Indeed, this was the case with all of Prithviraj's own sons. Many of the fine actors and technicians that Prithvi Theatres nurtured had found their way to the movies. 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. īy 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. It opened on 13 April 1947, and is a story of a Muslim and his Hindu friend. One of his popular plays was called Pathan (1947), which was performed on stage nearly 600 times in Mumbai. Prithviraj starred as the lead actor in every single show.
In over 16 years of existence, the theatre staged some 2,662 performances. The plays were highly influential and inspired young people to participate in the Indian independence movement and the Quit India Movement. Prithviraj invested in Prithvi Theatres, which staged memorable productions across India. His eldest son, Raj Kapoor, by 1946, had struck out on his own the films he produced had been successful and this was also an enabling factor. He developed a reputation as a very fine and versatile actor on both stage and screen.Ī 1995 Indian stamp dedicated to Prithvi Theatres and Prithviraj Kapoorīy 1944, Kapoor had the wherewithal and standing to found his own theatre group, Prithvi Theatres, whose première performance was Kalidasa's Abhijñānaśākuntalam in 1942. Through all these years, Kapoor remained devoted to the theatre and performed on stage regularly. He also joined the Grant Anderson Theater Company, an English theatrical company that remained in Bombay for a year. His best-known performance is perhaps as Alexander the Great in Sohrab Modi's Sikandar (1941). His performance in Vidyapati (1937) was much appreciated. Īfter featuring in nine silent films, including Be Dhari Talwar, Cinema Girl, Sher-e-Arab and Prince Vijaykumar, Kapoor did a supporting role in India's first film talkie, Alam Ara (1931). He went on to earn a lead role in his third film, titled Cinema Girl, which released in 1929. In 1928, he made his acting debut as an extra in his first film, Be Dhari Talwar. There he joined the Imperial Films Company and started acting in minor roles in movies. In 1928, he moved to Bombay City, Bombay Presidency, with a loan from an aunt.
Kapoor began his acting career in the theatres of Lyallpur and Peshawar. Surinder Kapoor, the famous Bollywood producer and father of actors and producers Anil Kapoor, Boney Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor, was the cousin of Prithviraj Kapoor. Īctor Trilok Kapoor was his younger brother. Kapoor studied initially at Khalsa College in Lyallpur, and later at Edwardes College in Peshawar. Later, his father was transferred to Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, and after some years, the family moved there, while retaining house and property in Lyallpur.
Kapoor's childhood was largely spent in Lyallpur, Punjab Province, where his grandparents and extended family lived. His grandfather, Keshavmal Kapoor, was a Tehsildar in Samundri. His father, Basheshwarnath Kapoor, served as a police officer in the Indian Imperial Police in the city of Peshawar. Prithviraj Kapoor was born on 3 November 1906 in Samundri, Punjab Province, British India, into a Punjabi Hindu Khatri family of the Kapoor clan, within the Dhai Ghar family-group.
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