Alia Bhatt weds Ranbir Kapoor: A look at Kapoor and Bhatt family history

Where it all started - Prithviraj Kapoor - the patriarch was considered a pioneer of Indian theatre and cinema. Kapoor is one of the founding members of the Prithvi Theatres and has established the Hindi cinema. 

Prithviraj Kapoor married Ramsarni Mehra Kapoor and the couple together had six children Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor, Ravinder, Devinder, and Urmila.
 

After Prithviraj, his eldest son Raj Kapoor proved his mark in the industry. Kapoor, who is known as the greatest showman of Indian cinema', entered the industry at the age of just 10 and then gave his whole life to the industry. 

Raj Kapoor tied the knot with Krishna Malhotra and together they had five children: Three sons Randhir, Rishi Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor, and two daughters, Ritu Nanda and Rima Jain.
 

Shammi Kapoor had an illustrious career. He worked in over 80 films in his career spanning over five decades. 

Shammi Kapoor married twice in his life. First, he had an affair with actress Geeta Bali and tied the knot in a very hush-hush wedding. However, Bali died due to smallpox. Together, they had two children.

Later, he again got married and this time to Neila Devi. 

Shashi Kapoor is the youngest son of Prithviraj Kapoor. Legendary actor made his acting debut in his brother Raj Kapoor's directorial 'Aag' (1948) and later proved his mark in the industry with several outstanding performances. 

He married actress Jennifer Kendal and had three children – Kunal Kapoor, Karan Kapoor and Sanjana Thapar.

After Raj Kapoor, Randhir, Rishi and Rajiv ruled the industry for decades. 

Randhir has acted in some movies in his career but for most of his life, he has worked behind the camera as a director and producer. 

In 1971, he got married to actress Babita, with whom he has two daughters, actresses Karisma and Kareena Kapoor. 

Romance King of Bollywood, Rishi Kapoor was known for his looks during his teens, his smile and acting of course. 

Rishi met the love of his life actress Neetu Singh on a film set, and later got married and had two children, including Ranbir Kapoor and Riddhima Kapoor Sahni. 

Apart from three brothers, Raj Kapoor also had two daughters, Ritu Nanda and Rima Jain. Both married businessmen and stayed away from the media glare. However, the paparazzi never stopped following them. 

Talking about the bride's side, Alia Bhatt comes from a known family in Bollywood. Alia Bhatt's father Mahesh Bhatt and uncles Mukesh and Vikram Bhatt, have made their own mark in the industry.

Mahesh Bhatt got married twice, first was to Britisher Lorraine Bright, with whom he had two children, Pooja Bhatt and Rahul Bhatt. The couple ended their marriage after Bhatt had an affair with late actress Parveen Babi. 

However, later, he tied the knot with Soni Razdan, and then, the couple had two daughters, Shaheen Bhatt and Alia Bhatt.
 

Talking about the bride Alia Bhatt, she's close to her family and shares a great bond with her sister Shaheen. 

Alia is the youngest child of her parents Mahesh and Soni Razdan.