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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Savi: A Bloody Housewife as
- 2022 · Thar as Inspector Surekha Singh
- 2018 · Fanney Khan as Prashant Kumar Sharma "Fanney Khan"
- 2012 · Tezz as Arjun Khanna
- 2009 · Shortkut - The Con Is On as Guest Appearance (uncredited)
- 2008 · Black & White as Rajan Mathur
- 2005 · Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets as Krishan Pundit
- 2005 · My Wife's Murder as Ravi Patwardhan
- 2003 · Calcutta Mail as Avinash
- 2003 · Armaan as Dr. Akash Sinha
- 2002 · Badhaai Ho Badhaai as Raja
- 2002 · Rishtey as Suraj Singh
- 2000 · Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai as Avinash
- 1999 · Biwi No.1 as Lakhan
- 1999 · Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain as Vijay
- 1998 · Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate as Shanker Sharma / Ramanuj / Nilofar
- 1998 · Kabhi Na Kabhi as Rajeshwar 'Raja'
- 1997 · Judaai as Raj Verma
- 1996 · Mr. Bechara as Anand Verma
- 1996 · Loafer as Ravi Kumar
- 1996 · Rajkumar as Rajkumar
- 1993 · Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja as Ramesh Verma/Romeo
- 1992 · Beta as Raju
- 1991 · Dharavi as
- 1991 · Jigarwala as Amar Singh
- 1990 · Jamai Raja as Raja
- 1990 · Ghar Ho To Aisa as Amar
- 1990 · Awaargi as Azaad
- 1989 · Parinda as Karan Choudhary
- 1989 · Kala Bazaar as Vijay Girdharilal
- 1989 · Abhimanyu as Manu / Abhimanyu America Puri / Abdul Jabbar
- 1989 · Ram Lakhan as Inspector Lakhan Pratap Singh
- 1989 · Joshilaay as Karan
- 1988 · Tezaab as Mahesh Deshmukh (Munna)
- 1988 · Intaqaam as
- 1988 · Ram Avtar as Avtar
- 1987 · Hifazat as Ram Kumar / Raj Kumar
- 1986 · Janbaaz as Amar Singh
- 1986 · Chameli Ki Shaadi as Charandas
- 1985 · Meri Jung as Arun Verma
- 1984 · Andar Baahar as Raja
- 1984 · Laila as Kumar Deshraj Singh
- Future · The Huntress as
- 2025 · De De Pyaar De 2 as
- 2024 · The Great Indian Kapil Show as Self
- 2024 · Fighter as Rakesh Jaisingh (Rocky)
- 2023 · Animal as Balbir Singh
- 2023 · Thank You for Coming as Professor Shekhar Sinha
- 2023 · Rennervations as Self
- 2023 · The Night Manager as Shailendra "Shelly" Rungta
- 2023 · The Romantics as Self
- 2022 · JugJugg Jeeyo as Bheem Saini
- 2020 · AK vs AK: The Final Battle as Self
- 2020 · AK vs AK as Self
- 2020 · It's My Life as Narrator
- 2020 · Malang as Anjaney Agashe
- 2019 · Pagalpanti as Wifi Bhai
- 2019 · The Zoya Factor as Himself (Guest Appearance)
- 2019 · Total Dhamaal as Avinash Patel
- 2019 · Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga as Balbir Chaudhary
- 2018 · Race 3 as Shamsher Singh
- 2018 · Dance Deewane as Himself
- 2017 · Mubarakan as Kartar Singh
- 2017 · The Drama Company as Himself
- 2017 · Oasis as Vikram Danesh
- 2017 · Oasis as Vikram Danesh
- 2016 · BFFs with Vogue as Himself
- 2016 · The Kapil Sharma Show as Himself
- 2016 · The Kapil Sharma Show as
- 2016 · The Kapil Sharma Show as Self
- 2016 · Comedy Nights Live as Himself
- 2015 · Welcome Back as Sagar 'Majnu' Pandey
- 2015 · Dil Dhadakne Do as Kamal Mehra
- 2014 · Barely Speaking with Arnub as
- 2014 · The Anupam Kher Show as Himself
- 2014 · Son of Abish as Self
- 2013 · Mahabharat as Karna (voice)
- 2013 · 24: India as Jai Singh Rathod
- 2013 · 24: India as Jai Rathod
- 2013 · Comedy Nights with Kapil as Self
- 2013 · Bombay Talkies as Himself (uncredited)
- 2013 · Shootout at Wadala as Afaaque Baaghran
- 2013 · Race 2 as Inspector Robert D'Costa
- 2011 · Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol as Brij Nath
- 2011 · Up Close & Personal with PZ as Himself
- 2010 · Tees Maar Khan as Self
- 2010 · No Problem as Arjun Singh
- 2009 · Wanted as Special Appearance in "Jalwa" Song
- 2009 · Live from Studio Five as Self
- 2008 · Yuvvraaj as Gyanesh Yuvvraaj
- 2008 · Slumdog Millionaire as Prem
- 2008 · Tashan as Bhaiyyaji
- 2008 · Race as Robert D'Costa aka R.D.
- 2008 · Halla Bol as Himself (uncredited)
- 2008 · My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves as Himself (guest appearance)
- 2007 · Welcome as Majnu Bhai
- 2007 · Salaam-e-Ishq as Vinay Malhotra
- 2006 · Darna Zaroori Hai as Karan Chopra
- 2006 · Humko Deewana Kar Gaye as Karan Oberoi
- 2005 · No Entry as Kishen
- 2005 · Bewafaa as Aditya Sahai
- 2004 · Musafir as Lucky
- 2004 · Koffee with Karan as Self
- 2002 · Om Jai Jagadish as Om Batra
- 2002 · Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai as Himself
- 2001 · 24 as Omar Hassan
- 2001 · Lajja as Raju
- 2001 · Nayak: The Real Hero as Shivaji Rao
- 2001 · Simply Shekhar as Himself
- 2000 · Karobaar as Rajiv Sinha
- 2000 · Kaun Banega Crorepati as Self
- 2000 · Pukar as Major Jaidev Rajvansh
- 2000 · Bulandi as Dharamraj "Dada" Thakur / Arjun Thakur
- 1999 · Taal as Vikrant Kapoor
- 1999 · Mann as Raj
- 1999 · Family Guy as Prem (voice)
- 1998 · Gharwali Baharwali as Arun H. Verma
- 1997 · Deewana Mastana as Raj Kumar Sharma (Raja)
- 1997 · Chandralekha as Alfi (cameo)
- 1997 · Virasat as Shakti Thakur
- 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 · Dil Tera Aashiq as Himself
- 1993 · Gurudev as Guru (Gaurav)
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- 1992 · Apradhi as Shiva
- 1992 · Khel as Arun
- 1992 · Aasmaan Se Gira as Himself
- 1992 · Heer Ranjha as Dido 'Ranjha'
- 1992 · Humlaa as Shiva
- 1992 · Zindagi Ek Juaa as Hari 'Harry' Krishan
- 1991 · Lamhe as Virendra Pratap Singh
- 1991 · Pratikar as Krishna Shrivastav
- 1991 · Benaam Badsha as Deepak
- 1990 · Amba as Suraj 'Sarju' B. Singh
- 1990 · Jeevan Ek Sanghursh as Karan Kumar
- 1990 · Kishen Kanhaiya as Kishen / Kanhaiya
- 1989 · Aag Se Khelenge as Raja Saxena / Johny
- 1989 · Rakhwala as
- 1989 · Eeshwar as Ishwarchand Vishnuchand Brahmanand Verma 'Ishwar'
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1988 · Sone Pe Suhaaga as Ravi
- 1988 · Vijay as Arjun I. Gujral / Arjun S. Bhalla
- 1988 · Kasam as Inspector Kishan Kumar / Krishna
- 1987 · Thikana as Ravi Goel
- 1987 · Mr. India as Arun Verma / Mr. India
- 1986 · Insaaf Ki Awaaz as
- 1986 · Karma as Johnny / Gyaneshwar
- 1986 · Pyar Kiya Hai Pyar Karenge as
- 1986 · Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Gaya as Ravi
- 1986 · Pyaar Ka Sindoor as Anil
- 1986 · Aap Ke Saath as Vimal
- 1985 · Mohabbat as Shekhar
- 1985 · Yudh as Avinash Rathod
- 1985 · Saaheb as Sunil Sharma / Saaheb
- 1983 · Woh 7 Din as Prem Pratap
- 1983 · Pallavi Anu Pallavi as Vijay
- 1980 · Ek Baar Kaho as
- Future · The Huntress as
- Future · Biwi No. 1 as
- Future · Animal Park as Balbir Singh
- Future · Untitled Abhinav Bindra Biopic as Apjit Bindra
- Future · Subedaar as Subedaar Arjun Singh
- 1984 · Love Marriage as Rajesh Mehra
- 1984 · Mashaal as Raja
- 1982 · Shakti as Ravi Kumar