Randhir Raj Kapoor was born on 15 February 1947 and is a former Indian actor, film producer and director who worked in Hindi cinema.
22 Facts About Randhir Kapoor
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Randhir Kapoor was an established actor of the 1970s and received two Filmfare Award nominations.
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Subsequently, Randhir Kapoor's starring roles in the dramas Jeet, Hamrahi and the romantic comedies, Lafange, Ponga Pandit and the multi-starrers such as Raampur Ka Lakshman and Haath Ki Safai.
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Randhir Kapoor's career failed to propel forward after 1985, after which he quit acting for over a decade.
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Randhir Kapoor was born on 15 February 1947 in Karunakaran Maternity home, Matunga, Bombay, Bombay Presidency, India to Punjabi Hindu parents.
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Randhir Kapoor's family moved from their Kapoor Haveli in Peshawar to Mumbai, before the partition of India, for acting careers.
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Randhir Kapoor belongs to the famous Kapoor family who have been part of the Hindi film industry since the late 1920s.
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Randhir Kapoor is the eldest son of actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor and his wife Krishna Kapoor.
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Randhir Kapoor had two brothers, late Rajiv and late Rishi, and two sisters, Rima and late businesswoman Ritu.
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Randhir Kapoor is one of the grandsons of actor and producer Prithviraj Kapoor, and grandnephew of the actor Trilok Kapoor.
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Randhir Kapoor's nephews include actors Ranbir Kapoor, Aadar Jain and Armaan Jain, and businessman Nikhil Nanda.
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Randhir Kapoor first appeared as a child artist in Shree 420 and Do Ustad.
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Randhir Kapoor became an assistant director with the film Jhuk Gaya Aasman, starring Rajendra Kumar in 1968.
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Randhir Kapoor made his acting and directorial debut with, which starred his wife, father, and grandfather.
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Randhir Kapoor's film Nikkamma, begun in 1976, and finally released in 1983 as Janejaan, was a dud.
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Randhir Kapoor starred in Sawaal and Pukar in 1983, and received critical praise for his performances, but they flopped nonetheless.
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The film had started production in 1988 with his father Raj Kapoor directing, but after his death, Randhir took over as director of the film after his death.
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Randhir Kapoor was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Director.
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Randhir Kapoor was set to return to acting after a gap of 10 years with the 1997 film Ladies Only.
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Randhir Kapoor went onto appear in Ramaiya Vastavaiya in 2013 and Super Nani in 2014.
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Randhir Kapoor married actress Babita, the daughter of actor Hari Shivdasani, on 6 November 1971 when he was 24 after co-starring with her in, as the couple fell in love during the shooting of this film.
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The couple separated in 1988 as differences arose between the couple as Randhir Kapoor's acting career slumped after 1983 and Babita wanted her daughter Karisma to be an actress.