Trivia:Pritvi Raj always wanted to study law but was also very active in theatre. On constant persuasion from his professor, he dropped Law, after one year of his studies and went on to become an actor in Bombay.
He was 17 when he got married to his wife Ramsarni , who was just 14 at the time of their marriage.
The couple were proud parents of 5 children, Ranbirraj Kapoor, Nandiraj Kapoor, Deviraj Kapoor, Shamsherraj Kapoor, Urmila Kapoor, and Balbirraj Kapoor.
Two of his children, Nandiraj Kapoor, and Deviraj Kapoor died within a week. Deviraj Kapoor died of double-pneumonia, while Nandiraj Kapoor died soon after consuming rat-poison pills strewn in the garden.
His wife was pregnant with their fourth child Shammi Kapoor during the death of his 2nd and 3rd child.
He considered Indira Gandhi as his niece and treated her as her own daughter. He was always a strong pillar of support for Indira after Jawaharlal Nehru's death.
Prithvi Raj and his wife both died of cancer and like their children. Both died within a fortnight of each other.
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