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Kapoor or Kapur and sometimes but rarely Capoor (Punjabi: ਕਪੂਰ, Hindi: कपूर) is the name of a gotra of Punjabi descent belonging to the Khatri (Kshatriya or warrior) Varna.
They are part of the "Dhai Ghar", meaning two and a half houses[citation needed]. Kapurs, Malhotra (also called Mehras or Mehrotras), Khanna and Seth (also called Kakkar) marry their children with each other. Kapoor can not marry a Kapoor but can only marry Malhotra, Khanna or Seth[citation needed]. This leaves three "Ghars" to marry out of which they are not supposed to marry any of their mother's side relatives with mother's paternal last name (it could be Khanna, Malhotra or Seth). Which makes it "Dhai Ghar Marriage that is why the word "Dhai Ghar".
The Zamindars of Burdwan in Bengal belong to the Kapoor clan, and held the title of Maharajah. Maharajah Bahadur Tedj Chand Ray adopted Chinilal Kapur. His descendants continued as the Maharajas of Burdwan. The family continued as rulers of Burdwan until zamindari was abolished by the government of India in 1955/56. The area remaining however under direct administration of the British via the Indian Civil Service officers on the Bengal State. They also were never members of the Chamber or Council of Princes such as the Maharaja of Patiala or Kapurtala. Thus the title Maharaja was only honorific as was the case in much of India. During the three centuries that they held the estate of Burdwan, the Kapoor family extended their patronage to various scholars and artists, including:
Arjun Kapoor (born 26 June 1985) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. In 2012, he was signed by Aditya Chopra for a three-film contract with Yash Raj Films.[citation needed]
Kapoor was born in Chembur, Mumbai to Indian film producer, Boney Kapoor and Mona Shourie Kapoor, He is the grandson of filmmaker Surinder Kapoor, He is the nephew of actors Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor and producer Sandeep Marwah, and the first-cousin of actress Sonam Kapoor and producer Rhea Kapoor. He is also the step-son of actress Sridevi. He has a sister, Anshula Kapoor, and also two step-sisters, Jhanvi and Khushi Kapoor. He had an ambition to become a director and even his family supported his decision as he weighed about 140 kg but actor Salman Khan insisted him to be an actor and helped him to lose weight.
He first produced the blockbuster No Entry (2005) as an assistant, and later co-produced another blockbuster Wanted (2009) starring Salman Khan and Ayesha Takia. He also co-produced Milenge Milenge (2010) which starred Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor. He also was the assistant director on films Shakti: The Power (2002) which starred Karisma Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor. He also was an assistant director on Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) starring Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta. He later was an assistant director on Salaam-E-Ishq (2007) featuring a cast of stars including Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Anil Kapoor, Govinda, Akshaye Khanna, John Abraham, Vidya Balan and Ayesha Takia.
Anupam Kher (born 7 March 1955) is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 450 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well. He has held the post of Chairman of the Censor Board and National School of Drama in India.
Anupam Kher was born into a Kashmiri Pandit family and lived in Shimla and was educated at D.A.V. School there. He is an alumnus and a former chairperson of the National School of Drama. Some of his early acting was in plays performed at the Himachal Pradesh University.
Kher made his acting debut in the 1982 Hindi movie Aagman. Then in 1984 came Saaransh, where 28-year old Kher played a retired man who has lost his son. He hosted TV shows such as Say Na Something To Anupam Uncle, Sawaal Dus Crore Ka and the recent Lead India. He has had many comic roles but has also played the villain such as his acclaimed role as terrorist Dr. Dang in Karma (1986). For his role in Daddy (1989) he received the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. Kher has won the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role five times, more than any other actor.
Actors: Prem Chopra (actor), Manoj Pahwa (actor), Vijay Vinayak Joshi (producer), Raman Prasher (miscellaneous crew), Amitava Singha (editor), Kainaz Motivala (actress), Vickrant Mahajan (producer), Vickrant Mahajan (writer), Vickrant Mahajan (director), Vickrant Mahajan (actor), Gurcharan Singh (producer), Ronicka Kandhari (producer), Avtar Singh Kandhari (producer), Bhupinder Singh (producer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Lalit Pandit (composer), Manish Malhotra (costume designer), Suleiman Merchant (composer), Abhishek Bachchan (actor), Jatin Pandit (composer), Aditya Chopra (producer), Salim Merchant (composer), Rani Mukerji (actress), Jimmy Shergill (actor), Rishi Kapoor (actor), Yash Chopra (producer), Rati Agnihotri (actress), Saif Ali Khan (actor), Reza Shariffi (costume designer), Isha Koppikar (actress),
Plot: Karan Kapoor and Rhea Prakash meet for the first time in a flight bound from Delhi to New York. They just cannot stand each other: Rhea is disgusted by Karan's flirtatious mannerisms and Karan is frustrated because of Rhea's overt seriousness. They have a massive fallout and part ways, vowing never to see each other's face again. Destiny brings them together again at Rhea's marriage ceremony three years later and the mars vs. venus war continues. Rhea gets married and leaves for USA. Four years later, Karan has become a successful cartoonist and travels to Paris to visit his father. Co-incidentally he meets Rhea again and learns that her husband is no more. Karan tries earnestly to bring happiness back in Rhea's life by promising her mother that he will find a suitable groom for Rhea but the duo never realizes that they are drawing closer to each other. Will love happen? And if it does, will the star-struck couple ever admit to it? Watch the breezy romantic musical comedy Hum Tum for the answers.
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