Boney Kapoor and Raj Kapoor in a throwback picture. (Image courtesy: Sridevi)
Highlights
- This was Boney Kapoor's first visit to a studio
- Surinder Kapoor is Raj Kapoor's cousin uncle
- Surinder Kapoor launched his son Anil Kapoor in Bollywood
On Raj Kapoor's 93rd birth anniversary, actress Sridevi shared a gem of a throwback picture featuring the legendary actor with her husband Boney Kapoor, who was all of four at that time. Boney Kapoor's father Surinder Kapoor, who is also in the photograph, was Raj Kapoor's actor father Prithviraj Kapoor's first cousin. In the throwback picture shared by Sridevi, Boney Kapoor accompanied his father to a film set for the first time. She captioned the picture: "The first muharat and visit to a studio by Boney Kapoor (the kid in white) in 1959. Also in the picture Raj Kapoor
ji, Krishna
ji, my father-in-law Surinder Kapoor and mother-in-law."
Surinder Kapoor came to Mumbai (then Bombay) at Prithviraj Kapoor's behest and started his career as a secretary to actress Geeta Bali. Later, he became a producer and the first film of his S.K.International Films was
Shehzada , starring Rajesh Khanna. He also produced his cousin's grandson Rishi Kapoor in
Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan and Randhir Kapoor in
Ponga Pandit.
Surinder Kapoor along with his elder son Boney Kapoor also launched Anil Kapoor in Bollywood in 1983's
Who Saat Din. Surinder Kapoor mostly produced films starring his son Anil Kapoor, such as,
Pukar,
No Entry,
Judaai (also starring Sridevi),
Loafer.
Sridevi, who was last seen in
MOM, hasn't announced her next film yet. Sridevi and Boney Kapoor's elder daughter
Janhvi is gearing up for her Bollywood debut, titled
Dhadak.