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2 unusual facts about Prithviraj Kapoor


Golden Temple Mail

The Frontier Mail also finds a place in romanticized biographies of film actor Prithviraj Kapoor who is believed to have travelled to Bombay from his hometown of Peshawar by the Frontier Mail in 1928 to act in films.

Sivaraju Venkata Subbarao

In a competition arranged by Andhra Kala Parishath, Kakinada, ButchiBabu received the best drama award from Prithviraj Kapoor for his drama Atma Vanchana.


Birendranath Sircar

Also there was a group of talented actors with New Theatres like K.L. Saigal, K. C. Dey, Prithviraj Kapoor, Chhabi Biswas, Bikash Roy, Pahari Sanyal, Basanta Choudhury.


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Birendranath Sircar

Actors such as KL Saigal, Pahadi Sanyal, Amar Mullick, Kanan Devi, Chandrabati Devi, Lila Desai Leela Desai and Prithviraj Kapoor were on his payroll.

Kapoor family

(Prithviraj Kapoor acted in Alam Ara in 1931, which was also the first talkie film of India)