1. Anil Kapoor was born on 24 December 1956 and is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, in addition to Indian television and international films.
62 Facts About Anil Kapoor
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Anil Kapoor has received several accolades, including two National Film Awards and seven Filmfare Awards.
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Anil Kapoor emerged as a star with Mashaal and went on to establish himself with his roles in the action films Meri Jung, Karma, Janbaaz, Mr India, Tezaab, and Ram Lakhan.
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Anil Kapoor won the National Film Award for Best Actor for playing an army man in Pukar and a Special Jury Award for producing Gandhi, My Father.
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Anil Kapoor has played supporting roles in Taal, Biwi No 1, Welcome, Race, Race 2, Dil Dhadakne Do, Total Dhamaal, Jugjugg Jeeyo, Animal and Fighter.
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Anil Kapoor was born into a Punjabi Hindu family affiliated with the Arya Samaj on 24 December 1956 in Chembur to Nirmal Kapoor and film producer Surinder Kapoor.
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The family belongs to the greater Anil Kapoor show business family.
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Anil Kapoor's elder brother, Boney Kapoor is a film producer and younger brother Sanjay Kapoor is an actor.
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Anil Kapoor was educated at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School, Chembur, and at the St Xavier's College, Mumbai.
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Anil Kapoor made his debut in films in 1970, playing a younger version of Shashi Anil Kapoor's character in Tu Payal Mein Geet.
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Anil Kapoor made his Hindi film debut with Umesh Mehra's Hamare Tumhare, in a small role.
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Anil Kapoor then starred as a lead actor in the 1980 Telugu film, Vamsa Vruksham directed by veteran Bapu.
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Anil Kapoor played his first Hindi film leading role in Woh Saat Din which was directed by Bapu and featured Padmini Kolhapure and Naseeruddin Shah.
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Anil Kapoor gained recognition in Bollywood with Yash Chopra's action drama Mashaal as a tapori, for which he won his first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Anil Kapoor then played a comic tapori again in Karma, the biggest hit of the year.
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Also in 1986, Anil Kapoor played the role of a carefree playboy in the hit Janbaaz, co-starring Feroz Khan.
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Anil Kapoor's other release of 1986, Insaaf Ki Awaaz with Rekha, was a box office hit.
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Anil Kapoor was the protagonist in Shekhar Kapur's sci-fi film Mr India, the biggest hit of the year.
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Anil Kapoor proved to be the only saving grace in commercial failures like Ram-Avtar and Vijay.
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In Rakhwala, Anil Kapoor played the role of a tapori, and the film was declared a success.
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Anil Kapoor came up with a critically acclaimed performance in Awaargi.
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Anil Kapoor was highly impressive with his comic act in Khel and his comic timing was one of the highlights of the film.
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In 1993, Boney Anil Kapoor's much-delayed mega-budget, Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja was a disaster at the box-office and damaged Anil Kapoor's reputation as the industry's biggest star at the time.
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Anil Kapoor gave a splendid performance as a simpleton lover in the musical romantic drama 1942: A Love Story opposite Manisha Koirala.
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Anil Kapoor earned his sixth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film.
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Anil Kapoor's 1995 release, Trimurti was a box-office disaster, though Kapoor's performance was positively received, earning him his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Anil Kapoor came up with a decent performance in the moderate critical and commercial success Gharwali Baharwali, opposite Raveena Tandon and Rambha.
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Anil Kapoor again won rave reviews for his performance in Virasat, a remake of the Tamil film, Thevar Magan, in which he played Kamal Haasan's role.
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Anil Kapoor starred in the unsuccessful Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate, which was filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee's last directorial, along with Juhi Chawla.
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Anil Kapoor shaved his moustache for the second half of the film.
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Anil Kapoor again achieved critical and commercial success with Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai.
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Anil Kapoor performed as Rajeev in the much delayed Karobaar, a film directed by Rakesh Roshan, where Anil Kapoor's dialogue delivery was appreciated.
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Anil Kapoor delivered a powerhouse performance in Shanker's Nayak, which is considered to be his career-best performances.
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In 2002, Anil Kapoor performed in the role of a fat man in Badhaai Ho Badhaai, a takeoff from the Hollywood hit, The Nutty Professor.
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Anil Kapoor shared the screen with Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan for the first time in Armaan, and played the character of a neurosurgeon.
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Anil Kapoor's 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.
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Anil Kapoor performed as the stricken husband in the thriller My Wife's Murder, which he produced.
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Anil Kapoor was in the film Bewafaa, playing a rich businessman who is forced to marry the sister of his wife after she passes away in childbirth.
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Anil Kapoor played a grey character in the 2005 thriller, Chocolate.
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Anil Kapoor's first release of 2007 Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love was a box office hit in overseas though a flop in India.
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Anil Kapoor demonstrated his well-known enthusiasm after Slumdog won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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Anil Kapoor received a nomination for Best Ensemble at the Black Reel Awards of 2008 and has won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
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In 2010, Anil Kapoor starred in the eighth season of the American television series 24, portraying Omar Hassan, President of the fictional Islamic Republic of Kamistan.
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In September 2015, Anil Kapoor made an appearance as himself in an ad for the Angry Birds Friends tournament Champions for Earth.
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Anil Kapoor reprised his role of Majnu Bhai in the crime comedy Welcome Back, the sequel to Welcome.
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Anil Kapoor played dual roles, one of which was a turbaned Sikh.
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Anil Kapoor kicked off the decade alongside Aditya Roy Kapur in the prison thriller Malang.
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Anil Kapoor played a released convict and was praised for his performance.
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Anil Kapoor next played a fictional version of himself in black comedy AK vs AK, alongside Anurag Kashyap.
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In 2022, Anil Kapoor starred with Harsh Varrdhan Anil Kapoor in the western thriller Thar, produced by Netflix.
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Anil Kapoor then starred in Siddharth Anand's Fighter, alongside Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone.
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Anil Kapoor later starred in action thriller Savi, featuring Divya Khosla and Harshvardhan Rane.
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Anil Kapoor is set to appear in YRF Spy Universe films War 2 and Alpha.
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In 2002, Anil Kapoor produced his first film, the comedy Badhaai Ho Badhaai, in which he starred.
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Anil Kapoor produced the film Shortkut: The Con Is On starring Akshaye Khanna and Arshad Warsi.
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Anil Kapoor will be stepping into the protagonist's role as well.
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Anil Kapoor played the role of President Hassan in the 8th season of the original series aired on Fox Network.
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Anil Kapoor has on rare occasions contributed to the soundtracks of his movies as a singer.
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Anil Kapoor is credited on the song "I Love You" from Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai.
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In 2008, Anil Kapoor provided a rhyme-like-dialogue to introduce his character in Yashraj's Tashan.
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Anil Kapoor had one full album, "Welcome" as a co-singer with Salma Agha in 1986.
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In 1984, Anil Kapoor married Sunita Bhavnani, a costume designer with whom he has two daughters and a son.