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Prithviraj Kapoor

ACTOR

1906 - 1972

Prithviraj Kapoor

Prithviraj Kapoor (born Prithvinath Kapoor; 3 November 1906 – 29 May 1972) was an Indian actor who is also considered to be one of the founding figures of Hindi cinema. He was associated with IPTA as one of its founding members and established the Prithvi Theatres in 1944 as a travelling theatre company based in Bombay. He was the patriarch of the Kapoor family of Hindi films, four generations of which, beginning with him, have played active roles in the Hindi film industry, with the youngest generation still active in Bollywood. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Prithviraj Kapoor has received more than 7,188,328 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Prithviraj Kapoor is the 3,782nd most popular actor (down from 3,781st in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 60th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Pakistani Actor.

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    Profession(s)Actor and FilmmakerFamous forPioneer of Indian theatre and cinemaPhysical Stats & MoreHeight (approx.)in centimeters- 170 cm
    in meters- 1.70 m
    in feet & inches- 5’ 7”Hair ColourBlackEyes ColourBlackCareerDebutHindi Film: Be Dhari Talwar (1929)Last FilmPunjabi Film- Mele Mitran De (1972) Awards, Honours• 1954: Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship by the Sangeet Natak Akademi
    • 1956: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by the Sangeet Natak Akademi
    • 1969: Padma Bhushan by the Government of India
    • 1972: Dadasaheb Phalke Award (Posthumous) for the year 1971 for his contribution to Indian theatre and cinemaPersonal LifeDate of Birth3 November 1906 (Saturday)BirthplaceSamundri, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)Date of Death29 May 1972 Place of DeathBombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India Age (at the time of death) 65 YearsDeath CauseCancerZodiac signScorpioNationalityIndianHometownSamundri, Punjab Province, British IndiaCollege/University• Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar, India
    • Edwardes College Peshawar, Pakistan Educational QualificationB.A. from the Edwardes College in Peshawar, Pakistan CasteKhatri Relationships & MoreMarital Status (at the time of death)MarriedFamilyWife/SpouseRamsarni Kapoor ​(m. 1923)
    ChildrenSon- 3
    • Raj Kapoor
    • Shammi Kapoor
    • Shashi Kapoor
    • Daughter- Urmila Sial Kapoor
    ParentsFather- Basheshwarnath Kapoor
    Mother- Vaishno DeviSiblingsStep Brothers- Trilok Kapoor, Amar, Ram, and Vishi

    Step Sisters- Kailash, Prem, and Shanta

    Prithviraj Kapoor

    Indian actor (1906–1972)

    Prithviraj Kapoor

    Kapoor in the film Ek Raat (1942)

    Born

    Prithvinath Kapoor


    (1906-11-03)November 3, 1906

    Samundri, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)

    Died29 May 1972(1972-05-29) (aged 65)

    Bombay, Maharashtra, India

    EducationLyallpur Khalsa College, Lyallpur
    Alma materEdwardes College Peshawar (BA)
    OccupationActor
    Years active1927–1972
    Spouse

    Ramsarni Mehra

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    (m. 1923)​
    Children6, including Raj, Shammi and Shashi
    Relativessee Kapoor family
    Honours
    In office
    3 April 1952 – 2 April 1960
    Preceded byoffice established
    Succeeded byTarasankar Bandyopadhyay
    ConstituencyNominated (Arts)

    Prithviraj Kapoor (born Prithvinath Kapoor; 3 November 1906 – 29 May 1972) was an Indian actor who is also considered to be one of the founding figures of Hindi cinema. He was associated with IPTA as one of its founding members and established the Prithvi Theatres in 1944 as a travelling theatre company based in Bombay.

    He was the patriarch of the Kapoor family of Hindi films, four generations of which, beginning with him, have played active roles in the Hindi film industry, with the youngest generation still active in Bollywood. His father, Basheshwarnath Kapoor, also played a short role in his movie Awara. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1969 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1971 for his contributions towards Indian cinema.

    Early life and education

    Prithviraj Kapoor was born as Prithvinath Kapoor on 3 November 1906 in Samundri,British India, into a Punjabi HinduKhatri family of the Kapoorgotra. His father, Dewan Basheshwarnath Kapoor, was a police officer in the Indian Imperial Police. His grandfather, Dewan Keshavmal Kapoor, and his

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