Originally posted by: atominis
They are highly moneyed, well connected people and goodwill of Raj Kapoor, Prithviraj Kapoor is still enough weight.
They have also married in big business families or political families. They have produced Padma awardees, National awardees, Rajya Sabha members, Phalke awardees. They have been producers, directors, distributors, writers and not just actors. They have been in theatre and Prithvi Theatre is still a big deal. RK Studios was a force once upon a time.
Even their gossip, rumours, autobiographies sell. There was talk of making Kapoors' ancestral home in Pakistan as some cinema museum.
They no longer hold as much power as they had earlier but their past goodwill, wealth, political connections and connections abroad are enough to hype them up. Raj Kapoor was literally India's cultural ambassador abroad at one point and wildly popular in USSR and sort of symbol of goodwill between India and USSR at one point. He was also wildly popular in China and Awara was a huge hit there.
Kapoors have been milking his name and his closeness to Nehru-Gandhi dynasty for ages.
He has built enough legacy for his generations to live off his name and fame for few more years.
Anyway Kareena married into Pataudi family where Tiger Pataudi was a famous sportsman cum nawab, Sharmila was a legendary actor and Saif is a nawab cum well known actor. Ranbir married Alia who is a top star. So they keep in limelight. Shweta Bachchan and Navya are also related to Kapoors through Nandas. Kapoors have well connected samdhis also. That is why their name holds weight compared to others.
There is no khandaan in Indian cinema industry that has produced as many persons in showbiz as Kapoors and has married into equally high profile or famous families as Kapoors.
The only ones which may somewhat come close is Bachchans which has Amitabh, Jaya, Abhishek, Ash. Or maybe Mangeshkars which has Dinanath Mangeshkar, Lata, Asha, Usha, Hridaynath etc. Or perhaps Akhtars and Khan (Salim Khan clan), who have lot of family members in showbiz.
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