Background
The second son of Basheshwarnath Kapoor, like his brother Prithviraj Kapoor he entered the budding Hindi film industry (Bollywood), building a career mostly in mythological films.
The second son of Basheshwarnath Kapoor, like his brother Prithviraj Kapoor he entered the budding Hindi film industry (Bollywood), building a career mostly in mythological films.
Born in Peshawar, he moved to Calcutta and then to Mumbai. His first role was in Char Darvesh (1933). As a pair, their popularity erupted after the 1950 movie Har Har Mahadev and lasted until Roy moved on to social movies.