Cast

Prithviraj Kapoor

1906 – 1972

Active years (films on this site)

1951–1970

Genres

DramaMusicalRomanceFamily

Schools and movements

Indian Parallel CinemaPopular Indian Cinema

Directors worked with

Raj Kapoor1 filmChetan Anand1 film

Biography

Prithviraj Kapoor 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 Mumbai.

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Awards and honours

International

• Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi

National / local

• Dadasaheb Phalke Award 1971
• Padma Bhushan

2 films on this site

1. Awaara 1951 · Raj Kapoor · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
2. Heer Raanjha 1970 · Chetan Anand · IMDb 7.3 · Cast