Portrait of Prithviraj Kapoor

Acting

Prithviraj Kapoor

Career

Active from 1931 to 1972, busiest in 1940 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score75/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mughal-e-Azam
Mughal-e-Azam
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 6.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Prithviraj Kapoor Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Indian Cinema 3
  • Historical Epic 3
  • Family Drama 2
  • Intergenerational Conflict 2
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Family Conflict 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Classic Bollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

6 titles ยท average score 68
Naya Nasha
Naya Nasha (1973)

as Rana

Naag Panchami
Naag Panchami (1972)

as Maharaj Chandradhar

Kal Aaj Aur Kal
Kal Aaj Aur Kal (1971)
GoodWatch score 68

as Diwan Bahadur Kapoor

Sakshathkara
Sakshathkara (1971)

as Bhoopalayya, Mahesh's father

Sher E Watan
Sher E Watan (1971)

as Baadshah Hanibaal

Nanak Dukhiya Sub Sansar
Nanak Dukhiya Sub Sansar (1970)

as Granthi

1960s

12 titles ยท average score 76
Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai
Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai (1969)

as Gurmukh Singh

Rustom Sohrab
Rustom Sohrab (1967)

as Rustom

Yeh Raat Phir Na Aaygi
Yeh Raat Phir Na Aaygi (1966)

as Professor (as Prithviraj)

Lal Bangla
Lal Bangla (1966)

as Police Sub-Inspector

Love and Murder
Love and Murder (1966)

as Inspector

Lootera
Lootera (1965)

as Shah Zaman

Where There Is Truth There Is God
Where There Is Truth There Is God (1965)

as Maharaja Karamdham

Rajkumar
Rajkumar (1964)
GoodWatch score 66

as Maharaja

Jahan Ara
Jahan Ara (1964)

as Emperor Shah Jahan

Harishchandra Taramati
Harishchandra Taramati (1963)

as King Harishchandra

Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya
Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1963)

as Kunwar Saheb

Mughal-e-Azam
Mughal-e-Azam (1960)
GoodWatch score 86

as Emperor Akbar

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 78
Lajwanti
Lajwanti (1958)

as (as Prithiviraj)

Pardesi
Pardesi (1957)

as Grand Vizier Mahmud Gavan

Paisa
Paisa (1957)

Director

Emperor Shivaji
Emperor Shivaji (1952)

as Raja Jaisingh (Hindi Version)

Anand Math
Anand Math (1952)

as Satyananda

Awaara
Awaara (1951)
GoodWatch score 78

as Justice Raghunath

1940s

13 titles
Shri Krishnarjun Yudh
Shri Krishnarjun Yudh (1945)

as Arjun

Vikramaditya
Vikramaditya (1945)

as Vikramaditya (King of Avanti)

Ishara
Ishara (1943)

as Ramnath

Ek Raat
Ek Raat (1942)

as Ravi

Ujala
Ujala (1942)

as Shyam Krishna

Sikandar
Sikandar (1941)

as Alexander the Great

The Court Dancer: Raj Nartaki
The Court Dancer: Raj Nartaki (1941)

as Prince Chandrakriti (Hindi version)

Deepak
Deepak (1940)

as Dr. Deepak

India Today
India Today (1940)

as Dhiraj

Chingari
Chingari (1940)

as Biren

Pagal
Pagal (1940)

as Dr. Vasant

Sajni
Sajni (1940)

as Nanda

1930s

9 titles
Adhuri Kahani
Adhuri Kahani (1939)

as Somnath

Abhagin
Abhagin (1938)

as Promod

Vidyapati
Vidyapati (1937)

as King Shiva Singha

Anath Ashram
Anath Ashram (1937)

as Ranjit

Grihadaha
Grihadaha (1936)

as Suresh (Hindi version)

Seeta
Seeta (1934)

as Ram

Daku Mansoor
Daku Mansoor (1934)

as Ali

Rajrani Meera
Rajrani Meera (1933)

as Rana Kumbha, King of Mewar

Draupadi
Draupadi (1931)

as Arjuna