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Prithviraj Kapoor

1906-1972 PK, Faisalabad

Prithviraj Kapoor (3 November 1906 – 29 May 1972) born Prithvinath 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 is father of vintage star Raj Kapoor (Father of iconic star Rishi Kapoor (Father of young and stylish Actor Ranbhir Kapoor).) He was the patriarch of the Kapoor family of Hindi films, four generations of which, beginning with him, have played active roles in the Hindi film industry. However, his father, Basheshwar Nath Kapoor, also played a short role in his movie Awāra 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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