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Prithviraj Kapoor

1906 - 1972

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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 Hindi cinema. He was associated with IPTA as one of its founding members and established the Prithvi Theatres in 1944 as a travelling theatre company based in Bombay. 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, with the youngest generation still active in Bollywood. His father, Basheshwarnath Kapoor, also played a short role in his movie Awara. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prithviraj Kapoor is the 4,261st most popular actor (down from 3,780th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 68th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Pakistani Actor.

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Among actors, Prithviraj Kapoor ranks 4,261 out of 13,578. Before him are Catherine Bach, Brigitte Horney, Richard Thomas, Sinéad Cusack, Laura Zapata, and Jessica Walter. After him are O. E. Hasse, John Finn, Selma Ergeç, Noël Roquevert, Mike Starr, and Nikolai Kryuchkov.

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Among people born in 1906, Prithviraj Kapoor ranks 277. Before him are Tony Accardo, Hans Walzhofer, Benedicto de Moraes Menezes, Vilmos Kohut, R. K. Narayan, and Ilie Subășeanu. After him are Emerson Spencer, Rodolfo Volk, Lee Barnes, Bruno de Finetti, Zoltan Sarosy, and Milutin Ivković. Among people deceased in 1972, Prithviraj Kapoor ranks 176. Before him are Bernabé Ferreyra, John Hutchinson, Vera Karalli, Rudolf Friml, Vera Inber, and Walter Lang. After him are Theodor Blank, Isak Abrahamsen, Saul Alinsky, Alexander Bek, Havergal Brian, and Andrea Andreen.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Prithviraj Kapoor ranks 81 out of 217. Before him are Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911), Fazlur Rahman Malik (1919), Sunil Dutt (1929), Milkha Singh (1935), J. B. Kripalani (1888), and Yash Chopra (1932). After him are Nasirul Mulk (1950), Duleep Singh (1838), Art Malik (1952), Sultan Bahu (1630), Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (1941), and Muhammad Mian Soomro (1950).

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Among ACTORS In Pakistan

Among actors born in Pakistan, Prithviraj Kapoor ranks 10. Before him are Babita (1947), Dilip Kumar (1922), Kumail Nanjiani (1978), Manoj Kumar (1937), Shyama (1935), and Sunil Dutt (1929). After him are Art Malik (1952), Vinod Khanna (1946), Margaret Lockwood (1916), Raaj Kumar (1926), Manorama (1926), and Balraj Sahni (1913).

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