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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. 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 was a pioneer of Indian theatre and cinema, and the patriarch of the Kapoor family in Bollywood. He acted in over 100 films, founded the Prithvi Theatre, and received the Padma Bhushan and Dadasaheb Phalke awards.
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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.
- November 3, 1906
- May 29, 1972
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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.
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.
Learn about the four generations of the Kapoor family, the prominent actors and filmmakers in Indian cinema. Prithviraj Kapoor was the first from the family who established himself as the pioneer of Indian theatre.
One of the stalwarts of Indian cinema and the patriarch of the Kapoor family of Indian cinema, Prithiviraj Kapoor is credited with having founded the famous Prithvi Theatre. He started his...
