehra
      • Kaushaliya Khanna

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  1. ↑ 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...
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Bina Rai: The good old days". Screen. 8 February 2002. Archived from the original on 27 December 2009.
  4. ↑ Sen, Shomini (13 October 2012). "What Sharmila couldn't do in her time, Kareena manages easily". Zee News. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  5. ↑ Nirpal Dhaliwal (10 February 2011). "Nirpal Dhaliwal: My Bollywood bit part | Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Gooptu, Sharmistha (29 October 2010). Bengali Cinema: 'An Other Nation'. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780203843345 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ "Fashion Cultures: Theories, Explorations, and Analysis edited by Stella Bruzzi, Pamela Church".
  8. ↑ "Remembering an icon: Prithviraj Kapoor". The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012.
  9. ↑ "Raj Kapoor's home to house a museum – Times of India". The Times of India. 8 May 2012.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Madhu Jain, 2009, The Kapoors: The First Family of Indian Cinema, Penguin Books.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Rishi Kapoor, Leading Man From a Bollywood Dynasty, Dies at 67". The New York Times. 30 April 2020.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "Flashback at 90: A Kapoor daughter recalls family's filmy journey from Peshawar to the pinnacle". Hindustan Times. 18 April 2018.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Prithviraj Kapoor Birth Anniversary: Lesser Known Facts About the Film and Theatre". Daily Pioneer. 3 November 2019.
  14. ↑ "Remembering Prithviraj Kapoor: 10 facts you must know about the Father of Bollywood". India Today. 3 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ "Pran receives Dadasaheb Phalke Award". Coolage.in. 14 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "'Want to go to Pakistan once before I die'". The Dispatch. 30 April 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021.
  18. ↑ "Prithviraj Kapoor to Kareena Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor". 4 June 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  19. ↑ "Prithviraj Kapoor (Indian actor) – Encyclopædia Britannica". Britannica.com. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  20. ↑ "Showman Raj Kapoor's house to be converted into museum". The Express Tribune. 23 September 2012.

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