Prithviraj kapoor family tree.
Kapoor Haveli
Ancestral residedency of Kapoor family.
| Kapoor Haveli | |
|---|---|
Kapoor Haveli in dilapidated condition, in Peshawar | |
| Location | Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Number of rooms | About 40 |
Kapoor Haveli is a residential building in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan.[1][2]
It is notable for being the former home of one generation of the Kapoor family, a prominent show business family of India.
Kapoor family tree
The building was constructed before the partition of India, between and , by Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor, father of Prithviraj Kapoor, the first member of the family to enter film industry in as an extra in his first film, Be Dhari Talwar.[3][4] Among the notable members of the family, Trilok Kapoor, Prithiviraj's younger brother and his son, Raj Kapoor were born in the building.
The Kapoors are Punjabi Hindus.[5] After the Partition in , members of the family, like other Hindus, left the city and the building. It was purchased in