Kapoor
| Language(s) | Punjabi Hindko Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Sanskrit |
| Region of origin | Punjab Pashtunistan |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Kapur |
Kapoor also spelt as Kapur is a Hindu surname that originated with the Punjabi Khatri community and the [1] sub-caste of North India.[2]
Notable people
Notable people bearing the name Kapoor include:
Entertainment
- Abhishek Kapoor, Indian film actor, writer.
- Aditya Raj Kapoor, Indian film actor and filmmaker from the Kapoor family
- Aditya Roy Kapur, Bollywood actor
- Akshay Kapoor, Indian actor
- Anil Kapoor, Bollywood actor, film producer, son of Surinder Kapoor
- Anish Kapoor, British - Indian sculptor, creator of The Bean
- Anupriya Kapoor, Indian television actress
- Anu Kapoor, Bollywood actor
- Arjun Kapoor, Bollywood actor, son of Boney Kapoor and Mona Shourie Kapoor
- Babita Khanna Kapoor, former Bollywood actress, wife of Randhir Kapoor
- Bharat Kapoor, director, writer, producer
- Boney Kapoor film director and producer, son of Surinder Kapoor
- Ekta Kapoor producer for television and movies (Bollywood)
- Gautami Kapoor, Indian television actress and model
- Goga Kapoor, Indian film actor
- Jayasudha Kapoor, South Indian film actress, wife of Nitin Kapoor
- Jeetendra Kapoor, Bollywood actor
- Kamal Kapoor, Bollywood actor
- Karan Kapoor, Indian film actor and model, son of Shashi Kapoor
- Kareena Kapoor, Bollywood actress
- Karisma Kapoor, Bollywood actress
- Kishore Namit Kapoor, Indian actor and film-acting trainer
- Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959), Bollywood Actor, son of Shashi Kapoor
- Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1977), Bollywood Actor
- Kunal Karan Kapoor, Indian television actor
- Kunaal Roy Kapur, Bollywood actor
- Kunal Kapur,Celebrity chef
- Mahendra Kapoor, Indian playback singer
- Mallika Kapoor, South Indian film actress
- Namitha Kapoor, South Indian movie actress
- Neetu Kapoor, born Neetu Singh, Indian actress
- Nitin Kapoor, Bollywood producer
- Pankaj Kapur, Bollywood actor, film-maker
- Pinchoo Kapoor, Indian actor
- Prithviraj Kapoor, Indian theatre and Hindi film industry entrepreneur, patriarch of the Kapoor family of entertainers
- Raj Kapoor, Bollywood actor, producer and director, son of Prithviraj Kapoor
- Rajat Kapoor, Indian actor, writer and director
- Rajiv Kapoor, Bollywood actor, son of Raj Kapoor
- Rajit Kapur, Indian film and theater actor and director
- Ram Kapoor, TV actor and model
- Ranbir Kapoor, Bollywood actor, son of Rishi Kapoor
- Randhir Kapoor, Bollywood actor, son of Raj Kapoor
- Ravi Kapoor, British actor
- Rhea Kapoor, Bollywood film producer, daughter of Anil Kapoor
- Rishi Kapoor, Bollywood actor, son of Raj Kapoor
- Sanjana Kapoor, Bollywood actress, theatre-person, owner of Prithvi Theatre
- Sanjay Kapoor, Bollywood actor, son of Surinder Kapoor
- Sanjeev Kapoor, gourmet chef
- Shahid Kapoor, Bollywood actor, son of Pankaj Kapur
- Shakti Kapoor, Bollywood actor
- Shalini Kapoor Sagar, Indian actress
- Shammi Kapoor, Bollywood actor
- Sharad Kapoor, Indian actor, who works in Hindi movies and television
- Shraddha Kapoor, Bollywood actress, daughter of Shakti Kapoor
- Shashi Kapoor, Indian actor
- Shekhar Kapur, Indian film-maker
- Shivani Kapoor, British model
- Shobha Kapoor, Indian television and film producer
- Shobu Kapoor, British actress of Indian descent
- Siddhanth Kapoor, Indian actor and assistant director, son of Shakti Kapoor
- Sonam Kapoor, Bollywood actress
- Sonia Kapoor, Indian television actress
- Siddharth Roy Kapur, Bollywood actor and producer
- Sridevi Kapoor, Indian actress and film producer
- Steven Kapur, also known as "Apache Indian", pop singer
- Subhash Kapoor, Indian film director, producer and screenwriter
- Sudarshan Kapoor, California professor, advocate of King and Gandhi
- Supriya Pathak Kapoor, Bollywood actress, wife of Pankaj Kapur
- Surinder Kapoor, Bollywood film producer
- Trilok Kapoor, Indian film actor, brother of Prithviraj Kapoor
- Tusshar Kapoor, Bollywood actor
- Vaani Kapoor, Indian actress and model
- Kanika Kapoor, singer
Others
- Narinder Singh Kapoor, Punjabi writer
- Kanhaiyalal kapoor Urdu Satairist
- Aashish Kapoor, Indian cricketer
- Ranjin Singh (Dave Kapoor), "Dave Kapoor" pro-wrestler wrestling as "Ranjin Singh"
- General Deepak Kapoor, chief of Army staff, Indian Army
- Neha Kapur, beauty queen
Fictional characters
- Gita Kapoor, a character in the British TV drama EastEnders
- Kelly Kapoor, a character in the US TV show The Office
- Sanjay Kapoor (EastEnders), a character in the British TV drama EastEnders
- Sharmilla Kapoor, a character in the British TV drama EastEnders
- Ajay Kapoor (Neighbours), a character in the soap opera Neighbours
- Priya Kapoor, a character in the soap opera Neighbours
- Rani Kapoor, a character in the soap opera Neighbours
References
- ^ Sudhir Kakar (30 October 2014). A Book of Memory: Confessions and Reflections (2014 ed.). Penguin UK. ISBN 9789351188858.
- ^ Patrick Hanks (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names (2003 ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-19977-169-1. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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