Kapoor or Kapur and sometimes but rarely Capoor (Punjabi: ਕਪੂਰ‌, Hindi: कपूर‌) is the name of a clan of Sikhs and Hindus belonging to the Khatri (Kshatriya or warrior) caste. They are part of the "Dhai Ghar", meaning two and a half houses. Kapurs, Malhotra (also called Mehras or Mehrotras), Khanna and Seth (also called Kakkar) marry their children with each other. Kapoor can not marry a Kapoor but can only marry Malhotra, Khanna or Seth. This leaves three "Ghars" to marry out of which they are not supposed to marry any of their mother's side relatives with mother's paternal last name (it could be Khanna, Malhotra or Seth). Which makes it "Dhai Ghar Marriage that is why the word "Dhai Ghar". The clan hails originally from the Punjab region of the subcontinent of India. They are now spread across the world and the surname "Kapoor" or "Kapur" is a privileged one in India. It is believed anciently it was a privilege for a girl to get married in the Kapoor domain like Malhotra, Mehra, etc. Prominent families bearing this name include:

  • The Maharajas of Burdwan in Bengal, detailed below.
  • The Kapoor family of Bollywood, five generations of theatre and cinema personalities;
  • Rai Bahadur Jankidas Kapur, who founded Atlas Cycles Ltd. in 1950 at Sonepat in present-day Haryana;
  • Dr. Brij Mohan Kapoor, Professor Emeritus of Botany at St. Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia; Kapoor published over 200 papers and discovered a number of plant species.

In addition, many notable contributors to modern Indian society belong to the Kapoor clan (see below).

Kapoor Khatris claim Caucasian Avar and Chuvash ancestry.

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why did Kareena Kapoor lose so much weight if she was not fat to begin with.?
Q. i never found her even a little bit chubby before. was i missing sumtin, do you think she was kinda chubby. or did she just go from skinny to reallly skinny?
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A. she was fat... she had a hidiouse body.. AND FACE... but now shes soo fuucking pretty... oh and btw... i started jogging this summer everyday and i got her body!!!
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Do you think Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone s relation will prevail?
Q. also tell me do you want so? i mean do you like them together in personal life? or do u think Ranbir and Sonam Kapoor would be a better match?
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Does anyone know if Kareena Kapoor is looking all hot in Roadside Romeo?
Q. Oh man...I can't wait to see it today!!! I wonder if she is going to look like she did in Tashan...or maybe in Jab...i dunno...all i know is that she is F.I.N.E. fine!!! ^_^ Anyone seen it - was it good? And was Kareena looking sizzlin'?
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A. Roadside Romeo is an animated movie and Kareena is not acting in it .She just lent her voice to a character called Laila.So you will have to wait for her next movie to see her. ()
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