Anil Kapoor

Anil Kapoor

Not to be confused with Annu Kapoor.

Anil Kapoor

Anil Kapoor at the Indo Wales Friendship dinner at the JW Marriott, Mumbai, 30 November 2007

Native name      अनिल कपूर

Born      24 December 1956(age 58)[1][2][3]

Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Occupation         Actor, Producer

Years active        1979–present

Spouse(s)            Sunita Kapoor

(1984–present)

Children               Sonam Kapoor

Rhea Kapoor

Harshvardhan Kapoor

Parent(s)             Surinder Kapoor (Father)

Nirmal (Mother)

Relatives              See Kapoor family

Anil Kapoor (born 24 December 1956) is an Indian actor and producer who has appeared in many Bollywood films and more recently international films. Kapoor's career has spanned almost 25 years as an actor, he turned into producer with the critically acclaimed movie Gandhi, My Father.

Anil Kapoor made his Hindi film debut with Umesh Mehra's Hamare Tumhare (1979) in a small role. He was then starred as a lead actor in the 1980 Telugu film, Vamsa Vruksham directed by veteran Bapu. He then made his Kannada film, debut with Mani Ratnam's blockbuster Pallavi Anu Pallavi (1984). He received his first Filmfare Award, in the Best Supporting Actor category, for his role in Yash Chopra's Mashaal (1984). Kapoor earned his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in N. Chandra'sTezaab (1988) and later again for his performance in Indra Kumar's Beta (1992). He also starred in many other critically and commercially successful films, including Woh Saat Din (1983), Meri Jung (1985), Janbaaz (1986), Karma (1986), Mr. India (1987),Virasat (1997) for which he won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor, Biwi No.1 (1999), Taal (1999) for which he won his second Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Pukar (2000) for which he won a National Film Award for Best Actor as well as No Entry (2005), Welcome (2007), Race (2008) and Race 2 (2013).

Anil Kapoor's first role in an international film was in Danny Boyle's 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.[4][5] Globally, Anil Kapoor is one of the most recognised Indian actors.[6]

Contents

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•             1 Early life and education

•             2 Acting career

o             2.1 1980s

o             2.2 1990s

o             2.3 2000s

o             2.4 2010s

o             2.5 Producing

o             2.6 Singing

o             2.7 In Award Ceremony in Sri Lanka

•             3 Awards and nominations

•             4 Filmography

o             4.1 Producer

o             4.2 Television

•             5 References

•             6 External links

Early life and education[edit]

Kapoor was born on 24 December 1956 in Chembur to film producer Surinder Kapoor and is the second of four children. His elder brother Boney Kapoor is a film producer and younger brother Sanjay Kapoor is an actor. Kapoor did his studies in Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School and St. Xavier's College. [7] In 1984, he married Sunita Bhambhani Kapoor, a costume designer with whom he has two daughters and a son. Their elder daughter Sonam Kapoor (born 1985) is an actress and while younger daughterRhea Kapoor (born 1987) is a film producer.

Acting career[edit]

1980s[edit]

Anil Kapoor made his Hindi film debut with Umesh Mehra's Hamare Tumhare (1979) in a small role. After playing a small role in Shakti (1982), he played his first leading role inWoh Saat Din (1983) which was directed by Bapu and featured Padmini Kolhapure and Naseeruddin Shah. He gained recognition in Bollywood with Yash Chopra's dramaMashaal (1984) as a Tapori, for which he won his first Filmfare Award in the Best Supporting Actor category. His Tapori persona and stubble look was considered unconventional at the time, but would become fashionable in India many years later.[8] Kapoor's 1985 releases included Yudh and Saaheb. Yudh featured him uttering his iconic line "Ek Dum Jhakaas". But it was Meri Jung (1985), wherein he played the role of an angry young lawyer fighting for justice that gave him his 1st Filmfare best actor award. So all of Anil's films in 1985 were noticed and liked and he had truly arrived in the industry.

Anil Kapoor played a comic Tapori again in Karma (1986), the biggest hit of the year.[9] Also in 1986, Kapoor played the role of a care free playboy in the hit Janbaaz, co-starringFeroz Khan.[10][11] Kapoor's other release of 1986 Insaaf Ki Awaaz with Rekha was a box office hit.[12] In the same year Basu Chatterjee directed Chameli Ki Shaadi and he displayed his crackling flare in comedy.[13]

Anil Kapoor had a title role in Shekhar Kapur's sci-fi film Mr. India (1987), the biggest hit of the year.[14] The film became one of his biggest box office hits and shot him to superstar status.[15] Anil Kapoor was equally impressive in Mahesh Bhatt directed film Thikana.[16] In 1988 he was rewarded with his second Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in the film, Tezaab, the biggest blockbuster of 1988.[17] Anil proved to be the only saving grace even in flops like Ram-Avtar& " Vijay".[18] The following year he delivered Ram Lakhan (which became the second highest box office earner of 1989)[19] with the song One Two Ka Four. In the film Parinda, Kapoor played his role with conviction and his biggest achievement was displaying the vulnerability of his character so perfectly.[20] In Rakhwala Anil Kapoor again played the role of a Tapori, and the film was declared a success.[15][21] Kapoor excelled in his portrayal of an autistic person in the 1989 film, Eeshwar and this film proved his versatility as an actor.[22]

Kapoor with Tom Cruise at Taj Mahal, Agra

1990s[edit]

The year 1990 saw him play a dual role, as twin brothers in the highly successful Kishen Kanhaiya and in the same year he further attained reasonable box office success with Ghar Ho To Aisa.[23] Kapoor came up with a critically acclaimed performance in Awaargi. Many critics called that his best performance ever but the film flopped at the BO. also films like Jamai Raja and Jeevan ek Sangarsh both South remakes were major flops . Madhuri starred with him in both these films. This was a setback in his career as 1990- was supposed to be the year when Anil would have been crowned Number 1 in Bollywood. But with these flops Anil was on the backfoot.[24] This was followed by a restrained yet striking performance as a middle age man in Yash Chopra's romantic drama Lamhe, opposite actress Srideviwhich won her Filmfare Best Actress Award a landmark film of Indian cinema and Yash Chopra's best work to date. It was the first film in which he appeared without a moustache. Although the film was a box office failure in India, it proved to be a success overseas. Anil Kapoor's 1991 releases, Benaam Badsha was accorded below average status at the ticket window.[25]

In 1992, Kapoor received his second Filmfare Best Actor Award for his hard-hitting performance in Indra Kumar's Beta — the biggest blockbuster of the year opposite Madhuri Dixit.[26] Kapoor was highly impressive with his comic act in Khel and his comic timing was one of the highlights of the film.[27] In 1993, Boney Kapoor's much delayed mega-budget, Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja was a disaster at the box office and damaged Kapoor's reputation as the industry's biggest star at the time. The only major success in these years was Laadla again with Sridevi, a film produced by Nitin Manmohan.[28] Kapoor gave a splendid performance as a simpleton lover in the hit musical 1942: A Love Story. His 1995 release, Trimurti was a box office disaster, though Kapoor's performance was creditable.[29] Kapoor came up with a decent performance in the average performer Gharwali Bharwali.[30]

After a few box office failures, he had box office success with films like Loafer (1996),.[31] In Judaai, Kapoor's depiction of a loving husband twisted between his two wives was appreciated and this film fared well at the box office.[32] Deewana Mastana (1997), Biwi No.1 (1999) and Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999) were box office hits.[33]Kapoor’s unusual characterization of a zealous, crooked musical superstar in Taal (1999) shocked both audience and critics alike.[34] He also won rave reviews for his superb performance in Virasat, a remake of the Tamil film, Thevar Magan (1992), in which Kamal Hassan had played Kapoor's role. He also starred in the unsuccessful Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate, which was filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherji's last commercial release, along with Juhi Chawla. He shaved his moustache once again for the film, in the second half, where he played actor Sajid Khan's wife and his delightful comic timing was a real treat to watch.

Kapoor with Ajay Devgan andSameera Reddy during the promotion of their film Tezz.

2000s[edit]

Anil Kapoor's first release of 2000 was Bulandi, in which he played a double role, showing restraint and maturity as the elder Thakur.[35]He won his first National Film Award in the Best Actor category for his role in Rajkumar Santoshi's critically acclaimed Pukar in 2000. Kapoor again tasted critical and commercial success with Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai in 2000.[36][37] Kapoor stole the show as Rajeev in the much delayed, Karobaar, a film directed by Rakesh Roshan, where Kapoor’s dialogue delivery was appreciated.[38] He delivered a powerhouse performance in Shanker's Nayak which is considered to be his best performance by many.[39][40][41][42]

In 2002, Kapoor gave an excellent performance in the role of a fat man in Badhaai Ho Badhaai, a takeoff from the Hollywood hit, The Nutty Professor.[43][44] He notched up yet another glorious performance in the Indra Kumar directed film Rishtey.[45][46] In Om Jai Jagadish, he gave an amazing performance.[47] Kapoor shared the screen with Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan for the first time inArmaan, and underplayed his character of a neurosurgeon superbly.[48][49]

In his 2003 release, Calcutta Mail, he delivered one of his best performances. His character was defined with ample scope to perform in this screenplay-driven performance and in spite of the strong supporting cast, this really came out as Kapoor's one-man show.[50][51] He ignited the silver screen with an authoritative performance in Musafir.[52][53] Kapoor gave an incredibly restrained performance as the stricken husband in the thriller My Wife's Murder, which he also produced.[54][55][56][57] Anees Bazmee's super-hit comedy No Entry(2005), followed for Kapoor that year. The film went on to become the highest grossing film of the year.[58] He was also in the filmBewafaa, playing a rich businessman who is forced to marry the sister of his wife after she passes away in childbirth.

Kapoor played a grey character with finesse in the 2005 thriller, Chocolate.[59][60] Anil's first release of 2007 Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love was a box office hit in overseas though a flop in India.[61] Anees Bazmee's Welcome, which released on 21 December 2007 and was declared the biggest success of the year.[62] Kapoor's understated performance in Subhash Ghai's Black and White was highly lauded.[63][64][65] His first release in 2008, Abbas Mustan's thriller, Race became a box office hit. Vijay Krishna Acharya's, Tashan marked Anil's comeback to Yash Raj Films but failed to do well at the box office.

His most recent films were his first English language film, Slumdog Millionaire, which was released on 12 November 2008, and Yuvvraaj, which was released on 21 November 2008. Yuvvraaj, with Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles, failed to do well at the box office. On the other hand, Slumdog Millionaire has won a number of international awards and received rave reviews from critics, costing only US $15 million to produce, but pulling in more than $352 million worldwide. In January 2009, he attended the 66th Golden Globe Awards ceremony along with the team of Slumdog Millionaire, which won four Golden Globe Awards. Kapoor demonstrated his well-known enthusiasm afterSlumdog won the Academy Award for Best Picture (one of eight awards). also received a nomination for Best Ensemble at the Black Reel Awards of 2008 and has won theScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

2010s[edit]

Sonakshi Sinha , Bipasha Basu , Anil Kapoor andPrabhudeva at Iifa Singapore.

In 2010, Kapoor starred in the eighth season of the American television series 24, portraying Omar Hassan, President of the fictional Islamic Republic of Kamistan. In October of that year he was cast to play a villain in both Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (released in December 2011) and Power.[66] Power was to be directed by Rajkumar Santoshi but was shelved due to unknown reasons. Other projects that he currently has in the pipeline include Cities (a Hollywood project co-starring Clive Owen and Orlando Bloom), Mr. India 2, the sequel to No Entry, Race 2 and Sanjay Gupta's Shootout at Wadala. He had also signed Khiladi 786, which released in December 2012 but did not appear in it eventually.[67] Anil Kapoor's only release of 2012 Tezz earned him favorable reviews from critics.According to critic Taran Adarsh "It's a treat watching Anil Kapoor on screen. Though the actor has been an integral part of so many movies in the past, you can never accuse him of repeating himself. Besides, he may be in his early 50s, but that hasn't deterred Anil from performing the high-octane action stunts with flourish.".[68] His performance in Shootout at Wadala is highly acclaimed by critics. Sudhish Kamath of The Hindu praised kapoor by saying "Anil Kapoor is first rate, revelling in a tailor-made role as a no-nonsense cop, reminding us of the superstar he used to be in the Eighties."[69] In January 2013 Kapoor became the first Indian actor to be invited for a special segment, 'In conversation', at the Toronto International Film Festival, an honour which is reserved for actors having considerable body of work.[70][71] He is also currently starring in the lead role of Jai Singh Rathod in the Indian remade series of "24."

Producing[edit]

In 2002, Kapoor produced his first film, the comedy Badhaai Ho Badhaai, in which he also starred in. It was followed by My Wife's Murder (2005), and Gandhi, My Father (2007).Gandhi, My Father focuses on the relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his son Harilal Gandhi (2007) and was awarded the National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention. He produced the movie Shortkut: The Con Is On starring Akshaye Khanna and Arshad Warsi. In 2010, he produced Aisha (2010 film), starring his daughterSonam Kapoor and Abhay Deol in the lead roles. The film performed moderately at the box office, grossing Rs. 155 million in its theatrical run.[72]

He has acquired the remake rights for the American TV success, 24, reportedly for an amount of INR 1 billion. It took him about 1.5 years to license the rights to create an Indian rendition of the popular TV show.[73] Kapoor will be stepping in the protagonist's (Jack Bauer) role as well. Kapoor played the role of President Hassan in the 8th season of the original series aired on Fox Network.

Singing[edit]

Anil Kapoor has on rare occasions contributed to the soundtracks of his movies, as a singer. One of his first playback songs was the title track of the 1986 Bollywood comedyChameli Ki Shaadi. The song was comedic in nature and depicted the love story of the titular Chameli and her lover Charandas, played by Kapoor. Chameli was portrayed byAmrita Singh. In the same decade, he was credited on the song "Tere Bina Main Nahin Mere Bina Tu Nahin" for the film Woh Saat Din. He is also credited on the song "I Love You" from Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai. In 2008, Kapoor provided a rhyme-like-dialogue to introduce his character in Yashraj's Tashan. His theme was titled "Bhaiyaji ka Tashan". Interestingly, his co-stars in the movie also had their introductions incorporated in the soundtrack, which was composed by Vishal-Shekhar. Akshay Kumar's theme was titled "Bachchan Pandey ka Tashan". Kareena Kapoor's was "Pooja ka Tashan". Saif Ali Khan was credited for "Jimmy ka Tashan". He had one full album, "Welcome" as a co-singer with Salma Agha in 1986. The album was scored by Bappi Lahiri.

In Award Ceremony in Sri Lanka[edit]

Anil Kapoor participated in the Hiru Golden Film Awards 2014 at Sri Lanka as special guests along with other Bollywood actors such as Sunil Shetty, Vivek Oberoi, and actresses such as Bipasha Basu, and Neha Dhupia.[74]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Main article: List of Anil Kapoor's awards and nominations

Filmography[edit]

Key

                Denotes films that have not yet been released

                Denotes films that have been delayed

Year       Film        Role       Other notes

1979       Hamare Tumhare

Vipin      Cameo appearance

1980       Vamsa Vruksham

                Telugu film, Debut in a lead role

                Ek Baar Kaho

                Supporting role

                Hum Paanch

                Cameo appearance

1982       Shakti

Ravi Kumar        

1983       Pallavi Anu Pallavi

                Kannada film

                Woh Saat Din

Prem Pratap Patailawale               First Hindi leading role; Remake of Tamil film Andha Ezhu Naatkal

1984       Mashaal

Raja       Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor

                Andar Baahar

Raja      

                Laila

Kumar Deshraj Singh     

                Love Marriage

               

1985       Saaheb

Sunil Sharma 'Saaheb'   

                Yudh

Public Prosecutor Avinash

& Junior (Dual role)        

                Mohabbat

Shekhar              

                Meri Jung

Arun Verma       Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actor

1986       Kahan Kahan Se Guzar                  

                Pyaar Ka Sindoor                             

                Chameli Ki Shaadi

Charandas          

                Aap Ke Saath

Vimal    

                Janbaaz

Amar Singh        

                Pyar Kiya Hai Pyar Karenge

Anand  

                Karma

Johnny/Gyaneshwar     

                Insaaf Ki Awaaz

Ravi Kumar         Remake of Telugu film Pratidhvani

1987       Itihaas

Vijay     

                Mr. India

Arun Verma/Mr. India  

                Hifazat

Ram Kumar/Raj Kumar 

                Thikana                Ravi       

1988       Kasam

Krishna / Inspector Kishan Kumar            

                Ram-Avtar

Avtar    

                Vijay

Arjun    

                Sone Pe Suhaaga

Ravi Kumar/Joginder     

                Tezaab

Mahesh Deshmukh (Munna)     Filmfare Award for Best Actor

Remade as Telugu film Two Town Rowdy

                Inteqam

Vikram (Vicky)   Remake of Telugu film Iddaru Iddaru 1976

1989       Ram Lakhan

Inspector Lakhan Pratap Singh  

                Joshilaay

Karan   

                Eeshwar

Ishwarchand Vishnunath Brahmanand   Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actor;

Remake of Telugu film Swati Mutyam

                Rakhwala

Vikram  Remake of Telugu film Brahma Puthrudu

                Abhimanyu

Mannu/Abhimanyu America Puri

/Abdul Jabbar    Remake of Tamil film "Sagalakkala Vallavan"

                Aag Se Khelenge

Inspector Ravi Saxena/Raja Saxena        

                Kala Bazaar

Vijay     

                Parinda

Karan   

1990       Awaargi

Azad     

                Kishen Kanhaiya

Kishen & Kanhaiya (Duelrole)    

                Ghar Ho To Aisa

Amar     Remade as Telugu film Atta Intlo Adde Mogudu

                Jeevan Ek Sangharsh

Karan    Remake of Telugu film Dhruva Nakshatram

                Amba

Afzal     

                Jamai Raja

Raja       Remake of Telugu film Athaiki Yamudu Ammaiki Mogudu

1991       Jigarwala

Amar Singh        

                Benaam Badsha                Deepak                Remake of Telugu Film Rowdy Gari Pellam

                Pratikar

Krishna Srivastav              Remake of Telugu Film Raktha Tilakam

                Lamhe

Virendra Kapoor (Viren)               Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actor

1992       Beta

Raju       Filmfare Award for Best Actor

Remake of Tamil Film Enga Chinna Rasa

& Remade as Telugu Film Abbaigaru

                Zindagi Ek Jua

Harikishan alias Harry    

                Humlaa

Shiva    

                Khel

Devdas/Arun Kumar      

                Heer Ranjha

Deedho/Ranjha               

                Apradhi

Shiva    

1993       Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja

Ramesh Verma/Romeo               

                Guru Dev

Guru (Gaurav)  

1994       Laadla

Raju       Remake of Kannada film Anuraaga Aralithu & Telugu film Gharana Mogudu

                Andaz

Ajay       Remake of Tamil film Sundara Kandam & Telugu film Sundarakanda

                1942: A Love Story

Naren Singh       Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actor

                Mr. Azaad

Azaad   

1995       Trimurti

Anand Singh/Sikander   Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor

1996       Rajkumar

Rajkumar            

                Loafer

Ravi Kumar         Remake of Telugu film Assembly Rowdy & Tamil film Velai Kidaichuduchu

                Mr. Bechara

Anand Verma    Remake of Tamil film Veetla Viseshanga

1997       Judaai

Raj          Remake of Telugu film Subhalagnam

                Virasat

Shakti Thakur     Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor

Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actor

Remake of Tamil film Thevar Magan

                Deewana Mastana

Raj Kumar (Raja)/Inspector. Bansi Rao  

                Chandralekha

                Malayalam film, Cameo

1998       Kabhi Na Kabhi

Rajeshwar (alias Raja)   

                Gharwali Baharwali

Arun      Remake of Telugu film Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu & Tamil FilmThaaikulame Thaaikulame

                Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate

Shanker Sharma/Ramanuj          

1999       Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain

Vijay      Remake of Telugu film Pavitra Bandham

                Biwi No.1

Lakhan  Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role

Remake of Tamil film Sathi Leelavathi

                Mann

Raj          Special appearance

                Taal

Vikrant Kapoor  Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor

2000       Bulandi

Dharamraj "Dada" Thakur & Arjun Thakur (Duelrole)       Remake of Tamil Movie Nattamai & Telugu film Pedarayudu

                Pukar

Major Jaidev Rajvansh   National Film Award for Best Actor

Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actor

                Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai

Avinash                Remake of Telugu film Pellichesukundam

                Karobaar: The Business of Love

Rajiv     

2001       Lajja

Raju      

                Nayak

Shivaji Rao          Remake of Mudhalvan

2002       Badhaai Ho Badhaai

Raja       Remake of Tamil film Poove Unakkaga & Telugu film Subhakankshalu

                Om Jai Jagadish

Om Batra            

                Rishtey

Suraj Singh         

2003       Armaan

Dr. Akash Sinha

                Calcutta Mail

Avinash               

2004       Musafir

Lucky    

2005       Bewafaa

Aditya Sahai      

                My Wife's Murder

Ravi Patwardhan             

                No Entry

Kishen  Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role

Remake of Telugu film Pellam Oorelithe

                Chocolate

Advocate Krishan Pundit             

2006       Humko Deewana Kar Gaye

Karan Oberoi    

                Darna Zaroori Hai

Karan Chopra    

2007       Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love

Vinay    

                Welcome

Sagar Pandey aka Majnu Bhai     Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor

2008       My Name is Anthony Gonsalves

Himself Cameo

                Black & White

Special appearance as Rajan Mathur      

                Race

Inspector Robert D'Costa (R.D.)

                Tashan

Lakhan Singh Ballebaaz (Bhaiyyaji)          

                Slumdog Millionaire

Prem Kumar       First International film

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

                Yuvvraaj

Gyanesh Yuvvraaj           

2009       Shortcut: The Con is on

Himself Special appearance in song "Mareeze Mohabbat"

                Wanted

Himself Special appearance in song "Jalwa"

2010       No Problem

Inspector Arjun Singh   

2011       Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

Brij Nath              Hollywood film

2012       Tezz

Arjun    

2013       Race 2

Inspector Robert D'Costa (R.D.)

                Shootout at Wadala

Inspector Affaq Bhagra

                Bombay Talkies

Himself Special appearance in song "Apna Bombay Talkies"

                Mahabharat 3D Film

Karna (Voice Over)         

2015       Dil Dhadakne Do

Mr Mehra          

                Welcome Back

Majnu Bhai         Post-production

2016       Power

Balraj    

Producer[edit]

Year       Film

2005       My Wife's Murder

2007       Gandhi, My Father

2009       Short Kut: The Con is On

2010       Aisha

2010       No Problem

2014       Khubsoorat

Television[edit]

Year       Title       Role       Notes

2010       24 (American)

Kamistan President Omar Hassan

Series Regular (Season 8)

2013       24 (Indian)

Jai Singh Rathod [75]

Lead Actor