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Anil Kapoor
Actor, Producer, Additional Credits
Born December 24, 1956 (67 years)
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.
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
| 2025 | |
| 2025 | |
| 2025 | Housefull 5 · as Cast |
| 2024 | Takht · as Shah Jahan |
| 2024 | Blackout · as Narrator |
| 2024 | Savi · as J Paul |
| 2024 | Fighter · as Rakesh Jaisingh (rocky) |
| 2023 | Stardom (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2023 | Animal · as Balbir Singh |
| 2023 | Thank You for Coming · as Professor Shekhar Sinha |
| 2023 | The Night Manager (IN) (TV Series) · as Shailendra "shelly" Rungta |
| 2022 | Jug Jugg Jeeyo · as Bheem Saini |
| 2022 | Thar · as Inspector Surekha Singh |
| 2021 | Bigg Boss OTT (TV Series) · as Host |
| 2020 | It's My Life · as Narrator |
| 2020 | Malang · as Anjaney Agashe |
| 2019 | Pagalpanti · as Wifi Bhai |
| 2019 | Total Dhamaal · as Avinash Patel |
| 2019 | Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga · as Balbir Chaudhary |
| 2018 | Fanney Khan · as Prashant Kumar Sharma "fanney Khan" |
| 2018 | Race 3 · as Shamsher Singh |
| 2017 | Golmaal Again · as Cast |
| 2017 | Mubarakan · as Kartar Singh |
| 2017 | Oasis · as Vikram Danesh |
| 2017 | Oasis (TV Series) · as Vikram Danesh |
| 2015 | Welcome Back · as Sagar 'majnu' Pandey |
| 2015 | Dil Dhadakne Do · as Kamal Mehra |
| 2014 | Barely Speaking With Arnub (TV Series) |
| 2013 | Mahabharat · as Karna (voice) |
| 2013 | 24 (IN) (TV Series) · as Jai Rathod |
| 2013 | Shootout at Wadala · as Afaaque Baaghran |
| 2013 | Race 2 · as Inspector Robert D'costa |
| 2012 | Tezz · as Arjun Khanna |
| 2011 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol · as Brij Nath |
| 2010 | No Problem · as Arjun Singh |
| 2009 | Wanted · as Special Appearance In "jalwa" Song |
| 2009 | Shortkut - The Con Is On · as Guest Appearance (uncredited) |
| 2008 | Slumdog Millionaire · as Prem |
| 2008 | Yuvvraaj · as Gyanesh Yuvvraaj |
| 2008 | Tashan · as Bhaiyyaji |
| 2008 | Race · as Robert D'costa Aka R.d. |
| 2008 | Black & White · as Rajan Mathur |
| 2007 | Welcome · as Majnu Bhai |
| 2007 | Salaam-E-Ishq · as Vinay Malhotra |
| 2006 | Naksha · as Narrator |
| 2006 | Darna Zaroori Hai · as Karan Chopra |
| 2006 | Humko Deewana Kar Gaye · as Karan Oberoi |
| 2005 | No Entry · as Kishen |
| 2005 | My Wife's Murder · as Ravi Patwardhan |
| 2005 | Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets · as Krishan Pundit |
| 2005 | Bewafaa · as Aditya Sahai |
| 2004 | Musafir · as Lucky |
| 2003 | Calcutta Mail · as Avinash |
| 2003 | Armaan · as Dr. Akash Sinha |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | Om Jai Jagadish · as Om Batra |
| 2002 | Badhaai Ho Badhaai · as Raja |
| 2001 | 24 (TV Series) · as Omar Hassan |
| 2001 | Nayak: The Real Hero · as Shivaji Rao |
| 2001 | Lajja · as Raju |
| 2000 | Karobaar · as Rajiv Sinha |
| 2000 | Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai · as Avinash |
| 2000 | Pukar · as Major Jaidev Rajvansh |
| 2000 | Bulandi · as Dharamraj "dada" Thakur / Arjun Thakur |
| 1999 | Taal · as Vikrant Kapoor |
| 1999 | Mann - Soul's Heart · as Raj |
| 1999 | Biwi No. 1 · as Lakhan |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Prem (voice) |
| 1999 | Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain · as Vijay |
| 1998 | Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate · as Shanker Sharma / Ramanuj / Nilofar |
| 1998 | Gharwali Baharwali · as Arun H. Verma |
| 1998 | Kabhi Na Kabhi · as Rajeshwar 'raja' |
| 1997 | Deewana Mastana · as Raj Kumar Sharma (raja) |
| 1997 | Chandralekha · as Mental Health Patient (cameo) |
| 1997 | Virasat · as Shakti Thakur |
| 1997 | Judaai · as Raj Verma |
| 1996 | Mr. Bechara · as Anand Verma |
| 1996 | Loafer · as Ravi Kumar |
| 1996 | Rajkumar · as Rajkumar |
| 1995 | Trimurti · as Anand Singh / Sikander |
| 1994 | Mr. Azaad · as Azaad |
| 1994 | 1942: A Love Story · as Naren Singh |
| 1994 | Andaz · as Ajay Kumar Saxena |
| 1994 | Laadla · as Raj 'raju' Verma |
| 1993 | Gurudev · as Guru (gaurav) |
| 1993 | Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja · as Ramesh Verma/romeo |
| 1992 | Apradhi · as Shiva |
| 1992 | Heer Ranjha · as Dido 'ranjha' |
| 1992 | Khel · as Arun |
| 1992 | Humlaa · as Shiva |
| 1992 | Zindagi Ek Juaa · as Hari 'harry' Krishan |
| 1992 | Beta · as Raju |
| 1991 | Lamhe · as Virendra Pratap Singh |
| 1991 | Pratikar · as Krishna Shrivastav |
| 1991 | Benaam Badsha · as Deepak |
| 1991 | Jigarwala · as Amar Singh |
| 1990 | Jamai Raja · as Raja |
| 1990 | Amba · as Suraj 'sarju' B. Singh |
| 1990 | Jeevan Ek Sanghursh · as Karan Kumar |
| 1990 | Ghar Ho To Aisa · as Amar |
| 1990 | Kishen Kanhaiya · as Kishen / Kanhaiya |
| 1990 | Awaargi · as Azaad |
| 1989 | Parinda · as Karan Choudhary |
| 1989 | Kala Bazaar · as Vijay Girdharilal |
| 1989 | Aag Se Khelenge · as Raja Saxena / Johny |
| 1989 | Abhimanyu · as Manu / Abhimanyu America Puri / Abdul Jabbar |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | Eeshwar · as Ishwarchand Vishnuchand Brahmanand Verma 'ishwar' |
| 1989 | Ram Lakhan · as Inspector Lakhan Pratap Singh |
| 1989 | Joshilaay · as Karan |
| 1988 | Tezaab · as Mahesh Deshmukh "munna" |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | Sone Pe Suhaaga · as Ravi |
| 1988 | Vijay · as Arjun I. Gujral / Arjun S. Bhalla |
| 1988 | Ram-Avtar · as Avtar |
| 1988 | Kasam · as Inspector Kishan Kumar / Krishna |
| 1987 | Thikana · as Ravi Goel |
| 1987 | Hifazat · as Ram Kumar / Raj Kumar |
| 1987 | Mr. India · as Arun Verma / Mr. India |
| 1987 | Itihaas · as Vijay |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | Karma · as Johnny / Gyaneshwar |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | Janbaaz · as Amar Singh |
| 1986 | Aap Ke Saath · as Vimal |
| 1986 | Chameli Ki Shaadi · as Charandas |
| 1986 | Kahan Kahan Se Guzar · as Cast |
| 1985 | Meri Jung · as Arun Verma |
| 1985 | Mohabbat · as Shekhar |
| 1985 | Yudh · as Avinash Rathod |
| 1985 | Saaheb · as Sunil Sharma / Saaheb |
| 1984 | Love Marriage · as Rajesh Mehra |
| 1984 | Laila · as Kumar Deshraj Singh |
| 1984 | Andar Baahar · as Raja |
| 1984 | Mashaal · as Raja |
| 1983 | Woh 7 Din · as Prem Pratap |
| 1983 | Pallavi Anu Pallavi · as Vijay |
| 1982 | Shakti · as Ravi Kumar |
| 1980 | Hum Paanch · as Extra |
| 1980 | |
| 1980 | Vamsa Vruksham · as Anil |
| 1979 | Hamare Tumhare · as Vipin |