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

References

  1. ^ a b c Legend of cinema Prithiviraj Kapoor From Lyallpur to Bombay
  2. ^ Untitled Document
  3. ^ rediff.com: Bollywood's First Family