- Born
- Died
- Birth namePrithvinat Kapoor
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Prithviraj Kapoor was born on November 3, 1906 in Samundri, Punjab, British India. He was an actor and director, known for Mughal-E-Azam (1960), Maharathi Karna (1944) and Bidyapati (1937). He was married to Rama Kapoor. He died on May 29, 1972 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India.
- SpouseRama Kapoor(1923 - May 29, 1972) (his death, 6 children)
- ChildrenUrmila Sial (Kapoor)
- Parents
- RelativesRandhir Kapoor(Grandchild)Ritu Kapoor Nanda(Grandchild)Rishi Kapoor(Grandchild)Rima Jain (Kapoor)(Grandchild)Rajeev Kapoor(Grandchild)Aditya Raj Kapoor(Grandchild)Kanchan Desai (Kapoor)(Grandchild)Kunal Kapoor(Grandchild)Karan Kapoor(Grandchild)Sanjana Kapoor(Grandchild)Karisma Kapoor(Great Grandchild)Kareena Kapoor(Great Grandchild)Ranbir Kapoor(Great Grandchild)Armaan Jain(Great Grandchild)Aadar Jain(Great Grandchild)Zahan Kapoor(Great Grandchild)Shaira Kapoor(Great Grandchild)Trilok Kapoor(Sibling)
- Son of Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor. Father of Raj Kapoor, Devi (died during childhood), Nandi (died during childhood), Shammi Kapoor, daughter Urmila Sial, and Shashi Kapoor. Grandfather of Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Rajeev Kapoor, Karan Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor and Sanjana Kapoor. Great-grandfather of Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor. Cousin of Surinder Kapoor.
- Considered the most handsome Indian actor of Pre-Independence India and the founder of India's first film family, the Kapoors.
- Born in Peshawar in a middle-class landlord family. His father was a police officer. He enrolled at Edward College, Peshawar after finishing his schooling at Lyallpur and Lahore. He was married at 18 and did a year of law after graduation but interrupted his law studies to pursue his dreams of acting.
- In 1944, he invested in and set up Prithvi Theatre. He was the first to use the concept of modern, professional urban theater in Hindustani. In over 16 years of its existence under Prithviraj Kapoor, the theater did some 2,662 shows, with Prithviraj starring as the lead actor in every single show.
- Acted in India's first ever talkie The Light of the World (1931), although not in the lead role, which was given instead to Master Vithal.
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