Kapoor family

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

Background

Kapoor Haveli, Peshawar

Prithviraj Kapoor was the first of the family to pursue acting. He was born in Samundri in 1906.^[3] His father served as a police officer in the city of Peshawar, British India, in what is now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan,^[4] while his grandfather was a Tehsildar in Samundri.^[5] Prithviraj's first lead role was in Cinema Girl in 1929.

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 and Babita'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 in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya.

Nikhil Nanda, son of Raj Kapoor's daughter, is married to Shweta Bachchan, daughter of actors, Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan.^[6][7]

Family tree

Members of the Kapoor family

First generation

• Dewan Basheshwarnath Kapoor – a retired policeman and son of Dewan Keshavmal Kapoor who made a cameo in his grandson Raj Kapoor's movie, Awara (1951)

Second generation

• Prithviraj Kapoor – elder son of Dewan Basheshwarnath Kapoor; married to Ramsarni Mehra
• Trilok Kapoor^[8] – second son of Dewan Basheshwarnath Kapoor

Third generation

• Raj Kapoor – eldest son of Prithviraj; married to Krishna Malhotra, sister of actor Prem Nath
• Shammi Kapoor – second son of Prithviraj; married to Geeta Bali (first wife) and Neila Devi (second wife)
• Shashi Kapoor – youngest son of Prithviraj; married to Jennifer Kendal
• Urmila Kapoor – daughter of Prithviraj;

Fourth generation

Rishi Kapoor(L) with his son Ranbir Kapoor in 2012.

• 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 Singh Kapoor
• Rima Jain – younger daughter of Raj Kapoor; married to Mohan Jain
• Rajiv Kapoor – youngest son of Raj Kapoor
• Aditya Raj Kapoor – son of Shammi Kapoor; married to Priti
• Kanchan Kapoor – daughter of Shammi Kapoor; married to Ketan Desai
• Kunal Kapoor – elder son of Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal; married to Sheena Sippy, daughter of film director Ramesh Sippy
• Karan Kapoor – younger son of Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal
• Sanjana Kapoor – daughter of Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal; married to Valmik Thapar

Fifth generation

Karisma and Kareena Kapoor

• Karisma Kapoor -- elder daughter of Randhir Kapoor and Babita; married to Sanjay Kapur, a businessman
• Kareena Kapoor Khan -- younger daughter of Randhir Kapoor and Babita; married to actor Saif Ali Khan
• Ranbir Kapoor -- son of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh
• Riddhima Kapoor Sahani -- daughter of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh
• Nikhil Nanda -- son of Ritu Nanda and Rajan Nanda; married to Shweta Bachchan, daughter of actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan
• Aadar Jain -- son of Reema Jain and Mohan Jain
• Armaan Jain -- son of Reema Jain and Mohan Jain

Sixth generation

• Samaira Kapoor – daughter of Karisma Kapoor and Sanjay Kapur
• Kiaan Raj Kapoor – son of Karisma Kapoor and Sanjay Kapur
• Agastya Nanda – son of Nikhil Nanda and Shweta Bachchan-Nanda
• Navya Nanda - daughter of Nikhil Nanda and Shweta Bachchan-Nanda

See also

• Kapoor Haveli

References

• "Indian cinema@100: 35 fun facts about the Kapoors of Bollywood". NDTV. April 29, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.