Do you know who introduced the senior Bollywood personality Prithvi Raj Kapoor to silver screen? History says that it was HM Reddy, the pioneer in Telugu film industry introduced him to screen with silent films.
Later in 1931 HM Reddy made Bhatha Prahlada, the first talkie and from then he was with Telugu film industry. It was said that Prithvi Raj Kapoor was very loyal to HM Reddy and treated him as his guru. In fact, the legacy started from then.
Prithvi Raj Kapoor’s sons Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor ruled Bollywood for years together. Raj Kapoor’s sons Randheer Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor and Rajeev Kapoor also made their presence felt n their way.
Now Randheer Kapoor’s daughters Karishma and Kareena and Rishi Kapoor’s son Ranbir are in vogue. It is said that Prithvi Raj Kapoor used to say high about HM Reddy to his sons till he was alive.