"The Pioneer" founder of the dynasty was "The Patriarch", Prithviraj Kapoor, who was the first member of family to begin acting in movies with his 1928 debut film Do Dhari Talwar. Numerous members of the family, both biological descendants and those married into the family, have had prolific careers as actors, film directors and producers. "Kapoor Family", also called "The First Family of Indian Cinema", is a family with at least 5 generations of descendants over 94 years in the Indian film industry. Generation 4 (Shashi Kapoor's grandchildren) (Shashi Kapoor- Jennifer Kendal's children) Generation 4 (Shammi Kapoor's grandchildren) Randhir Kapoor- Babita Shivdasani's children Generation 4 (Raj Kapoor's grandchildren) (Prithviraj Kapoor-Ramsarni Mehra's children) Active since 1929 Prithviraj Kapoor acted in Alam Ara (1931), the first talkie film of India
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