
Cast
Anil Kapoor
Acting
Cast
Anil Kapoor
Known for
Acting
Born
1956-12-24
From
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Also known as अनिल कपूर
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.

Animal
as Balbir Singh

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
as Brij Nath

War 2
as Vikrant Kaul

Slumdog Millionaire
as Prem

Fighter
as Rakesh Jaisingh (Rocky)

Subedaar
as Subedaar Arjun Maurya

Ramayana
as Raja Janak

King

Alpha
as Vikrant Kaul

Dil Dhadakne Do
as Kamal Mehra

Dragon
as Raghuveer Rathod

Vishwanath & Sons
as Vishwanath

Total Dhamaal
as Avinash Patel

Salaam-e-Ishq
as Vinay Malhotra

Wanted
as Special Appearance in "Jalwa" Song

Welcome
as Majnu Bhai

Race 3
as Shamsher Singh

Heer Ranjha
as Dido 'Ranjha'

Kishen Kanhaiya
as Kishen / Kanhaiya

Malang
as Anjaney Agashe

Taal
as Vikrant Kapoor

JugJugg Jeeyo
as Bheem Saini

Race 2
as Inspector Robert D'Costa

Race
as Robert D'Costa aka R.D.

Nayak: The Real Hero
as Shivaji Rao

Welcome Back
as Sagar 'Majnu' Pandey

Tees Maar Khan
as Self

Pagalpanti
as Wifi Bhai

Andaz
as Ajay Kumar Saxena

Tashan
as Bhaiyyaji

Bombay Talkies
as Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)

Eeshwar
as Ishwarchand Vishnuchand Brahmanand Verma 'Ishwar'

Biwi No.1
as Lakhan

Mahabharat
as Karna (voice)

AK vs AK
as Self

Lamhe
as Virendra Pratap Singh

Parinda
as Karan Choudhary

Ram Lakhan
as Inspector Lakhan Pratap Singh

No Entry
as Kishen

Calcutta Mail
as Avinash

Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
as Balbir Chaudhary

Blackout
as Narrator

Meri Jung
as Arun Verma

Vijay
as Arjun I. Gujral / Arjun S. Bhalla

Bulandi
as Dharamraj "Dada" Thakur / Arjun Thakur

Darna Zaroori Hai
as Karan Chopra

Jamai Raja
as Raja

Benaam Badsha
as Deepak

Mubarakan
as Kartar Singh

Oasis
as Vikram Danesh

Judaai
as Raj Verma

Beta
as Raju

Janbaaz
as Amar Singh

Trimurti
as Anand Singh / Sikander

Abhimanyu
as Manu / Abhimanyu America Puri / Abdul Jabbar

Humko Deewana Kar Gaye
as Karan Oberoi

Jigarwala
as Amar Singh

Pukar
as Major Jaidev Rajvansh

Savi
as J Paul

Humlaa
as Shiva

The Zoya Factor
as Himself (Guest Appearance)

Karma
as Johnny / Gyaneshwar

Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate
as Shanker Sharma / Ramanuj / Nilofar

Mann
as Raj

Mr. India
as Arun Verma / Mr. India

Virasat
as Shakti Thakur

Thikana
as Ravi Goel

Apradhi
as Shiva

Mashaal
as Raja

Musafir
as Lucky

Chandralekha
as Mental health patient (Cameo)

1942: A Love Story
as Naren Singh

Mr. Bechara
as Anand Verma

Black & White
as Rajan Mathur

Deewana Mastana
as Raj Kumar Sharma (Raja)

Yudh
as Avinash Rathod

Lajja
as Raju

Rajkumar
as Rajkumar

Kabhi Na Kabhi
as Rajeshwar 'Raja'

Ram-Avtar
as Avtar

Bewafaa
as Aditya Sahai

Zindagi Ek Juaa
as Hari 'Harry' Krishan

Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain
as Vijay

Loafer
as Ravi Kumar

Om Jai Jagadish
as Om Batra

Yuvvraaj
as Gyanesh Yuvvraaj

Halla Bol
as Himself (uncredited)

Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
as Avinash

Armaan
as Dr. Akash Sinha

Andar Baahar
as Raja

Awaargi
as Azaad

Intaqaam

My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves
as Himself (guest appearance)

Khel
as Arun

Tezaab
as Mahesh Deshmukh "Munna"

No Problem
as Arjun Singh

Saaheb
as Sunil Sharma / Saaheb

My Wife's Murder
as Ravi Patwardhan

Sone Pe Suhaaga
as Ravi

Thank You For Coming
as Professor Shekhar Sinha

Dil Tera Aashiq
as Himself

Pratikar
as Krishna Shrivastav

Jeevan Ek Sanghursh
as Karan Kumar

Joshilaay
as Karan

Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja
as Ramesh Verma/Romeo

It's My Life
as Narrator

Thar
as Inspector Surekha Singh

Kala Bazaar
as Vijay Girdharilal

Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets
as Krishan Pundit

Rishtey
as Suraj Singh

Fanney Khan
as Prashant Kumar Sharma "Fanney Khan"

Ghar Ho To Aisa
as Amar

Laadla
as Raj 'Raju' Verma

Tezz
as Arjun Khanna

Karobaar
as Rajiv Sinha

Aap Ke Saath
as Vimal

Rakhwala

Chameli Ki Shaadi
as Charandas

Kasam
as Inspector Kishan Kumar / Krishna

Shakti
as Ravi Kumar

Gurudev
as Guru (Gaurav)

Salmankhan - Vamsi Paidipalli Film

Aag Se Khelenge
as Raja Saxena / Johny

Laila
as Kumar Deshraj Singh

Shortkut - The Con Is On
as Guest Appearance (uncredited)

Mr Azaad
as Azaad

Hifazat
as Ram Kumar / Raj Kumar

Akarshan
as Self

Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Gaya
as Ravi

Aasmaan Se Gira
as Himself

Gharwali Baharwali
as Arun H. Verma

Pallavi Anu Pallavi
as Vijay

Badhaai Ho Badhaai
as Raja

Dharavi
as Anil Kapoor

Woh 7 Din
as Prem Pratap

Ek Baar Kaho

Mohabbat
as Shekhar

Amba
as Suraj 'Sarju' B. Singh

Animal Park
as Balbir Singh

Vamsa Vruksham
as Anil

Welcome To The Adventure

Pyar Kiya Hai Pyar Karenge

Insaaf Ki Awaaz

Chamunda

Love Marriage
as Rajesh Mehra

AK vs AK: The Final Battle
as Self

Shootout at Wadala
as Afaaque Baaghran