Kapoor family


Murli Mal Kapoor
Keshavmal Kapoor
Basheshwarnath Kapoor
Generation 1
Prithviraj Kapoor · Trilok Kapoor
Generation 2
;
Raj Kapoor · Shammi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor · Ravinder Kapoor
Devinder Kapoor · Urmila Kapoor Sial
Generation 3
;
Randhir Kapoor · Ritu Kapoor Nanda
Rishi Kapoor · Rima Kapoor Jain
Rajiv Kapoor
Generation 4
Randhir Kapoor-Babita Shivdasani's children
Karisma Kapoor · Kareena Kapoor
Ritu-Ranjan Nanda's children
Nikhil Nanda · Nitasha Nanda
Rishi Kapoor-Neetu Singh's children
Riddhima Kapoor · Ranbir Kapoor
Rima-Manoj Jain's children
Armaan Jain · Aadar Jain
Generation 3
;
Aditya Raj Kapoor · Kanchan Kapoor
No children
Generation 4
Aditya Raj-Preeti Kapoor's children
Tulsi Kapoor · Vishwa Pratap Kapoor
Kanchan Kapoor-Ketan Desai's children
Pooja Desai · Rajarajeshwari Desai
Generation 3
;
Kunal Kapoor · Karan Kapoor
Sanjana Kapoor
Generation 4
Kunal Kapoor-Sheena Sippy's children
Shaira Kapoor · Zahan Kapoor
Karan-Lorna Kapoor's children
Aliya Kapoor · Zach Kapoor
Sanjana-Valmik Thapar's children
Hamir Thapar
Generation 2
Vijay Kapoor · Vicky Kapoor
Generation 3
Ajay Kapoor · Sanjay Kapoor

"Kapoor dynasty", also called "The First Family of Indian Cinema", "the only real dynasty in the Indian Cinema", with at least 5 generations of direct descendants over years in film industry, has the largest impact and longest history of quantative and qualitative contribution in Indian Hindi cinema. Numerous members of the family, both direct biological descendants and those married into the family, have had prolific careers as actors, film directors and producers. "The Pioneer" founder of the dynasty was "The Patriarch", Prithviraj Kapoor, who was the first member of family to begin acting in movies with his 1928 debut film Do Dhari Talwar. He was a pionner of Indian theatre and the founding member of IPTA. His son Raj Kapoor was the most influential actor and director in Hindi cinema. The 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.
The prominent film personalities related to the Kapoor dynasty through marriage are Jennifer Kendal, Geeta Bali, Neetu Singh, Sridevi, Saif Ali Khan, etc.

Background

The Kapoor family is of Khatri Punjabi Hindu origin. Prithviraj Kapoor was the first from the family to pursue a career in films. His brother Trilok Kapoor soon followed him into films. Prithviraj Kapoor was born in 1906 in the town of Samundri in Punjab Province. His father, Basheshwarnath Kapoor, served as a police officer in the Imperial Police in the city of Peshawar; while his grandfather, Keshavmal Kapoor, was a Tehsildar in Samundri. Prithviraj's first lead role was in Cinema Girl in 1929.
The family eventually migrated to present-day India. 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", became a noted Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi cinema.
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 daughter Sanjana Kapoor also became a film actress, although she had a short career.
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.
Prithviraj Kapoor's cousin was Surinder Kapoor. Surinder Kapoor left Peshawar and came to Mumbai with help from Prithviraj Kapoor. Surinder Kapoor was married to Nirmal Kapoor. His oldest son is Boney Kapoor who was married to Mona Shourie and Sridevi and is the father of Arjun, Anshula, Janhvi, and Khushi Kapoor. His middle son is Anil Kapoor who is married to Sunita Kapoor and is the father of Sonam, Rhea 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 and Akshay Marwah.

Members of the Kapoor family

"The Genesis" generation: earliest generation of family tree in films

Kapoor family remains to be the only family in India to have five generations of film artists.
Kapoor family biography names this as the generation of Patriarch Prithviraj Kapoor. Other sources also refer to him as "The Pioneer" and "The Patriarch" of the Kapoor film family with whom family tree's journey in the films began. In 1928, he made his acting debte as an extra in his first film, Do Dhari Talwar.
Kapoor family biographer names this as the consoidators generation, led by three main Kapoor actors, Raj, and his uncles Shammi and Shashi. Among Kapoors of all generations, Raj Kapoor has been the most distinguished and prolific contribtor as an actor, producer, director and in terms of his impact in enhancing bollywood's international reach, India's soft power and diplomacy across USSR, Middle East, Africa and even Israel. Anil Kapoor became very successful as an actor and Bony Kapoor found reasonable success as a producer.
"The Forever Youthful" Rishi Kapoor, son of Raj Kapoor, led this generation and his two actor brothers Randhir and Rajeev remained in the shadow of his success. 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. Sonam Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor too found the successs and Janhvi Kapoor has started out well.
This generation is dominated by the "les girls" m initially by Karishma Kapoor and later by her younger sister Kareena, as well as their cousin Ranbir Kapoor "the dream boy".
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, Rajbaugh lies off the 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 banglow inside the farm has been preserved, the popular song "Hum Tum Ek Kamre Mei Band Ho" was shot inside this banglow.

Family photos