Kapoor family
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The Kapoor Family is an influential film dynasty in India's Bollywood cinema.
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[edit] Background
Originally hailing from the city of Peshawar (now in northern Pakistan), from Punjabi heritage,[1] five generations of the Kapoor family have acted, directed or produced in the Bollywood industry, starting from Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor right down to Kareena Kapoor. It was founded by actor Prithviraj Kapoor, whose son Raj Kapoor became a superstar in the Hindi film industry, and his two other sons (Shashi Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor) became stars in their own right. Most members of the family have either acted in, produced or directed films, and have had a major impact on Indian films.
Though all three of Prithviraj Kapoor's sons became actors, it is Raj Kapoor's descendants that have carried on the family legacy. His sons, Randhir Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor went on to become well-known actors. His youngest Rajiv Kapoor was not as successful however. Randhir Kapoor's daughters, Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor, have gone on to find success in the film industry, although Karisma has temporarily retired due to marriage. While 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 (2007).
Initially, the Kapoor tradition states that the women of the family are not allowed to act in films. Babita and Neetu Singh were forced to leave the film industry as per Kapoor tradition. This was eventually broken when Karisma Kapoor made her debut in films in 1991. Her sister followed in 2000.
Raj Kapoor's grandson Nikhil Nanda is married to Shweta Nanda, the only daughter of megastar Amitabh Bachchan (see Bachchan Family). Karisma Kapoor was briefly engaged to Amitabh Bachchan's son, Abhishek but they broke up for unknown reasons.
[edit] Family Tree
[edit] Members of the Kapoor Family
[edit] 1st generation
- Dewan Keshavmal Kapoor (1845-1923) - father of Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor, from Punjab
[edit] 2nd generation
- Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor - a retired policeman and son of Dewan Keshavmal Kapoor who made a cameo in his grandson Raj Kapoor's movie, Awaara (1951)
[edit] 3rd generation
- Prithviraj Kapoor - eldest son of Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor
- Trilok Kapoor - youngest son of Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor
[edit] 4th generation
- Raj Kapoor - eldest son of Prithviraj
- Krishna Malhotra - wife of Raj Kapoor
- Shammi Kapoor - second son of Prithviraj
- Geeta Bali - first wife of Shammi Kapoor
- Neila Devi- second wife of Shammi Kapoor
- Shashi Kapoor - youngest son of Prithviraj
- Jennifer Kendal - wife of Shashi Kapoor
[edit] 5th generation
- Randhir Kapoor - eldest son of Raj Kapoor
- Rishi Kapoor - second son of Raj Kapoor
- Rajiv Kapoor - youngest son of Raj Kapoor
- Ritu Nanda - daughter of Raj Kapoor
- Reema Jain - second daughter of Raj Kapoor
- Kanchan Desai - daughter of Shammi Kapoor and wife of Ketan Desai, son of Manmohan Desai
- Aditya Raj Kapoor - son of Shammi Kapoor
- Kunal Kapoor - son of Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal
- Karan Kapoor - son of Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal
- Sanjana Kapoor - daughter of Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal
[edit] 6th generation
- Karisma Kapoor - elder daughter of Randhir Kapoor and Babita Kapoor
- Sanjay Kapur - husband of Karisma Kapoor
- Kareena Kapoor - younger daughter of Randhir Kapoor and Babita Kapoor
- Ranbir Kapoor - son of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh
- Riddhima Sahni - daughter of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh
- Nitasha Nanda - daughter of Ritu Nanda and Rajan Nanda
- Nikhil Nanda - son of Ritu Nanda and Rajan Nanda
- Shweta Bachchan-Nanda - wife of Nikhil Nanda
- Adar Jain - son of Reema Jain
- Armaan Jain - son of Reema Jain
[edit] 7th generation
- Samaira Kapur - daughter of Karisma Kapoor and Sanjay Kapur
- Navya Naveli Nanda - daughter of Shweta and Nikhil Nanda
- Agastye Nanda - son of Shweta and Nikhil Nanda
