Prithviraj Kapoor’s Glorious Passage to Bollywood: An Unpaid Extra Who Became Hindi Cinema’s Regal Patriarch

New Delhi: In 1928, a strapping young man made his way into the office of the top Bombay film company boss, getting past the stern Pathan guard at the gate by engaging him in his native Pashto, and managed to wangle a job as an unpaid extra. Prithviraj Kapoor held the job for all of … Continue reading Prithviraj Kapoor’s Glorious Passage to Bollywood: An Unpaid Extra Who Became Hindi Cinema’s Regal Patriarch