Anil Kapoor

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Anil Kapoor

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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.

Films Featuring Anil Kapoor

Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets

20054.1

Shortkut - The Con Is On

20094.0

Welcome

20076.9

Yuvvraaj

20084.8

No Entry

20056.0

Taal

19996.6

Darna Zaroori Hai

20065.3

Pratikar

19914.0

1942: A Love Story

19946.0

Om Jai Jagadish

20025.3

Salaam-e-Ishq

20074.9

Nayak: The Real Hero

20017.1

Tashan

20084.5

Pukar

20006.4

Mr. India

19876.9

Tezaab

19886.0

Abhimanyu

19897.0

Race 2

20135.4

Lamhe

19916.7

Black & White

20084.5

Fighter

20246.2

Humko Deewana Kar Gaye

20065.2

Race

20086.1

Saaheb

19857.8

Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain

19995.9

Ram Lakhan

19896.6

Armaan

20035.6

No Problem

20104.1

Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai

20005.5

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

20117.1

Lajja

20017.1

Tezz

20124.1

Chameli Ki Shaadi

19866.8

Thar

20225.9

Vijay

19884.4

Trimurti

19955.6

Ram-Avtar

19884.9

Kishen Kanhaiya

19906.8

Judaai

19975.7

Beta

19925.9

Mr. Bechara

19966.4

Kala Bazaar

19896.5

Deewana Mastana

19976.3

Kabhi Na Kabhi

19987.2

Musafir

20045.6

Mann

19995.9

Bulandi

20005.6

Biwi No.1

19995.8

Virasat

19977.4

Laila

19845.0

My Wife's Murder

20056.5

Shootout at Wadala

20135.5

Laadla

19945.4

Thank You For Coming

20234.5

Rishtey

20026.0

Yudh

19855.5

Gharwali Baharwali

19985.4

Khel

19926.4

Amba

19908.0

Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Gaya

198610.0

Zindagi Ek Juaa

Zindagi Ek Juaa

19928.3

Pyar Kiya Hai Pyar Karenge

19869.5

Chandralekha

19977.4

Calcutta Mail

20033.9

Jigarwala

19917.8

My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves

20084.2

Ek Baar Kaho

19808.0

Vamsa Vruksham

19807.0

Animal Park

AK vs AK: The Final Battle

20205.0

Loafer

19963.9

Bewafaa

20054.5

Ghar Ho To Aisa

19906.3

Mr Azaad

19944.0

Jamai Raja

19906.2

Dil Dhadakne Do

20156.9

It's My Life

20203.0

Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate

19986.6

Tees Maar Khan

20103.7

Subedaar

20266.9

Savi

20246.8

Karma

19867.3

Welcome Back

20155.0

Eeshwar

19897.0

Awaargi

19908.5

Badhaai Ho Badhaai

20025.3

Pallavi Anu Pallavi

19838.0

Love Marriage

19846.5

Bombay Talkies

20136.3

Andaz

19945.0

Alpha

20265.6

Blackout

20245.9

Parinda

19897.1

Halla Bol

20084.9

Humlaa

199210.0

Akarshan

19884.0

Oasis

20177.1

Benaam Badsha

19915.0

Gurudev

19936.8

Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja

19935.7

Sone Pe Suhaaga

19886.5

Mubarakan

20176.1

Fanney Khan

20185.3

Janbaaz

19865.6

Rajkumar

19966.8

Meri Jung

19857.5

Andar Baahar

19844.2

Race 3

20183.6

Mahabharat

20136.8

Jeevan Ek Sanghursh

19905.0

Thikana

19876.5

Hifazat

19877.0

Rakhwala

19896.0

Intaqaam

19887.0

Woh 7 Din

19837.2

Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga

20195.6

Total Dhamaal

20195.3

Joshilaay

19896.0

Dil Tera Aashiq

19936.0

Wanted

20095.8

Heer Ranjha

199210.0

Pagalpanti

20194.7

Slumdog Millionaire

20087.7

Malang

20207.0

Kasam

19886.0

The Zoya Factor

20195.5

Insaaf Ki Awaaz

19867.8

Karobaar

20007.8

Dharavi

19917.3

AK vs AK

20206.7

JugJugg Jeeyo

20226.4

Animal

20236.2

Mohabbat

19857.6

Mashaal

19847.8

Apradhi

19926.7

Aag Se Khelenge

19898.6

Aap Ke Saath

19864.8

Shakti

19827.3

Aasmaan Se Gira

19928.0

King

2026

War 2

20256.0

Dragon

2027

Chamunda

2027

Welcome To The Adventure

Welcome To The Adventure

Living Legend - Raj Kapoor

1986

Race 4: Reloaded

Race 4: Reloaded

The Idiot of Istanbul

The Idiot of Istanbul