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Jun 23, 2012, 1:35:04 PM (12 years ago)

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+'''Prithviraj Kapoor (1906-72)'''
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+Revered actor born in Peshawar (now Pakistan)
+as Prithvinath Kapoor. Son of a police officer.
+Earned a major reputation on the amateur stage
+in Lyallpur and Peshawar. Interrupted law
+studies to join Imperial (1929). Acted in
+several B.P. Mishra adventure and love stories
+(e.g. Cinema Girl, opposite Ermeline, India’s
+version of Clara Bow). Starred in India’s first
+sound film, Alam Ara. He impressed with a
+perfect speaking voice (he never sang). Then
+joined the Grant Anderson theatre company
+and performed Shakespeare in English, with
+special acclaim for his Laertes in Hamlet.
+Worked in New Theatres (1933-9), playing the
+hero in Hindi versions (Durgadas Bannerjee
+often playing the same role in Bengali) of its hit
+bilinguals. Broke through with Debaki Bose’s
+Rajrani Meera and as Rama in Seeta opposite
+Durga Khote. Vidyapati was his crowning
+achievement in Calcutta. Chandulal Shah
+hired him for the Ranjit Studio (1938-40) in
+Bombay, where he acted in some remarkable
+melodramas with Kardar (e.g. Pagal) and
+Chaturbhuj Doshi (Adhuri Kahani). Bestknown
+performance as freelance actor was in
+the title role of Alexander the Great in Sohrab
+Modi’s military epic Sikandar. The film
+heightened his enduring reputation, enhanced
+by the role of Emperor Akbar in Mughal-e-
+Azam, as the embodiment of Mughal royalty in
+Hindi-Urdu cinema (spoofed by K. Shankar’s
+Rajkumar). Invested his earnings in the Hindi
+theatre, setting up Prithvi Theatres (1944)
+where he produced plays while shooting films
+at night. Mounted a major play against
+Partition, Inder Raj Anand’s Deewar (1945)
+which earned him death threats from Islamic
+fundamentalists. He persisted with antisectarian
+politics, producing the technically
+and artistically masterful plays Pathan (1947)
+and Gaddar (1948). Launched many new
+talents through Prithvi Theatres, including
+Ramanand Sagar (Kalakaar, 1952), music
+directors Shankar-Jaikishen and Ram
+Ganguly (who scored Aag, 1948), all of whom
+were later key members of Raj Kapoor film
+units. Also launched his sons Raj, Shammi and
+Shashi. His main performances of the 50s: in
+Shantaram’s Dahej and in his son’s Awara,
+which ended on a dramatic confrontation
+between the fictional father and son played by
+a real father and son. Kal Aaj Aur Kal featured
+three generations of Kapoors in a celebration
+of feudal patriarchy. While directing Paisa,
+adapted from a Prithvi Theatres play of 1954,
+he lost his voice, which never regained its full
+sonorousness. Had to close his theatre and
+reduce his film work. In the late 60s and 70s
+acted in several Hindi and some Punjabi
+mythologicals. Played the patriarchal lead in
+the Saint film Nanak Naam Jahaaz Hai,
+credited with the revival of the Punjabi film
+industry. Died of cancer in 1972.
+
+
+'''FILMOGRAPHY''' (* also d): 1930: Cinema
+Girl; Prince Vijaykumar; Sher-e-Arab; 1931:
+Namak Haram Kon; Bar Ke Pobar; Golibar;
+Toofan (all St); Alam Ara; Draupadi; 1932:
+Dagabaaz Ashiq; 1933: Rajrani Meera;
+1934: Daku Mansoor; Ramayan; Seeta; 1935:
+Inquilab; Josh-e-Inteqam; Swarg Ki Seedhi;
+1936: Grihadah/Manzil; 1937: Milap;
+President; Vidyapati; Jeevan Prabhat;
+Anath Ashram; 1938: Abhagin; Dushman;
+1939: Adhuri Kahani; Sapera; 1940: Aaj Ka
+Hindustan; Deepak; Chingari; Pagal; Sajani;
+1941: Raj Nartaki/Court Dancer;
+Sikandar; 1942: Ujala; Ek Raat; 1943: Aankh
+Ki Sharam; Bhalai; Gauri; Ishara; Vish Kanya;
+1944: Maharathi Karna; Phool; 1945:
+Devadasi; Nala Damayanti; Shri Krishnarjun
+Yuddha; Vikramaditya; 1946: Prithviraj
+Samyukta; Valmiki; 1947: Parashuram; 1948:
+Azadi Ki Raah Par; 1950: Dahej; Hindustan
+Hamara; 1951: Awara; Deepak; 1952:
+Anandmath; Chhatrapati Shivaji; Insaan;
+1953: Aag Ka Dariya; 1954: Ehsan; 1957:
+Paisa*; Pardesi; 1958: Lajwanti; 1960:
+Mughal-e-Azam; 1961: Senapati; 1963:
+Harishchandra Taramati; Pyar Kiya To Darna
+Kya; Rustom Sohrab; Gujree; 1964: Ghazal;
+Jahan Ara; Rajkumar; Zindagi; 1965:
+Aasmaan Mahal; Jaanwar; Jahan Sati
+Wahan Bhagwan; Khakaan; Lutera; Shri Ram
+Bharat Milap; Sikandar-e-Azam; 1966: Daku
+Mangal Singh; Insaaf; Lal Bangla; Love And
+Murder; Shankar Khan; Sher Afghan; Yeh Raat
+Phir Na Aayegi; 1967: Shamsheer; 1968:
+Balaram Shri Krishna; Teen Bahuraniyan;
+1969: Insaaf Ka Mandir; Nai Zindagi; Sati
+Sulochana; Nanak Naam Jahaaz Hai; 1970:
+Ek Nannhi Munni Ladki Thi; Gunah Aur
+Kanoon; Heer Ranjha; 1971: Kal Aaj Aur Kal;
+Padosi; Sakshatkara; Nanak Dukhiya Sab
+Sansar; 1972: Mele Mitran De; Bankelal; Naag
+Panchami; 1973: Naya Nasha; 1976: Bombay
+By Nite.
+
+[[Actor]]