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Anil Kapoor

Anil Kapoor

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 24, 1956 (68)
Birthplace Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jul 28, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Oasis

Oasis

2017

as Vikram Danesh

Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire

2008

as Prem

Calcutta Mail

Calcutta Mail

2003

as Avinash

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Television Credits

24: India

as Jai Rathod

Episodes: 48

First Aired: Oct 04, 2013

24

as Omar Hassan

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Nov 06, 2001

24: India

as Jai Singh Rathod

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Oct 04, 2013

The Night Manager

as Shailendra "Shelly" Rungta

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 17, 2023

Oasis

as Vikram Danesh

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 17, 2017

Family Guy

as Prem (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1999

Bigg Boss OTT

as Host

Episodes: 146

First Aired: Aug 08, 2021

The Kapil Sharma Show

as Himself

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Apr 23, 2016

Comedy Nights with Kapil

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 22, 2013

Koffee with Karan

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 19, 2004

The Romantics

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 14, 2023

Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

as Himself

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 22, 2002

Kaun Banega Crorepati

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 03, 2000

The Roshans

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 17, 2025

The Kapil Sharma Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 23, 2016

Simply Shekhar

as Himself

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 30, 2001

Dance Deewane

as Himself

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 02, 2018

This Morning

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1988

GMTV

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1993

Rennervations

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 12, 2023

Live from Studio Five

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 2009

The Kapil Sharma Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 23, 2016

Son of Abish

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 2014

The Anupam Kher Show

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 06, 2014

Up Close & Personal with PZ

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 2011

The Drama Company

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2017

Comedy Nights Live

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 2016

BFFs with Vogue

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2016

The Great Indian Kapil Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 30, 2024

Barely Speaking with Arnub

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 2014

Rising Star

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 04, 2017

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