22 Facts About Annu Kapoor

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Annu Kapoor was born on Anil Kapoor; 20 February 1956 and is an Indian actor, singer, director, radio disc jockey, and television presenter who has appeared in over a hundred films, as well as television series.

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Annu Kapoor's career has spanned over 40 years as an actor, producer, director and singer.

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Annu Kapoor has won numerous awards in his career, including two National Film Awards, one Filmfare Awards and two Indian Television Academy Awards in varied categories.

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Annu Kapoor was born in Itwara, Bhopal, Bhopal State, on 20 February 1956, to Madanlal, a Punjabi father with roots in Peshawar and Kamal, a Bengali Brahmin mother.

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Annu Kapoor's father owned a travelling Parsi theatre company which performed in cities and towns, and his mother was a Urdu teacher and a trained classical singer.

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Annu Kapoor's grandfather Kripa Ram Kapoor was a doctor in the British Army and his great grandfather Lala Ganga Ram Kapoor, a revolutionary who was executed during the Indian freedom struggle.

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Annu Kapoor's elder brother, Ranjit, is a director and screenwriter and his sister, Seema, is a producer and actor.

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Annu Kapoor has four children from two marriages.

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Annu Kapoor changed his name from Anil Kapoor to Annu Kapoor to avoid confusion with the hero of the film Anil Kapoor, while acting in Tezaab.

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Annu Kapoor made his screen debut with an uncredited role in Amitabh Bachchan starrer Kaala Patthar.

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Annu Kapoor got his first breakthrough with Utsav, in which he portrayed the role of Masseur.

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Annu Kapoor began his career as a stage actor in 1979 and was noticed in 1984's Ek Ruka Hua Faisla, directed by Basu Chatterjee and written by elder brother Ranjeet.

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Annu Kapoor made his film debut in Mandi, in 1983.

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Annu Kapoor's career has spanned over 30 years, including Bollywood cinema, television serials and game shows.

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Annu Kapoor is best remembered for hosting the singing show Close-Up Antakshari, produced by Zee TV.

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Annu Kapoor worked in the horror TV serial Kile ka Rahasya as a cop who was fond of singing.

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Annu Kapoor's performance was lauded by critics and audiences, for which he won a Filmfare Award, a IIFA Award, a National Film Award, a Screen Award all in the category of Best Supporting Actor.

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Annu Kapoor is known for judging and hosting the 90's musical show Antakshari and Golden Era with Annu Kapoor.

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Annu Kapoor has appeared in some television series like Param Vir Chakra, Ajnabi, Kabeer, Gubbare etc.

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Annu Kapoor recreates the magic of the Golden era with unforgettable melodies of that era and untold stories of the stars and films of the Hindi Cinema.

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Annu Kapoor produced a musical talent contest for children and a Bengali-language musical talent-hunt show, Gaan Gaao Taaka Naao on Rupashi Bangla TV in Kolkata.

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Annu Kapoor produced a musical in Mathura entitled Ek Sunhari Shyam.