Kapoor family

Kapoor family
Current region Chembur Mumbai, India
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Notable members
Connected families Surinder Kapoor family, Bachchan family

The Kapoor family (Hindi: कपूर परिवार) is a prominent Indian family with a long history in Bollywood cinema. Many members of the family have been successful actors, film directors, and producers.

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Background

Prithviraj Kapoor, the first of the family to pursue acting, was born in 1906 in the town of Samundri near Faisalabad, in the Punjab province of then British India.[1] His father, a policeman, was posted at Peshawar,[1][2] and his grandfather was a Tehsildar in Samundri.[3] Prithviraj's first lead role was in Cinema Girl in 1929.[1]

Though all three of Prithviraj Kapoor's sons, Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, and Shashi Kapoor, became actors, it is Raj Kapoor's descendants who have carried on the family legacy. His sons, Randhir Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor, went on to become well-known actors; his youngest son, Rajiv Kapoor, was not as successful as his brothers. Randhir Kapoor's daughters, Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor, have found success in the film industry. Rishi Kapoor's son, Ranbir Kapoor, made his debut in 2007 opposite Sonam Kapoor, the daughter of Anil Kapoor, in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya.

Family tree

 
Dewan Keshavmal Kapoor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prithviraj Kapoor
 
Ramsarni Mehra
 
Trilok Kapoor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Raj Kapoor
 
Krishna Malhotra
 
Shashi Kapoor
 
Jennifer Kendal
 
Geeta Bali
 
Shammi Kapoor
 
Neila Devi
 
Urmila Sial
 
Nandi Kapoor
 
Devi Kapoor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Randhir Kapoor
 
Babita
 
 
 
 
 
Ritu Nanda
 
Rajan Nanda
 
 
 
 
 
Rishi Kapoor
 
Neetu Singh
 
Reema Jain
 
Rajiv Kapoor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Karisma Kapoor
 
Sanjay Kapur
 
Kareena Kapoor
 
Nitasha Nanda
 
Nikhil Nanda
 
Shweta Bachchan-Nanda
 
Riddhima Kapoor
 
Ranbir Kapoor
 
Aadar Jain
 
Armaan Jain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Samaira Kapur
 
Kiaan Raj Kapur
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Navya Naveli Nanda
 
Agastye Nanda
 
 

Members of the Kapoor family

First generation

Second generation

Third generation

Fourth generation

Fifth generation

Sixth generation

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