Kapoor family

The Kapoor family^[10][11] is a prominent Indian show business family with at least four generations of the family over 97 years being active in the Hindi film industry.^[10] Numerous members of the family, both biological and those who have married into the family, have had prolific careers as actors, film directors and producers.^[10][12] "The Pioneer" founder of the dynasty was "The Patriarch", Prithviraj Kapoor,^[13][12][14] who was the first member of family to begin acting in movies with his 1929 debut film Be Dhari Talwar.^[15] He was a pioneer of Indian theatre and the founding member of the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA).^[11][16] His son Raj Kapoor was the most influential actor and director in Hindi cinema.^[10][11] The genesis generation 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.^[13][12][17]

Current regionMumbai, India

Place of origin

• Samundri, British India

Connected families

List

• Surinder Kapoor family^[1]
• Bachchan family^[2]
• Malhotra family^[3]
• Pataudi family^[4]
• Agha family
• Sippy family
• Bhatt family
• Behl family
• Gohil dynasty
• Nanda family
• Shivdasani family
• Kendall family
• Sial family

TraditionsPunjabi Hindus^[5][6][7][8]

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Kapoor Family
Some members of the Kapoor family with the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in 2024
Current region	Mumbai, India
Place of origin	Samundri, British India
Connected families	List Surinder Kapoor family[1] Bachchan family[2] Malhotra family[3] Pataudi family[4] Agha family Sippy family Bhatt family Behl family Gohil dynasty Nanda family Shivdasani family Kendall family Sial family
Traditions	Punjabi Hindus[5][6][7][8]
Heirlooms	R. K. Studio Prithvi Theatre
Estate	List Krishna Raj Bungalow Bandra, Mumbai, India Rajbaug Farms, Loni Kalbhor, India (formerly)[9] Kapoor Haveli, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (formerly)
Active since 1929; Prithviraj Kapoor acted in Alam Ara (1931), the first talkie film of India

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Due to their decades old participation in the Hindi film industry, the family is often called "The First Family of Bollywood".^[10][12] Prominent personalities related to the Kapoor family through marriage include Kumari Naaz, Jennifer Kendal, Geeta Bali, Neetu Singh, Babita, Valmik Thapar, Saif Ali Khan, Shweta Bachchan Nanda and Alia Bhatt.^[18][19][20]