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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0438463
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313956
Facebook: https://facebook.com/anilskapoor
Instagram: https://instagram.com/anilskapoor
Filmography (Movies)
Chamunda
Character:
Release Date:03/12/2027
Ramayana: Part One
Character:Raja Janak
Release Date:06/11/2026
Alpha
Character:
Release Date:17/04/2026
War 2
Character:Vikrant Kaul
Release Date:13/08/2025
Blackout
Character:Narrator
Release Date:07/06/2024
Savi
Character:J Paul
Release Date:31/05/2024
Fighter
Character:Rakesh Jaisingh (Rocky)
Release Date:24/01/2024
Animal
Character:Balbir Singh
Release Date:01/12/2023
Thank You For Coming
Character:Professor Shekhar Sinha
Release Date:06/10/2023
JugJugg Jeeyo
Character:Bheem Saini
Release Date:24/06/2022
Thar
Character:Inspector Surekha Singh
Release Date:06/05/2022
AK vs AK: The Final Battle
Character:Self
Release Date:29/12/2020
AK vs AK
Character:Self
Release Date:24/12/2020
It's My Life
Character:Narrator
Release Date:29/11/2020
Malang
Character:Anjaney Agashe
Release Date:06/02/2020
Pagalpanti
Character:Wifi Bhai
Release Date:22/11/2019
The Zoya Factor
Character:Himself (Guest Appearance)
Release Date:19/09/2019
Total Dhamaal
Character:Avinash Patel
Release Date:22/02/2019
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
Character:Balbir Chaudhary
Release Date:01/02/2019
Fanney Khan
Character:Prashant Kumar Sharma "Fanney Khan"
Release Date:15/06/2018
Race 3
Character:Shamsher Singh
Release Date:15/06/2018
Mubarakan
Character:Kartar Singh
Release Date:28/07/2017
Oasis
Character:Vikram Danesh
Release Date:17/03/2017
Welcome Back
Character:Sagar 'Majnu' Pandey
Release Date:04/09/2015
Dil Dhadakne Do
Character:Kamal Mehra
Release Date:04/06/2015
Mahabharat
Character:Karna (voice)
Release Date:27/12/2013
Shootout at Wadala
Character:Afaaque Baaghran
Release Date:03/05/2013
Bombay Talkies
Character:Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
Release Date:03/05/2013
Race 2
Character:Inspector Robert D'Costa
Release Date:25/01/2013
Tezz
Character:Arjun Khanna
Release Date:27/04/2012
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Character:Brij Nath
Release Date:07/12/2011
Tees Maar Khan
Character:Self
Release Date:24/12/2010
No Problem
Character:Arjun Singh
Release Date:10/12/2010
Wanted
Character:Special Appearance in "Jalwa" Song
Release Date:18/09/2009
Shortkut - The Con Is On
Character:Guest Appearance (uncredited)
Release Date:10/07/2009
Yuvvraaj
Character:Gyanesh Yuvvraaj
Release Date:21/11/2008
Slumdog Millionaire
Character:Prem
Release Date:12/11/2008
Tashan
Character:Bhaiyyaji
Release Date:25/04/2008
Race
Character:Robert D'Costa aka R.D.
Release Date:20/03/2008
Black & White
Character:Rajan Mathur
Release Date:01/02/2008
My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves
Character:Himself (guest appearance)
Release Date:11/01/2008
Halla Bol
Character:Himself (uncredited)
Release Date:11/01/2008
Welcome
Character:Majnu Bhai
Release Date:21/12/2007
Salaam-e-Ishq
Character:Vinay Malhotra
Release Date:26/01/2007
Darna Zaroori Hai
Character:Karan Chopra
Release Date:28/04/2006
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye
Character:Karan Oberoi
Release Date:14/04/2006
Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets
Character:Krishan Pundit
Release Date:16/09/2005
No Entry
Character:Kishen
Release Date:26/08/2005
My Wife's Murder
Character:Ravi Patwardhan
Release Date:19/08/2005
Bewafaa
Character:Aditya Sahai
Release Date:25/02/2005
Musafir
Character:Lucky
Release Date:09/12/2004
Calcutta Mail
Character:Avinash
Release Date:30/06/2003
Armaan
Character:Dr. Akash Sinha
Release Date:16/05/2003
Badhaai Ho Badhaai
Character:Raja
Release Date:08/11/2002
Rishtey
Character:Suraj Singh
Release Date:18/08/2002
Om Jai Jagadish
Character:Om Batra
Release Date:08/07/2002
Lajja
Character:Raju
Release Date:19/09/2001
Nayak: The Real Hero
Character:Shivaji Rao
Release Date:07/09/2001
Karobaar
Character:Rajiv Sinha
Release Date:15/09/2000
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
Character:Avinash
Release Date:24/08/2000
Pukar
Character:Major Jaidev Rajvansh
Release Date:04/02/2000
Bulandi
Character:Dharamraj "Dada" Thakur / Arjun Thakur
Release Date:07/01/2000
Taal
Character:Vikrant Kapoor
Release Date:13/08/1999
Mann
Character:Raj
Release Date:09/07/1999
Biwi No.1
Character:Lakhan
Release Date:28/05/1999
Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain
Character:Vijay
Release Date:22/01/1999
Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate
Character:Shanker Sharma / Ramanuj / Nilofar
Release Date:23/11/1998
Gharwali Baharwali
Character:Arun H. Verma
Release Date:01/09/1998
Kabhi Na Kabhi
Character:Rajeshwar 'Raja'
Release Date:17/04/1998
Deewana Mastana
Character:Raj Kumar Sharma (Raja)
Release Date:24/10/1997
Chandralekha
Character:Mental health patient (Cameo)
Release Date:04/09/1997
Virasat
Character:Shakti Thakur
Release Date:30/05/1997
Judaai
Character:Raj Verma
Release Date:28/02/1997
Mr. Bechara
Character:Anand Verma
Release Date:29/08/1996
Loafer
Character:Ravi Kumar
Release Date:09/06/1996
Rajkumar
Character:Rajkumar
Release Date:22/03/1996
Trimurti
Character:Anand Singh / Sikander
Release Date:22/12/1995
Mr Azaad
Character:Azaad
Release Date:23/12/1994
1942: A Love Story
Character:Naren Singh
Release Date:15/04/1994
Andaz
Character:Ajay Kumar Saxena
Release Date:08/04/1994
Laadla
Character:Raj 'Raju' Verma
Release Date:17/03/1994
Dil Tera Aashiq
Character:Himself
Release Date:22/10/1993
Gurudev
Character:Guru (Gaurav)
Release Date:03/09/1993
Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja
Character:Ramesh Verma/Romeo
Release Date:16/04/1993
Apradhi
Character:Shiva
Release Date:28/10/1992
Khel
Character:Arun
Release Date:14/10/1992
Aasmaan Se Gira
Character:Himself
Release Date:04/09/1992
Heer Ranjha
Character:Dido 'Ranjha'
Release Date:07/08/1992
Humlaa
Character:Shiva
Release Date:29/05/1992
Zindagi Ek Juaa
Character:Hari 'Harry' Krishan
Release Date:15/05/1992
Beta
Character:Raju
Release Date:03/04/1992
Lamhe
Character:Virendra Pratap Singh
Release Date:04/11/1991
Dharavi
Character:Anil Kapoor
Release Date:30/09/1991
Pratikar
Character:Krishna Shrivastav
Release Date:16/08/1991
Benaam Badsha
Character:Deepak
Release Date:05/04/1991
Jigarwala
Character:Amar Singh
Release Date:04/01/1991
Jamai Raja
Character:Raja
Release Date:19/10/1990
Amba
Character:Suraj 'Sarju' B. Singh
Release Date:10/08/1990
Jeevan Ek Sanghursh
Character:Karan Kumar
Release Date:03/08/1990
Ghar Ho To Aisa
Character:Amar
Release Date:27/04/1990
Kishen Kanhaiya
Character:Kishen / Kanhaiya
Release Date:09/03/1990
Awaargi
Character:Azaad
Release Date:26/01/1990
Parinda
Character:Karan Choudhary
Release Date:03/11/1989
Kala Bazaar
Character:Vijay Girdharilal
Release Date:27/09/1989
Aag Se Khelenge
Character:Raja Saxena / Johny
Release Date:15/09/1989
Abhimanyu
Character:Manu / Abhimanyu America Puri / Abdul Jabbar
Release Date:08/06/1989
Rakhwala
Character:
Release Date:06/05/1989
Eeshwar
Character:Ishwarchand Vishnuchand Brahmanand Verma 'Ishwar'
Release Date:24/02/1989
Ram Lakhan
Character:Inspector Lakhan Pratap Singh
Release Date:27/01/1989
Joshilaay
Character:Karan
Release Date:10/01/1989
Tezaab
Character:Mahesh Deshmukh "Munna"
Release Date:11/11/1988
Intaqaam
Character:
Release Date:11/11/1988
Sone Pe Suhaaga
Character:Ravi
Release Date:26/08/1988
Vijay
Character:Arjun I. Gujral / Arjun S. Bhalla
Release Date:12/08/1988
Ram-Avtar
Character:Avtar
Release Date:20/05/1988
Kasam
Character:Inspector Kishan Kumar / Krishna
Release Date:15/04/1988
Akarshan
Character:Self
Release Date:21/02/1988
Thikana
Character:Ravi Goel
Release Date:18/10/1987
Hifazat
Character:Ram Kumar / Raj Kumar
Release Date:18/09/1987
Mr. India
Character:Arun Verma / Mr. India
Release Date:25/05/1987
Insaaf Ki Awaaz
Character:
Release Date:14/11/1986
Karma
Character:Johnny / Gyaneshwar
Release Date:08/08/1986
Pyar Kiya Hai Pyar Karenge
Character:
Release Date:03/07/1986
Janbaaz
Character:Amar Singh
Release Date:20/06/1986
Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Gaya
Character:Ravi
Release Date:02/03/1986
Chameli Ki Shaadi
Character:Charandas
Release Date:21/02/1986
Aap Ke Saath
Character:Vimal
Release Date:01/01/1986
Meri Jung
Character:Arun Verma
Release Date:11/08/1985
Mohabbat
Character:Shekhar
Release Date:14/06/1985
Yudh
Character:Avinash Rathod
Release Date:03/05/1985
Saaheb
Character:Sunil Sharma / Saaheb
Release Date:31/01/1985
Love Marriage
Character:Rajesh Mehra
Release Date:14/12/1984
Andar Baahar
Character:Raja
Release Date:07/09/1984
Laila
Character:Kumar Deshraj Singh
Release Date:06/09/1984
Mashaal
Character:Raja
Release Date:12/01/1984
Woh 7 Din
Character:Prem Pratap
Release Date:23/02/1983
Pallavi Anu Pallavi
Character:Vijay
Release Date:14/01/1983
Shakti
Character:Ravi Kumar
Release Date:22/09/1982
Vamsa Vruksham
Character:Anil
Release Date:20/11/1980
Ek Baar Kaho
Character:
Release Date:03/09/1980
Television Appearances
The Roshans
Character:Self
The Great Indian Kapil Show
Character:Self
Rennervations
Character:Self
The Night Manager
Character:Shailendra 'Shelly' Rungta
The Romantics
Character:Self
Bigg Boss OTT
Character:Host
Dance Deewane
Character:Himself
The Drama Company
Character:Self
Oasis
Character:Vikram Danesh
Rising Star
Character:Self
BFFs with Vogue
Character:Self
The Kapil Sharma Show
Character:Self
The Kapil Sharma Show
Character:
The Kapil Sharma Show
Character:Himself
Comedy Nights Live
Character:Himself
Barely Speaking with Arnub
Character:
The Anupam Kher Show
Character:Himself
Son of Abish
Character:Self
24: India
Character:Jai Rathod
24: India
Character:Jai Singh Rathod
Comedy Nights with Kapil
Character:Self
Up Close & Personal with PZ
Character:Himself
Live from Studio Five
Character:Self
Koffee with Karan
Character:Self
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
Character:Himself
24
Character:Omar Hassan
Simply Shekhar
Character:Himself
Kaun Banega Crorepati
Character:Self
Family Guy
Character:Prem (voice)
GMTV
Character:Self
This Morning
Character:Self
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