Prithviraj Kapoor (3 November 1906 – 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.
Here is a collection of his some of the pics.
Credit- FacebookPrithviraj with his mother who died very young; Credit- FacebookPrithviraj (L) with his grandfather Dewan Keshavmal;Credit- TwitterPrithviraj as a student in Peshawar; Credit- PinterestWith his father;Credit- FacebookWith his wife Ramsarni Mehra; Credit-TwitterWith his wife Ramsarni Mehra;Credit- TwitterCredit- FacebookPrithviraj in a silent film with a Russian actress, 1929;Credit- FacebookPrithviraj in Bombay, early 1930; Credit- PinterestPrithviraj and Durga Khote in Seeta, 1934; Credit- FacebookPrithviraj Kapoor in “Draupadi” 1931; Credit- FacebookPrithviraj Kapoor in “Vidyapati” 1937; Credit- FacebookPrithviraj Kapoor in “Sikandar” 1941; Credit-PinterestPrithviraj Kapoor in “Ek Raat” 1942; Credit- FacebookWith Shashi Kapoor in “Shakuntala” Credit- FacebookWith Ram Ganguly in “Prithvi Theatre” Credit- TwitterIn “Pathan” the famous stage play of the “Prithvi Theatres” Credit- PinterestAfter “Pathan” with Raj Kapoor, who also was there; Credit- PinterestTouring with the Prithvi Theatres; Credit- FacebookWith his grandchildren; Credit- Twitterwith Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai in China, Credit- PinterestWith Indira Gandhi; Credit- FacebookWith his son Raj Kapoor; Credit- FacebookPrithviraj Kapoor at Madhubala’s grave; Credit- FacebookWith his sons; Credit- Facebook
