Prithviraj Kapoor
Actor, Film actor
1901 – 1972
Who was Prithviraj Kapoor?
Prithviraj Kapoor 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 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.
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- Born
- Nov 3, 1901
Samundri - Also known as
- Prithvinat Kapoor
- Pridhviraj
- Prithviraj Kapur
- Pritviraj
- Prithviraj
- Prithvi Raj Kapoor
- Kapoor
- Pṛithvīrāj Kapūr
- पृथ्वीराज कपूर
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Ramsarni Mehra Kapoor
(1923 - 1972/05/29)
- Ramsarni Mehra Kapoor
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Punjabi people
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Edwardes College
- Lyallpur Khalsa College
- Died
- May 29, 1972
Mumbai
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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