Kapoor (sometimes spelled "Kapur") is the name of a clan of Hindus belonging to the Khatri caste. The clan hails originally from the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. They are now spread across the world and the surname "Kapoor" is a common one in India.

Prominent personalities

• The Zamindars of Burdwan in Bengal; see Burdwan (feudal estate);
• Rai Bahadur Jankidas Kapur, who founded Atlas Cycles Ltd. in 1950 at Sonepat in present-day Haryana;
• Anish Kapoor, sculptor
• Aashish Kapoor, cricketer
• Sanjeev Kapoor, gourmet chef
• Ravi Kapoor, British actor
• Steven Kapur, also known as "Apache Indian," a pop singer
• Himani Kapoor, budding singer
• Neha Kapur, beauty queen
• Anji Kapoor, a fictional character

• The Kapoor family of Bollywood, five generations of theatre and cinema personalities, including

• Prithviraj Kapoor

• Raj Kapoor
• Shammi Kapoor
• Shashi Kapoor
• Randhir Kapoor
• Rishi Kapoor
• Kunal Kapoor
• Karan Kapoor
• Karishma Kapoor
• Kareena Kapoor
• Ranbir Kapoor
  • The following other personalities, also related to Hindi films:

• Mahendra Kapoor, Hindi playback singer

• Shekhar Kapur, film-maker
• Jeetendra, whose real name is "Ravi Kapoor"
• Ekta Kapoor
• Tusshar Kapoor
• Pankaj Kapur
• Shahid Kapoor
• Ishaan Kapoor
• Surinder Kapoor
• Anil Kapoor
• Sanjay Kapoor
• Boney Kapoor
• Shakti Kapoor
• Shivani Kapoor

See Also

• Punjabi people
• Khatri
• List of Khatri last names
• List of Arora last names

Indian family names | Khatri clans