Raj Kapoor
Raj Kapoor biography, biodata, wiki, date of birth, height, movies, affairs, wife, family, education, religion, caste & more
| Biography | |
|---|---|
| Name | Raj Kapoor (राज कपूर) |
| Full Name | Ranbir Raj Kapoor |
| Birth Name | Shrishti Nath Kapoor |
| Nickname | The Show Man Charlie Chaplin of India Raj Sahab |
| Profession | Indian Actor, Producer, Director. |
| Years Active | 1935-1988 |
| Date of Birth | December 14, 1924 |
| Birth Place | Qissa Khwani Bazaar, Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India |
| Date of Death | June 2, 1988 (aged 63) |
| Cause of Death | Complications related to the asthma. |
| Place of Death | New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Ethnicity | South Asian |
| Caste | Khatri |
| Mother Tongue | Punjabi |
| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
| Height | in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in Feet Inches- 5ft 7in |
| Eye Colour | Green |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Family and Marriage Details | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife/Spouse | Krishna Malhotra Kapoor |
| Marriage Date | May 1946 |
| Girlfriend(s)/Affair(s) | Nargis Vyjayantimala Padmini |
| Children | |
| Son(s) | Randhir Kapoor Rishi Kapoor Rajiv Kapoor |
| Daughter(s) | Ritu Kapoor Nanda Rima Kapoor Jain |
| Parents | |
| Father | Prithviraj Kapoor |
| Mother | Ramsarni Mehra Kapoor (Rama Kapoor) |
| Sibling(s) | |
| Brother(s) | Shashi Kapoor Shammi Kapoor Devi Kapoor (died in infancy) Nandi Kapoor (died in infancy) |
| Sister(s) | Urmila Sial |
| Cousin(s) | Pinchoo Kapoor Vijay Kapoor (Trilok Kapoor's son) Vicky Kapoor (Trilok Kapoor's son) Subbiraj Kakkar (Kailash Kakkar's son) |
| Other Relative(s) | |
| Nephew(s) | Aditya Raj Kapoor (Shammi Kapoor's son) Karan Kapoor (Shashi Kapoor' son) Kunal Kapoor (Shashi Kapoor' son) Jatin Sial (Urmila Sial's son) Mandhir Siyal (Urmila Sial's son) |
| Niece(s) | Kanchan Desai (Shammi Kapoor's daughter) Sanjana Kapoor (Shashi Kapoor' daughter) Preeti Sial Grover (Urmila Sial's daughter) Anuradha Sial Kheta (Urmila Sial's daughter) Namita Sial Kapur (Urmila Sial's daughter) |
| Uncle(s) | Trilok Kapoor (Prithviraj Kapoor's brother) Lt.Col Ramesh Kapoor (Prithviraj Kapoor's brother) Vishwanath (Vishi) Kapoor (Prithviraj Kapoor's brother) Amarnath Kapoor (Prithviraj Kapoor's brother) Jugal Kishore Mehra |
| Aunt(s) | Kailash Kakkar (Prithviraj Kapoor's sister) Shanta Kapoor Dhawan (Prithviraj Kapoor's sister) Prem Mehra (Prithviraj Kapoor's sister) |
| Grand Father (Paternal) | Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor |
| Brother-in-law(s) | Charanjit Sial (Urmila Sial's husband) |
| Sister-in-law(s) | Geeta Bali (Shammi Kapoor's wife) Neila Devi (Shammi Kapoor's wife) Jennifer Kendal (Shashi Kapoor' wife) |
| Education Details | |
| School | Colonel Brown Cambridge School, Dehradun St Xavier's Collegiate School, Calcutta St Xavier's Collegiate School, Mumbai |
| College | Not Attended |
| Educational Qualification | 6th fail 1 |
| Debut Movie | Inquilab (As child artist, 1935) Hamari Baat (1943) |
| Famous Movies (As actor) | Vakil Babu (1982) Kal Aaj Aur Kal (1971) Mera Naam Joker (1970) Sangam (1964) Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai (1960) Anari (1959) Shree 420 (1955) Awaara (1951) Andaz (1949) Barsaat (1949) Amar Prem (1948) Aag (1948) Neel Kamal (1947) |
| Famous Movies (As director) | Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985) Prem Rog (1982) Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978) Bobby (1973) Mera Naam Joker (1970) Sangam (1964) Shree 420 (1955) Awaara (1951) Barsaat (1949) Aag (1948) |
| Other Details | |
| Award(s)/Title(s) | Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1987) Padma Bhushan (1971) 3 National Film Awards 11 Filmfare Awards |
| The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award is named after the Raj Kapoor. | |
| His performance in Awaara was ranked as one of the top ten greatest performances of all time by Time magazine in 2005. 2 | |
| Prem Chopra and Raj Kapoor were married to sisters. | |
References
- https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ranbir-kapoor-i-am-the-most-educated-member-of-my-family-got-56-in-10th-boards-4743257/[↩]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20111011173802/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1953094_1953150_1954766,00.html[↩]
