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Kapoor Haveli is the historic home of Kapoor family, in Peshawar, Pakistan〔Showman Raj Kapoor’s house to be converted into museum By Hidayat KhanPublished: September 23, 2012 http://tribune.com.pk/story/441304/showman-raj-kapoors-house-to-be-converted-into-museum/〕〔What If Prithviraj Kapoor Had Not Left Peshawar?, Dev Anand, Outlook, 8/19/2004 http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?224841〕 a prominent Indian family with a long history in Hindi cinema. It was constructed by Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor, father of Prithviraj Kapoor. Among the notable members of the family, Trilok Kapoor, Prithiviraj's younger brother and Raj Kapoor were born there. It is now being converted into a museum by IMGC Global Entertainment in Pakistan with the support of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. ==History== According to a wooden slab inside the entrance, the construction of the house was started in 1918 and completed in 1922. The Kapoors are Punjabi Hindus.〔(Cinema: 'An Other Nation', Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series, Sharmistha Gooptu, Routledge, 2010 p. 124 http://books.google.co.in/books?id=pzEdHF5UYcMC&pg=PA124 Sharmistha Gooptu )〕 Raj Kapoor was born in this haveli in 1924. Two of his younger siblings, who died early in 1931,〔Shammi Kapoor, (Rama Prithviraj Kapoor ) Kapoor Family Website, 1998〕 were also born here. Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor were born in India, but they visited and lived at the mansion at times.〔Madhu Jain, The Kapoors: The First Family of Indian Cinema, Penguin Books India, 2005〕 After the Partition of India in 1947, members of the family, like other Hindus, left the city and the house. It was purchased in an auction in 1968 by a jeweller Haji Khushal Rasool from Charsadda town in the North West Frontier Province under the settlement clause and then sold to a resident of Peshawar.〔Prithviraj Kapoor's ancestral home in Peshawar in poor state Muzaffarpur http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1225623/report-prithviraj-kapoor-s-ancestral-home-in-peshawar-in-poor-state〕 Haji Israr Shah, the current owner of Raj Kapoor's home, said his father had purchased the house in the mid-1980s. Area residents say they used the building for events like marriage celebrations. Local resident and former mayor Abdul Hakim Safi said "The house has been empty for about 12 years as its present owners visit rarely".〔Locals welcome restoration of Bollywood legends' homes in Pak Press Trust of India | Updated: December 21, 2011 http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/locals-welcome-restoration-of-bollywood-legends-homes-in-pak-159734〕 The owners of the historic house demolished its top three storeys two decades ago due to cracks created by an earthquake in its upper portion due to its location on steep mound. The house is surrounded by commercial buildings, posing serious threat to its body.〔http://www.dawn.com/weekly/yworld/archive/080913/yworld11.htm AROUND TOWN: The Kapoor House:A Cultural Asset By Sher Alam Shinwari September 12, 2008〕 Raj Kapoor's younger brother Shashi Kapoor, and sons, Randhir Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor, visited Peshawar and their old family home in 1990.〔Geo TV News, Dec 31 2005, Shaquil Farmal Ali, Video, (RAJ KAPOOR HAVELI(HOME) IN PESHAWAR ) Uploaded on Sep 25, 2010 2:35〕 They also took some soil from the compound to remember their heritage.〔http://www.newslinemagazine.com/2010/08/monumental-loss/ Monumental Loss, Sher Alam Shinwari 27 August 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kapoor Haveli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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