[10][12] "The Pioneer" founder of the dynasty was "The Patriarch", Prithviraj Kapoor,[13][12][14] who was the first member of family to begin acting in movies with his 1929 debut film Be Dhari Talwar.

[11][16] His son Raj Kapoor was the most influential actor and director in Hindi cinema.

[10][12] Prominent personalities related to the Kapoor family through marriage include Kumari Naaz, Jennifer Kendal, Geeta Bali, Neetu Singh, Babita, Valmik Thapar, Saif Ali Khan, Shweta Bachchan Nanda and Alia Bhatt.

His ancestral origins were in Samundri, Lyallpur District, Faisalabad, Punjab Province of British India.

His oldest son is Boney Kapoor who was married to Mona Shourie and then to Sridevi and is the father of Arjun, Anshula, Janhvi, and Khushi.

Among Kapoors of all generations, Raj Kapoor has been the most distinguished and prolific contributor as an actor, producer, director and in terms of his impact in enhancing Bollywood's international reach, India's soft power and diplomacy across the USSR, the Middle East, Africa and Palestine.

[10] Rishi was best known as a romantic hero; his charm and charisma quickly made him one of Bollywood's leading men of the 1970s and 1980s.

Located inside the MIT World Peace University (MIT-WPU), Rajbaugh lies off the NH65 on the banks of Mula-Mutha River in Loni Kalbhor village 30 km east of Pune in Maharshtra.

The memorial was unveiled in 2014 in the presence of Lata Mangeshkar and members of the Kapoor clan.

The Kapoor family memorial has 7 pagodas showing elements of Raj Kapoor's movies and a museum or viewing gallery which shows family photographs and moments from his movie making from 1945 to 1990.

Raj Kapoor shot many of his films at this farm, including Mera Naam Joker, Bobby, Satyam Shivam Sundaram, and Prem Rog.

The popular song "Hum Tum Ek Kamre Mein Band Ho" was shot inside this bungalow.