Anil Kapoor
Acting
🎂 1956-12-24
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.
Cast credits(178)
Prem (voice)
1999
Omar Hassan
2001
Vikrant Kaul
2025
Brij Nath
2011
Self
2016
2016
Himself
2016
Self
2000
Self
2004
Self
2025
Self
2014
Prem
2008
Self
2024
Self
1993
Raja Janak
2026
Vinay Malhotra
2007
Self
2013
Balbir Singh
2023
Special Appearance in "Jalwa" Song
2009
Himself
2002
Self
2010
Host
2021
Raj Kumar Sharma (Raja)
1997
Gyanesh Yuvvraaj
2008
Krishan Pundit
2005
Anand Singh / Sikander
1995
Prashant Kumar Sharma "Fanney Khan"
2018
Rakesh Jaisingh (Rocky)
2024
Vikrant Kapoor
1999
Raj Verma
1997
Kamal Mehra
2015
Lakhan
1999
Himself
2017
Self
2017
Kishen
2005
Suraj 'Sarju' B. Singh
1990
Arjun Khanna
2012
Raj
1999
Balbir Chaudhary
2019
Ravi
1986
2026
Azaad
1990
Shivaji Rao
2001
Inspector Robert D'Costa
2013
Karna (voice)
2013
Arun Verma
1985
Raja
1984
Himself
2016
Ravi Kumar
1996
Avinash Patel
2019
Charandas
1986
Naren Singh
1994
Bheem Saini
2022
Bhaiyyaji
2008
Arjun I. Gujral / Arjun S. Bhalla
1988
Anjaney Agashe
2020
Shailendra "Shelly" Rungta
2023
Himself
1993
Self
1988
Karan Chopra
2006
Vikram Danesh
2017
Vijay Girdharilal
1989
Vijay
1983
Lucky
2004
Arun Verma / Mr. India
1987
Majnu Bhai
2007
Self
2020
Dido 'Ranjha'
1992
J Paul
2024
Arjun Singh
2010
Shamsher Singh
2018
Virendra Pratap Singh
1991
Viswanathan
2026
Major Jaidev Rajvansh
2000
Ravi
1988
Deepak
1991
Himself (Guest Appearance)
2019
Self
2023
Robert D'Costa aka R.D.
2008
Karan Choudhary
1989
Himself
2018
Karan Oberoi
2006
Self
2023
2026
2025
Himself (guest appearance)
2008
Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
2013
Manu / Abhimanyu America Puri / Abdul Jabbar
1989
Jai Rathod
2013
Jai Singh Rathod
2013
Raju
2001
Vikram Danesh
2017
Vijay
1999
Himself (uncredited)
2008
Wifi Bhai
2019
Inspector Surekha Singh
2022
Sunil Sharma / Saaheb
1985
Narrator
2020
Anand Verma
1996
Himself
2016
Subedaar Arjun Maurya
Dr. Akash Sinha
2003
Raju
1992
Kartar Singh
2017
Guru (Gaurav)
1993
Karan
1989
Arun H. Verma
1998
Avinash
2003
Krishna Shrivastav
1991
Ramesh Verma/Romeo
1993
Avtar
1988
Inspector Lakhan Pratap Singh
1989
Himself
2014
Johnny / Gyaneshwar
1986
Professor Shekhar Sinha
2023
Self
1988
Mental health patient (Cameo)
1997
Himself
2001
Ajay Kumar Saxena
1994
Shiva
1992
Shakti Thakur
1997
Suraj Singh
2002
Dharamraj "Dada" Thakur / Arjun Thakur
2000
Balbir Singh
Karan Kumar
1990
Aditya Sahai
2005
Avinash Rathod
1985
Ram Kumar / Raj Kumar
1987
Raja
1984
Himself
2011
Self
2020
Amar Singh
1991
Avinash
2000
Raja
1990
2014
Narrator
2024
Sagar 'Majnu' Pandey
2015
Prem Pratap
1983
Himself
1992
Rajeshwar 'Raja'
1998
Ishwarchand Vishnuchand Brahmanand Verma 'Ishwar'
1989
Guest Appearance (uncredited)
2009
Kishen / Kanhaiya
1990
Rajkumar
1996
Ravi Kumar
1982
Mahesh Deshmukh "Munna"
1988
Raja
2002
Hari 'Harry' Krishan
1992
Self
2009
Ravi Goel
1987
Inspector Kishan Kumar / Krishna
1988
Om Batra
2002
Amar
1990
Shiva
1992
Arun
1992
Raj 'Raju' Verma
1994
Anil Kapoor
1991
Amar Singh
1986
Anil
1986
Rajiv Sinha
2000
Shekhar
1985
1989
1988
1986
1980
Raja Saxena / Johny
1989
Ravi Patwardhan
2005
Shanker Sharma / Ramanuj / Nilofar
1998
Azaad
1994
1986
Apjit Bindra
Kumar Deshraj Singh
1984
Afaaque Baaghran
2013
Rajan Mathur
2008
Rajesh Mehra
1984
Vimal
1986
