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The Kapoor family (Hindi: कपूर परिवार), is a prominent Indian family (from Faisalabad, Pakistan) with a long history in Bollywood cinema. Many members of the family have been successful actors, film directors, and producers. It is the first family of Indian Cinema, spanning over 80 years of entertainment.

Background [edit]

The Kapoor family is a Punjabi Hindkowan family, who lived in Peshawar, Pakistan. Prithviraj Kapoor, the first of the family to pursue acting, was born in 1901 in the town of Samundri near Faisalabad, in the Punjab province of then British India now Pakistan.^[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 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 opposite Sonam Kapoor, the daughter of Anil Kapoor, in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya.saif is the son-in-law of randhir kapoor.

Family tree [edit]

Prithviraj Kapoor in 1929

The beginning of the Kapoor family

The family tree of Prithviraj Kapoor's eldest son, Raj Kapoor

The family tree of Prithviraj Kapoor's other two sons, Shammi Kapoor & Shashi Kapoor

Members of the Kapoor family [edit]

First generation [edit]

• 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 [edit]

• Prithviraj Kapoor – eldest son of Dewan Basheshwarnath Kapoor; married to Ramsarni Mehra
• Trilok Kapoor – second son of Dewan Basheshwarnath Kapoor

Third generation [edit]

• 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 Sial – daughter of Prithviraj

Fourth generation [edit]

• Randhir Kapoor – eldest son of Raj Kapoor; married to Babita Kapoor
• Rishi Kapoor – second son of Raj Kapoor; married to Neetu Singh Kapoor
• Rajiv Kapoor – youngest son of Raj Kapoor
• Ritu Nanda – eldest daughter of Raj Kapoor; married to Rajan Nanda
• Rima Kapoor Jain – second daughter of Raj Kapoor; married to Manoj Jain
• Kanchan Desai – daughter of Shammi Kapoor; married to Ketan Desai, son of Manmohan Desai
• Aditya Raj Kapoor – son of Shammi Kapoor; married to Priti
• Kunal Kapoor – eldest son of Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal, married to Sheena Sippy, daughter of film director Ramesh Sippy
• Karan Kapoor – second son of Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal
• Sanjana Kapoor – daughter of Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal; married to Valmik Thapar
• Namita Kapur – daughter of Urmila Sial, married to Vicky Kapur
• Anuradha Kheta – daughter of Urmila Sial, married to Prakash Kheta
• Priti Grover – daughter of Urmila Sial, married to Sandeep Grover
• Jatin Sial – son of Urmila Sial, married Kavita Sharma

Fifth generation [edit]

Karisma and Kareena Kapoor

• Karisma Kapoor – eldest daughter of Randhir Kapoor and Babita; married to Sanjay Kapoor
• Kareena Kapoor – second daughter of Randhir Kapoor and Babita; married to Saif Ali Khan (son of Sharmila Tagore - Nawab of Pataudi)
• Ranbir Kapoor – son of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh Kapoor
• Armaan Jain – eldest son of Rima and Manoj Jain
• Aadar Jain – second son of Rima and Manoj Jain
• Riddhima Sahni Kapoor – daughter of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh Kapoor; married to Bharat Sahni
• Nitasha Nanda – daughter of Ritu Nanda and Rajan Nanda
• Nikhil Nanda – son of Ritu Nanda and Rajan Nanda; married to Shweta Bachchan-Nanda, daughter of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan
• Pooja Desai – eldest daughter of Kanchan and Ketan Desai
• Rajrajeshwari Desai – second daughter of Kanchan and Ketan Desai
• Vishwapratapraj Kapoor – son of Aditya Raj Kapoor and Priti Kapoor
• Tulsi Kapoor – daughter of Aditya Raj Kapoor and Priti Kapoor
• Zahan Prithviraj Kapoor – son of Kunal Kapoor and Sheena Sippy
• Shaira Kumar Kapoor – daughter of Kunal Kapoor and Sheena Sippy
• Hameer – son of Sanjana Kapoor and Valmik Thapar
• Anisha Kapur – daughter of Namita Kapur
• Vibha Kapur – daughter of Namita Kapur
• Varun Kapur – son of Namita Kapur
• Nushka Kheta – daughter of Anuradha Kheta
• Priyanka Kheta- daughter of Anuradha Kheta
• Sukriti Grover – elder daughter of Priti Grover and Sandeep Grover
• Nainika Grover – younger daughter of Priti Grover and Sandeep Grover

Sixth generation [edit]

• Samaira Kapoor – daughter of Karisma Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor
• Kiaan Raj Kapoor – son of Karisma Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor
• Navya Naveli Nanda – daughter of Nikhil Nanda and Shweta Bachchan-Nanda
• Agastye Nanda – son of Nikhil Nanda and Shweta Bachchan-Nanda
• Samara Sahni - daughter of Bharat Sahni and Riddhima Sahni Kapoor

References [edit]

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