Sunday, July 12, 2009

Raj Kapoor

Early life and background
Raj Kapoor was born in Peshawar in the NWFP Province of Pakistan to actor, Prithviraj Kapoor, and Ramsarni (Rama) Devi née Mehra. He was the eldest of the four children in the Khatri Hindko family. He was the grandson of Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor and great-grandson of Dewan Keshavmal Kapoor, part of the famous Kapoor family.
His younger brothers are the actors Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor. He also had a sister by name Urmila Sial.