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Anil Kapoor

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.


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Born:
Dec 24, 1956 In Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Movie/TV Credits:
141
First Appeared:
Movie Animal 2023-12-01
Latest Project:
In the movie Biwi No. 1
Known For
Poster of The Zoya Factor
Poster of Simply Shekhar
Poster of Mr Azaad
Poster of Thikana
Filmography
Movie Biwi No. 1
Movie Thank You for Coming Special Appearance
Movie Animal Balbir Singh
Series The Romantics Self
Series The Night Manager Shailendra Rungta
Movie JugJugg Jeeyo
Movie Thar Inspector Surekha Singh
Movie AK vs AK: The Final Battle Self
Movie Malang Anjaney Agashe
Movie AK vs AK Self
Movie Pagalpanti Wifi Bhai
Movie The Zoya Factor Himself (Guest Appearance)
Movie Total Dhamaal Avinash Patel
Movie Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga Balbir Chaudhary
Movie Fanney Khan Prashant Kumar Sharma "Fanney Khan"
Movie Race 3 Shamsher Singh
Series Dance Deewane Himself
Series Oasis Vikram Danesh
Movie Oasis Vikram Danesh
Movie Mubarakan Kartar Singh
Series The Drama Company Himself
Series The Kapil Sharma Show Himself
Series Comedy Nights Live Himself
Series BFFs with Vogue Himself
Movie Welcome Back Sagar 'Majnu' Pandey
Movie Dil Dhadakne Do Kamal Mehra
Series The Anupam Kher Show Himself
Movie Mahabharat Karna (voice)
Series Comedy Nights with Kapil Himself
Movie Bombay Talkies Himself
Movie Shootout at Wadala Afaaque Baaghran
Movie Race 2 Inspector Robert D'Costa
Series 24: India Jai Singh Rathod
Movie Tezz Arjun Khanna
Movie Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Brij Nath
Series Up Close & Personal with PZ Himself
Movie No Problem Arjun Singh
Movie Tees Maar Khan Self
Movie Wanted Special Appearance in "Jalwa" Song
Series Live from Studio Five Unknown
Movie Shortkut - The Con Is On Guest Appearance
Movie Yuvvraaj Gyanesh Yuvvraaj
Movie Slumdog Millionaire Prem
Movie Tashan Bhaiyyaji
Movie Race Robert D'Costa aka R.D.
Movie Black & White Rajan Mathur
Movie Halla Bol Himself
Movie My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves Himself (guest appearance)
Movie Welcome Majnu Bhai
Movie Salaam-e-Ishq Vinay Malhotra
Movie Darna Zaroori Hai Karan Chopra
Movie Humko Deewana Kar Gaye Karan Oberoi
Movie Bewafaa Aditya Sahai
Movie My Wife's Murder Ravi Patwardhan
Movie No Entry Kishen
Movie Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets Krishan Pundit
Movie Musafir Lucky
Series Koffee with Karan Himself
Movie Calcutta Mail Avinash
Movie Armaan Dr. Akash Sinha
Movie Badhaai Ho Badhaai Raja
Movie Rishtey
Movie Om Jai Jagadish Om Batra
Series Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai Himself
Series 24 Omar Hassan
Movie Lajja Raju
Movie Nayak: The Real Hero Shivaji Rao
Series Simply Shekhar Himself
Movie Bulandi Dharamraj "Dada" Thakur / Arjun Thakur
Movie Pukar Major Jaidev Rajvansh
Series Kaun Banega Crorepati Himself
Movie Karobaar Rajiv Sinha
Movie Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai Avinash
Movie Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain Vijay
Movie Taal Vikrant Kapoor
Series Family Guy Unknown
Movie Biwi No.1 Lakhan
Movie Mann Raj
Movie Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate Shanker Sharma / Ramanuj / Nilofar
Movie Gharwali Baharwali
Movie Kabhi Na Kabhi Rajeshwar 'Raja'
Movie Deewana Mastana Raj Kumar Sharma (Raja)
Movie Chandralekha Alfi (cameo)
Movie Virasat Shakti Thakur
Movie Judaai Raj Verma
Movie Mr. Bechara Anand Verma
Movie Loafer Ravi Kumar
Movie Rajkumar Rajkumar
Movie Trimurti Anand Singh / Sikander
Movie Laadla Raj 'Raju' Verma
Movie Mr Azaad Azaad
Movie Andaz Ajay Kumar Saxena
Movie 1942: A Love Story Naren Singh
Movie Dil Tera Aashiq Himself
Movie Gurudev Guru (Gaurav)
Movie Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja
Series GMTV Unknown
Movie Zindagi Ek Juaa Hari 'Harry' Krishan
Movie Beta Raju
Movie Heer Ranjha Dido 'Ranjha'
Movie Humlaa
Movie Khel Arun
Movie Apradhi Shiva
Movie Lamhe Virendra Pratap Singh
Movie Dharavi
Movie Benaam Badsha Deepak
Movie Awaargi Azaad
Movie Kishen Kanhaiya Kishen / Kanhaiya
Movie Ghar Ho To Aisa Amar
Movie Jeevan Ek Sanghursh Karan Kumar
Movie Jamai Raja
Movie Kala Bazaar Vijay Girdharilal
Movie Parinda
Movie Eeshwar Lalita
Movie Ram Lakhan Inspector Lakhan Pratap Singh
Movie Joshilaay Karan
Movie Rakhwala
Movie Intaqaam
Movie Tezaab Mahesh Deshmukh (Munna)
Series This Morning Unknown
Movie Sone Pe Suhaaga
Movie Vijay Arjun I. Gujral / Arjun S. Bhalla
Movie Ram Avtar Avtar
Movie Kasam
Movie Hifazat Ram Kumar / Raj Kumar
Movie Mr. India Arun Verma / Mr. India
Movie Thikana Ravi Goel
Movie Karma Johnny / Gyaneshwar
Movie Janbaaz Amar Singh
Movie Chameli Ki Shaadi Charandas
Movie Aap Ke Saath
Movie Insaaf Ki Awaaz
Movie Meri Jung Arun Verma
Movie Yudh Avinash Rathod
Movie Saaheb Sunil Sharma / Saaheb
Movie Andar Baahar Raja
Movie Laila Kumar Deshraj Singh
Movie Woh 7 Din
Movie Pallavi Anu Pallavi Vijay
Movie Shakti Ravi Kumar
Movie Ek Baar Kaho