Prithviraj Kapoor
Prithviraj Kapoor | |
---|---|
Bombay, Maharashtra, India | |
Education | Lyallpur Khalsa College, Lyallpur |
Alma mater | Edwardes College Peshawar (BA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1927–1972 |
Spouse |
Ramsarni Mehra (m. 1923) |
Children | 6, including Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
In office 3 April 1952 – 2 April 1960 | |
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
He was the patriarch of the
Early life and education
Prithviraj Kapoor was born as Prithvinath Kapoor on 3 November 1906
Kapoor's childhood was largely spent in
Career
Kapoor began his acting career in the theatres of
After featuring in nine silent films, including Be Dhari Talwar,
Prithvi Theatres
By 1944, Kapoor had the wherewithal and standing to found his own theatre group, Prithvi Theatres, whose première performance was
By the late 1950s, it was clear that the era of the travelling theatre had been irreversibly supplanted by the cinema and it was no longer financially feasible for a troupe of up to 80 people to travel the country for four to six months at a time along with their props and equipment and living in hotels and campsites. The financial returns, through ticket sales and the rapidly diminishing largesse of patrons from the erstwhile princely class of India, was not enough to support such an effort. Many of the fine actors and technicians that Prithvi Theatres nurtured had found their way to the movies. Indeed, this was the case with all of Prithviraj's own sons. As Kapoor progressed into his 50s, he gradually ceased theatre activities and accepted occasional offers from film-makers, including his own sons. He appeared with his son Raj in the 1951 film Awara as a stern judge who had thrown his own wife out of his house. Later, under his son, Shashi Kapoor, and daughter-in-law Jennifer Kendal, Prithvi Theatre merged with the Indian Shakespeare theatre company, "Shakespeareana", and the company got a permanent home, with the inauguration of the Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai on 5 November 1978.[17]
Postage stamp
In 1996, the Golden Jubilee year of the founding of Prithvi Theatre,
Later years
His filmography of this period includes
Kapoor starred in the legendary religious
He also starred in the Punjabi films Nanak Dukhiya Sub Sansar (1970) and Mele Mittran De (1972).
He also acted in the Kannada film Sakshatkara (1971), directed by Kannada director Puttanna Kanagal. He acted as Dr. Rajkumar's father in the film.
Awards and honours
In 1954, he was awarded the
He was posthumously awarded the
Awards
- 1954: Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship by the Sangeet Natak Akademi
- 1956: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by the Sangeet Natak Akademi
- 1961: Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Mughal-e-Azam
- 1969: Padma Bhushan by the Government of India[20]
- 1972: Dadasaheb Phalke Award (Posthumous) for the year 1971, for his immense contribution to Indian theatre and cinema
- 1972: Filmfare Special Award (Special Commendation)
Personal life
Kapoor was aged 17 when he was married to the 15-year-old Ramsarni Mehra, a girl of his own community and similar background, in a match arranged by their parents. The marriage was harmonious and conventional and lasted all their lives. In fact, the wedding had been held even earlier, a few years prior to this, and it was the gauna ceremony (farewell) which was celebrated when Ramsarni reached the age of 15 and became old enough to leave her parents and reside with her husband and in-laws. Ramsarni's brother, Jugal Kishore Mehra, would later enter films.[citation needed]
The couple's eldest child,
The couple went on to have three more children: sons Shamsher Raj (Shammi) and Balbir Raj (Shashi) (who were to become famous actors and filmmakers in their own right), and daughter, Urmila Sial.[citation needed]
After his retirement, Prithviraj settled in a cottage called Prithvi Jhonpra near
A Samadhi (memorial) of Raj Kapoor at their family farm "Rajbaugh", which means the "king of gardens", also houses Privthiraj Kapoor and his wife's memorial. Rajbaugh lies on the banks of Mula-Mutha River in Loni Kalbhor village 30 km east of Pune in Maharshtra. Kapoor family sold part of 125 acres Rajbaugh to MIT World Peace University (MIT WPU) which built and houses the memorial for the Kapoor family on its campus. It has 7 pagodas and a viewing gallery which displays the Kapoor family photographs. Raj Kapoor shot many of his films at this farm, including Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Mera Naam Joker, Bobby, and Prem Rog among others. Kapoor's family bungalow inside the farm has been preserved; the popular song "Hum Tum Ek Kamre Mein Band Ho" was shot inside this bungalow.[23][24][25][26][27]
Selected filmography
- Be Dhari Talwar (1929)
- Cinema Girl (1930)
- Sher-e-Arab (1930)
- Prince Vijaykumar (1930)
- Alam Ara (1931)
- Draupadi (1931) - Arjuna
- Golibar (1931)
- Toofan (1931)
- Blood Feuds (1931)
- Namak Haram Kon (1931)
- Dagabaz, Ashiq (1932)
- Rajrani Meera (1933) - Rana Kumbh, King of Chitor
- Ramayan (1933)
- Seeta (1934) - Ram
- Daku Mansoor(1934)
- Inquilab (1935)
- Manzil (1936) - Suresh
- Vidyapati(1937) - King Shiva Singha
- Anath Ashram (1937) - Ranjit
- Milap (1937)
- President (1937) - Dewan Prithviraj
- Abhagin (1938) - Promode
- Dharti Mata (1938)
- Dushman (1938)
- Adhuri Kahani (1939) - Somnath
- Sapera (1939)
- Pagal (1940) - Dr. Vasant
- Sajani (1940) - Nanda
- Dipak Mahal (1940)
- Deepak (1940)
- Chingari (1940)
- Aaj Ka Hindustan (1940)
- Raj Nartaki (1941) - Prince Chandrakriti (Hindi version)
- Sikandar (1941) - Alexander the Great
- Ujala (1942)
- Chauranghee (1942)
- Ek Raat (1942)
- Gauri (1943)
- Aankh Ki Sharm (1943)
- Ishara (1943)
- Bhalai (1943)
- Vish Kanya (1943)
- Maharathi Karna (1944) - Karna
- Phool (1945)
- Vikramaditya (1945) - Vikramaditya
- Devdasi (1945)
- Shri Krishn Arjun Yuddha (1945)
- Valmiki (1946)
- Prithviraj Samyogita (1946)
- Azadi Ki Raah Par (1948)
- Dahej (1950) - Thakur (Chanda's dad)
- Hindustan Hamara (1950) - Himself
- Awaara (1951) - Justice Raghunath
- Anand Math (1952) - Satyananda
- Insaan (1952)
- Aag Ka Dariya (1953)
- Chhatrapati Shivaji (1953)[28]
- Ehsan (1954)
- Boot Polish (1954) - Self - ritual performed in the beginning of the movie (uncredited)
- Shree 420 (1955) - Self - ritual performed in the beginning of the movie (uncredited)
- Pardesi (1957) - Mehmud Gawan
- Paisa (1957)
- Ab Dilli Dur Nahin (1957) - Self - Ritual performed in the beginning of the movie (uncredited)
- Lajwanti (1958)
- Jagga Daku(1959)
- Mughal-e-Azam (1960) - Emperor Akbar
- Senapati (1961) - Senapati
- Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1963) - Kunwar Saheb
- Harishchandra Taramati (1963) - King Harishchandra
- Rajkumar (1964) - Maharaja
- Zindagi (1964) - Rai Bahadur Gangasaran
- Jahan Ara (1964) - Shah Jahan
- Gazal (1964) - Nawab Bakar Ali Khan
- Janwar (1965) - Mr. Srivastava
- Aasmaan Mahal(1965) - Asmaan
- Khakaan (1965)
- Sikandar-e-Azam (1965) - Porus
- Lootera (1965) - Shah Zaman
- Jahan Sati Wahan Bhagwan (1965) - Maharaja Karamdham
- Shri Ram Bharat Milap (1965) - Raja Dashrath
- Shankar Khan (1966) - Safdar Khan
- Sher E Afghan (1966)
- Yeh Raat Phir Na Aaygi (1966) - Professor
- Daku Mangal Singh (1966)
- Lal Bangla (1966) - Police Sub-Inspector
- Love And Murder (1966) - Inspector
- Insaaf (1966) - Judge
- Shamsheer (1967)
- Rustom Sohrab(1967) - Rustom Zabuli
- Shamsher (1967)
- Teen Bahuraniyan (1968) - Dinanath
- Balram Shri Krishna (1968)
- Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein (1968) - Himself
- Nai Zindagi (1969)
- Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai(1969, Punjabi movie) - Gurmukh Singh
- Insaf Ka Mandir (1969) - Judge
- Bombay by Nite (1969) - Lalaji
- Sati Sulochana (1969) - Param Shivbhakt Lankeshwar Ravan
- Nanak Dukhiya Sub Sansar (1970, Punjabi movie) - Giani
- Heer Raanjha (1970) - The King
- Ek Nannhi Munni Ladki Thi (1970)
- Gunah Aur Kanoon (1970) - Jamnadas
- Sher E Watan (1971) - Baadshah Hanibaal
- Padosi (1971)
- Kal Aaj Aur Kal (1971) - Diwan Bahadur Kapoor
- Sakshatkara (1971, Kannada) - Bhoopalayya
- Baankelal (1972)
- Naag Panchami (1972) - Maharaj Chandradhar
- Mele Mitran De (1972, Punjabi movie)
- Naya Nasha (1973) - Rana
- Judaai (1980)
- Chhatrapati Shivaji (2017) - Raja Jaisingh (final film role)
Further reading
- Shashi Kapoor presents the Prithviwallahs, by Shashi Kapoor, Deepa Gahlot, Prithvi Theatre (Mumbai, India). Roli Books, 2004. ISBN 81-7436-348-3.
References
- ^ a b Lutfullah Khan. "Prithviraj Kapoor Interview". Youtube. Khursheed Abdullah on Youtube.
- ^ a b "Pran receives Dadasaheb Phalke Award". Coolage.in. 14 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Prithviraj Kapoor to Kareena Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor". indiamarks.com. 4 June 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Prithviraj Kapoor (Indian actor)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-203-84334-5.
- ^ "Bollywood's First Family". Rediff. 2 February 2006. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Surinder Kapoor & Prithviraj Kapoor". Rediff.com. 4 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Remembering Prithviraj Kapoor!". 2 November 2009. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Ahmed, Ishtiaq (7 November 2006) Prithviraj Kapoor: A centenary tribute. Daily Times
- ^ a b c d Remembering Prithviraj Kapoor: 10 facts you must know about the Father of Bollywood Archived 10 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine, India Today, 3 November 2016.
- ^ Rishi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi remember a compassionate human on 113th birth anniversary of Prithviraj Kapoor: 'The man who started it all' Archived 8 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Hindustan Times, 3 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Kissing the firmament with Prithvi Theatre". The Hindu. 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
- ^ "Be Dhari Talwar (1929)". Imperial. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Tribute to Prithvi Raj Kapoor (1901–1972)". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
- ^ ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
- ISBN 81-7764-856-X.
Prithviraj Kapoor represented the mental make-up of Pathans of North-West Frontier Province through another play called Pathan.
- ^ a b "India: Prithvi Theatre". Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ^ "Prithvi Theatre Stamp". India Post. 15 January 1995. Archived from the original on 12 January 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ISBN 81-8028-002-0.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-670-04952-3. Archivedfrom the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Rama Prithviraj Kapoor".
- ^ Google (8 July 2020). "Google map location of Smadhi of Raj Kapoor and Prithviraj Kapoor at Rajbaugh at the camputof MIT-WPU" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ With RK Studios up for sale in Mumbai, here is how Pune still hangs on to Raj Kapoor's memories Archived 12 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Hindustan Times, 2 September 2018.
- ^ Raj Kapoor Memorial Archived 5 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine, mitsft.in.
- ^ Madhu Jain, 2009, Kapoors: The First Family of Indian Cinema Archived 10 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Penguin Books.
- ^ Raj Kapoor Memorial brief Archived 5 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine, mitsft.in.
- ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
External links
- Prithviraj Kapoor at IMDb
- [1]
- Prithviraj, My father by Shamsherraj (Shammi) Kapoor