Connection
Prithviraj Kapoor is a Actor Indian born on 3 november 1906 at Faisalabad (Pakistan)
Prithviraj Kapoor (3 November 1901 – 29 May 1972) was a pioneer of Indian theatre and of the Hindi film industry, who started his career as an actor, in the silent era of Hindi cinema, associated with IPTA as one of its founding members and who founded the Prithvi Theatres, a travelling theatre company based in Mumbai, in 1944.
He was also the patriarch of the Kapoor family of Hindi films, four generations of which family, beginning with him, have played active roles in the Hindi film industry. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1969 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1971 for his contributions towards Indian cinema.
After his retirement, Prithviraj Kapoor settled in Mumbai, in a cottage called Prithvi Jhonpra near Juhu beach. The property was on lease, which was bought by Shashi Kapoor, and later converted into a small, experimental theatre, the Prithvi Theatre. Both Prithviraj and Ramsarni suffered from cancer in their declining years and died within a fortnight of each other. Prithviraj Kapoor died on 29 May 1972 and was followed by his wife on 14 June.
Source : Wikidata
Prithviraj Kapoor
Nationality Inde
Birth 3 november 1906 at Faisalabad (Pakistan)
Death 29 may 1972 (at 65 years) at Mumbai (Inde)
Awards Padma Bhushan, Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Birth 3 november 1906 at Faisalabad (Pakistan)
Death 29 may 1972 (at 65 years) at Mumbai (Inde)
Awards Padma Bhushan, Dadasaheb Phalke Award
He was also the patriarch of the Kapoor family of Hindi films, four generations of which family, beginning with him, have played active roles in the Hindi film industry. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1969 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1971 for his contributions towards Indian cinema.
Biography
Kapoor was aged 17 when he contracted an arranged marriage with the 14-year-old Ramsarni Mehra, Their eldest child, Raj Kapoor, was born in December 1924. By the time Prithviraj Kapoor moved to Mumbai in 1927, the couple were the parents of three children. In 1930, Ramsarni joined Prithviraj in Mumbai. The following year, while she was pregnant for the fourth time, two of their sons died in the space of one week. One of their children, Devi, died of double-pneumonia while the other child, Nandi, died of poisoning in a freak incident when he swallowed some rat-poison pills strewn in the garden. The couple went on to have three further children: sons Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor (who were to become famous actors and filmmakers in their own right) and one daughter, Urmila Sial.After his retirement, Prithviraj Kapoor settled in Mumbai, in a cottage called Prithvi Jhonpra near Juhu beach. The property was on lease, which was bought by Shashi Kapoor, and later converted into a small, experimental theatre, the Prithvi Theatre. Both Prithviraj and Ramsarni suffered from cancer in their declining years and died within a fortnight of each other. Prithviraj Kapoor died on 29 May 1972 and was followed by his wife on 14 June.
Usually with
Filmography of Prithviraj Kapoor (55 films)
Actor
Add to a movie list
Dil Ka Kya Kasoor (1992)
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Prithviraj Kapoor, Prithvi, Divya Bharti, Satyen Kappu, Laxmikant Berde, Suresh Oberoi
Roles Arun Kumr
Rating57%
Shalini (Divya Bharti) is sister of a rich bussinessman Rajesh Saxena (Suresh Oberoi). She is in love with her classmate Arun Kumar (Prithvi), who is an orphan. But she dont tell Arun about this because he don't like her, He think Shalini would have a attitude of a rich girl. When Rajesh come to know about his sister's love he goes to meet Arun only to find out that he is an orphan and dont even has his own house and is living in a appartment.
Naya Nasha (1973)
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Madan Puri, Ramesh Deo, Seema Deo, Manmohan Krishna Chadha, Ranjit Mallick, Nanda
Roles Rana
Rating52%
Kal Aaj Aur Kal (1971)
, 2h36Directed by Randhir Kapoor
Genres Drama
Actors Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Babita, Iftekhar, Roopesh Kumar
Roles Diwan Bahadur Kapoor
Rating64%
Sakshathkara (1971)
Directed by Puttanna Kanagal
Genres Drama
Actors Rajkumar, Jamuna, Prithviraj Kapoor, R. Nagendra Rao, T. R. Narasimharaju, T. N. Balakrishna
Roles Bhoopalayya, Mahesh's father
Rating81%
The story revolves around the dangers of superstition, particularly when it concerns marriage and how unscrupulous elements in society could manipulate these beliefs to their benefit and lead to tragic consequences.
Ek Nanhi Munni Ladki Thi (1970)
Genres Horror
Actors Prithviraj Kapoor, Mumtaz, Helen Khan, Laxmi Chhaya, Fearless Nadia, Shatrughan Sinha
Rating60%
Gunah Aur Kanoon (1970)
Directed by B. R. Ishara
Actors Sanjeev Kumar, Tarun Bose, Prithviraj Kapoor, Paidi Jairaj, Mohan Choti, Kumkum
Heer Raanjha (1970)
, 2h22Directed by Chetan Anand
Genres Romance
Actors Raaj Kumar, Priya Rajvansh, Pran Krishan Sikand, Prithviraj Kapoor, Ajit Khan, Sapru
Roles The King
Rating70%
Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai (1969)
, 2h13Actors Prithviraj Kapoor, I. S. Johar, David Abraham, Vimi, Jagdish Raj, Gajanan Jagirdar
Roles Gurmukh Singh
Rating82%
Teen Bahuraniyan (1968)
Directed by Subramaniam Srinivasan
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Prithviraj Kapoor, Ramesh Deo, Agha, Rajendra Nath, Anant Balwant Dhumal, Sowcar Janaki
Rating69%
, 2h16Directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Genres Thriller
Actors Persis Khambatta, David Abraham, Yunus Parvez, A. K. Hangal, Prithviraj Kapoor, Irshad Panjatan
Roles Himself
Rating60%
Yeh Raat Phir Na Aaygi (1966)
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror, Romance
Actors Sharmila Tagore, Biswajit Chatterjee, Prithviraj Kapoor, Helen Khan, Asit Sen
Roles Professor (as Prithviraj)
Rating68%
After the excavation of a woman's skeleton is found which dates back two centuries ago. Her corpse gets alive to get back her lover.
Janwar (1965)
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Actors Shammi Kapoor, Rajshree, Madhavi Alladurgam, Rehman, Shyama, Rajendra Nath
Rating66%
Mr. Srivastava lives a very wealthy lifestyle with his wife and two sons, Mahendra and Sunder. He plans to get his sons married to women from equally wealthy backgrounds. Mahendra falls in love with Seema, who is poor and lives with her stepmother. This creates considerable acrimony in the family, and Seema is not accepted as a daughter-in-law. Unable to find a solution, Mahendra takes to alcohol and falls in the bewitching clutches of a beautiful courtesan named Bahaar.
Sky palace (1965)
, 2h52Directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Actors Nana Palsikar, David Abraham, Prithviraj Kapoor
An elderly impoverished Nawab lives in his ancestral Haveli (Mansion). A business man wants to buy it, in order to convert it into a hotel. Though financially in a desperate state, the Nawab refuses to sell his property and clings on to his old-fashioned ideals of nobility. His son, however, is more in tune with the changing times and is in love with the daughter of the house help.