Anil Kapoor

Anil Kapoor

  • Birthday: 1956-12-24
  • Place of birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Also know as: अनिल कपूर

Biography

Living in a Chawl in Tilak Nagar, Punjabi-speaking Anil was born in 1959 to Surinder and Nirmal aka Suchitra Kapoor. He has an elder brother, Boney, a sister, Reena, and a younger brother, Sanjay. His dad used to be Shammi Kapoor's Secretary. A loner, without many friends, he studied in the nearby O.L.P.S. (Our Lady of Perpetual Succor) School, and was an ardent fan of Bollywood flicks that were telecast during the Ganesh Maha Utsav every year. He was a fan of Raj Kapoor, and it was this that influenced his acting, and people saw him as a mimic of the legendary showman. He landed a role as a child artiste with Shashi Kapoor in the lead, but the movie (Tu Payal Main Geet) was never released. After school, he went to study in St. Xaviers College. He commuted by bus and train from Chembur to Bombay V.T., and the walked the rest of the way. It was here that he met Mazhar Khan. A distracted Anil was kicked out of College in the second year due to his lack of presence. His attempts to join the Pune Film Institute were in vain, as he failed in the written examination. He then decided to join Roshan Taneja's Acting school. He first appeared on the silver screen in Hamhare Tumhare in a character role. His first lead role was in 'Woh 7 Din' and from thence on there has been no looking back. He has acted in close to a 100 movies, and has 5 in production. He has produced two movies (Gandhi My Father & Badhaai Ho Badhaai), as well as been a Casting Director/Outdoor In charge for 'Hum Paanch'. Kapoor's first role in an international film was in Danny Boyle's 2008 Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, for which he shared the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. His performance in the eighth season of the action series 24 generated rave reviews from the American press Globally, Anil Kapoor is one of the most recognized Indian actors. Anil met wealthy and chic model, Sindhi-speaking Sunita Bhambhani, and married her in 1984. Since then they have given birth to 3 children, kapoor has two daughters and a son Harshwardhan Kapoor.Kapoor's elder daughter is actress Sonam Kapoor. Rhea Kapoor attended school in New York and is now a producer in Mumbai.

Filmography

Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets

2005

As Krishan Pundit

No Entry

2005

As Kishen

Taal

1999

As Vikrant Kapoor

1942: A Love Story

1994

As Naren Singh

Nayak: The Real Hero

2001

As Shivaji Rao

Pukar

2000

As Major Jaidev Rajvansh

Mr. India

1987

As Arun Verma / Mr. India

Tezaab

1988

As Mahesh Deshmukh (Munna)

Lamhe

1991

As Virendra Pratap Singh

Black & White

2008

As Rajan Mathur

Saaheb

1985

As Sunil Sharma / Saaheb

Chameli Ki Shaadi

1986

As Charandas

Beta

1992

As Raju

Judaai

1997

As Raj Verma

Kala Bazaar

1989

As Vijay Girdharilal

Ram Avtar

1988

As Avtar

Kishen Kanhaiya

1990

As Kishen / Kanhaiya

Mr. Bechara

1996

As Anand Verma

Deewana Mastana

1997

As Raj Kumar Sharma (Raja)

Kabhi Na Kabhi

1998

As Rajeshwar 'Raja'

Musafir

2004

As Lucky

Bulandi

2000

As Dharamraj "Dada" Thakur / Arjun Thakur

Virasat

1997

As Shakti Thakur

My Wife's Murder

2005

As Ravi Patwardhan

Laadla

1994

As Raj 'Raju' Verma

Rishtey

2002

As Suraj Singh

Yudh

1985

As Avinash Rathod

Gharwali Baharwali

1998

As Arun H. Verma

Khel

1992

As Arun

Zindagi Ek Juaa

1992

As Hari 'Harry' Krishan

Calcutta Mail

2003

As Avinash

Loafer

1996

As Ravi Kumar

Bewafaa

2005

As Aditya Sahai

Ghar Ho To Aisa

1990

As Amar

Mr Azaad

1994

As Azaad

Jamai Raja

1990

As Raja

Dil Dhadakne Do

2015

As Kamal Mehra

Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate

1998

As Shanker Sharma / Ramanuj / Nilofar

Eeshwar

1989

As Ishwarchand Vishnuchand Brahmanand Verma 'Ishwar'

Badhaai Ho Badhaai

2002

As Raja

Pallavi Anu Pallavi

1983

As Vijay

Andaz

1994

As Ajay Kumar Saxena

Parinda

1989

As Karan Choudhary

Awaargi

1990

As Azaad

Benaam Badsha

1991

As Deepak

Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja

1993

As Ramesh Verma/Romeo

Mubarakan

2017

As Kartar Singh

Fanney Khan

2018

As Prashant Kumar Sharma "Fanney Khan"

Meri Jung

1985

As Arun Verma

Rajkumar

1996

As Rajkumar

Andar Baahar

1984

As Raja

Rakhwala

1989

As

Woh 7 Din

1983

As Prem Pratap

Heer Ranjha

1992

As Dido 'Ranjha'

Kasam

1988

As Inspector Kishan Kumar / Krishna

AK vs AK

2020

As Self

JugJugg Jeeyo

2022

As Bheem Saini

Mohabbat

1985

As Shekhar

Mashaal

1984

As Raja

Apradhi

1992

As Shiva

Aap Ke Saath

1986

As Vimal

Abhimanyu

1989

As Manu / Abhimanyu America Puri / Abdul Jabbar

Thar

2022

As Inspector Surekha Singh

Jigarwala

1991

As Amar Singh

Subedaar

0000

As Subedaar Arjun Singh

Tum Hi Ho

0000

As

Yuvvraaj

2008

As Gyanesh Yuvvraaj

Om Jai Jagadish

2002

As Om Batra

Humko Deewana Kar Gaye

2006

As Karan Oberoi

Armaan

2003

As Dr. Akash Sinha

Lajja

2001

As Raju

Vijay

1988

As Arjun I. Gujral / Arjun S. Bhalla

Trimurti

1995

As Anand Singh / Sikander

Biwi No.1

1999

As Lakhan

Laila

1984

As Kumar Deshraj Singh

Shootout at Wadala

2013

As Afaaque Baaghran

Janbaaz

1986

As Amar Singh

Race 3

2018

As Shamsher Singh

Jeevan Ek Sanghursh

1990

As Karan Kumar

Thikana

1987

As Ravi Goel

Hifazat

1987

As Ram Kumar / Raj Kumar

Intaqaam

1988

As

Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga

2019

As Balbir Chaudhary

Joshilaay

1989

As Karan

Biwi No. 1

0000

As

Karobaar

2000

As Rajiv Sinha

Aag Se Khelenge

1989

As Raja Saxena / Johny

Pratikar

1991

As Krishna Shrivastav

Amba

1990

As Suraj 'Sarju' B. Singh

Pyaar Ka Sindoor

1986

As Anil

Untitled Abhinav Bindra Biopic

0000

As Apjit Bindra

Welcome

2007

As Majnu Bhai

Ram Lakhan

1989

As Inspector Lakhan Pratap Singh

Humlaa

1992

As Shiva

Welcome Back

2015

As Sagar 'Majnu' Pandey

Gurudev

1993

As Guru (Gaurav)

Malang

2020

As Anjaney Agashe

Animal

2023

As Balbir Singh

Fighter

2024

As Rakesh Jaisingh (Rocky)

Animal Park

0000

As Balbir Singh

Tashan

2008

As Bhaiyyaji

Race 2

2013

As Inspector Robert D'Costa

Tezz

2012

As Arjun Khanna

Mann

1999

As Raj

Karma

1986

As Johnny / Gyaneshwar

Sone Pe Suhaaga

1988

As Ravi

Slumdog Millionaire

2008

As Prem

Dharavi

1991

As

Shortkut - The Con Is On

2009

As Guest Appearance (uncredited)

Salaam-e-Ishq

2007

As Vinay Malhotra

Race

2008

As Robert D'Costa aka R.D.

No Problem

2010

As Arjun Singh

Mahabharat

2013

As Karna (voice)

Dil Tera Aashiq

1993

As Himself

Total Dhamaal

2019

As Avinash Patel

My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves

2008

As Himself (guest appearance)

Ek Baar Kaho

1980

As

Pagalpanti

2019

As Wifi Bhai

The Zoya Factor

2019

As Himself (Guest Appearance)

Aasmaan Se Gira

1992

As Himself

Shakti

1982

As Ravi Kumar

Darna Zaroori Hai

2006

As Karan Chopra

Chandralekha

1997

As Alfi (cameo)

Oasis

2017

As Vikram Danesh

Housefull 5

2025

As

Thank You for Coming

2023

As Professor Shekhar Sinha

Wanted

2009

As Special Appearance in "Jalwa" Song

It's My Life

2020

As Narrator

Bombay Talkies

2013

As Himself (uncredited)

Tees Maar Khan

2010

As Self

Halla Bol

2008

As Himself (uncredited)

Production

Aisha

2010

As Producer

Gandhi, My Father

2007

As Producer

Shortkut - The Con Is On

2009

As Producer

Fanney Khan

2018

As Producer

Veere Di Wedding

2018

As Producer

Khoobsurat

2014

As Producer

No Problem

2010

As Producer

Thar

2022

As Producer

Thank You for Coming

2023

As Producer

Crew

2024

As Producer

Subedaar

0000

As Producer

Shootout at Wadala

2013

As Playback Singer

AK vs AK

2020

As Playback Singer

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