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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. [1] 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 .
Prithviraj Kapoor's cousin was Surinder Kapoor [30] who left Peshawar and came to Mumbai with help from Prithviraj Kapoor. [31] who was married to Nirmal Kapoor. His oldest son is Boney Kapoor who was married to Mona Shourie and then to Sridevi and is the father of Arjun, Anshula, Janhvi, and Khushi Kapoor.
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Prithviraj Kapoor was a prominent Indian actor and director, known for his roles in Mughal-E-Azam, Maharathi Karna and Bidyapati. He was the father of Raj Kapoor and the grandfather of many famous Bollywood stars.
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- Samundri, Punjab, British India
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- Bombay, Maharashtra, India
May 29, 2012 · Prithviraj Kapoor was an Indian film and stage actor who founded both the renowned Kapoor family of actors and the Prithvi Theatre in Bombay (now Mumbai). He was best known for playing Alexander the Great in Sohrab Modi’s Sikandar (1941; “Alexander the Great”) and the emperor Akbar in K. Asif’s
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Prithviraj Kapoor was a prominent Indian filmmaker and actor, and the founder of the Prithvi Theatre. He was the father of Raj, Shammi, and Shashi Kapoor, and the recipient of the Padma Bhushan and Dadasaheb Phalke awards.
Prithviraj Kapoor. Actor: Mughal-E-Azam. Prithviraj Kapoor was born on 3 November 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 29 May 1972 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India.