Anil Kapoor
Personal details
  • Official sites :

    http://www.anilkapoor.net/

  • Born:
    • Birthday: 1956-12-24
    • Born Place: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Also Known As:

    अनिल कपूर

Anil Kapoor

Anil Kapoor is one of India's most enduring and versatile actors, with a career in Hindi cinema spanning over 40 years. Born on December 24, 1956, in Chembur, Mumbai, to film producer Surinder Kapoor, he is a member of the illustrious Kapoor show business family.Kapoor made his debut in a small role in Hamare Tumhare (1979) and had his first lead role in the Telugu film Vamsa Vruksham (1980). His breakthrough in Bollywood came with Yash Chopra's action drama Mashaal (1984), for which he won his first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He cemented his star status with a string of highly successful films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including classics like Mr. India (1987), Tezaab (1988), and Ram Lakhan (1989). His performance in Pukar (2000) earned him a National Film Award for Best Actor.Anil Kapoor also achieved international fame with his role as the host of the fictional game show in the Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. He later had a role in the American television series 24 (2010) and appeared in the Hollywood action film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011).In addition to his acting career, Kapoor is also a successful producer, having produced films like My Wife's Murder (2005) and Gandhi, My Father (2007), which won a National Film Award. He has received numerous awards throughout his career, including two National Film Awards and seven Filmfare Awards. He is a prominent figure in the industry and is known for his remarkable fitness and youthful appearance. He is married to costume designer Sunita Bhavnani, and their children, Sonam Kapoor and Harshvardhan Kapoor, are also actors, and their daughter Rhea Kapoor is a producer.Anil Kapoor remains highly active in the film industry. His recent projects include roles in the 2024 films Fighter and Savi: A Bloody House Wife, and he is currently filming for the highly anticipated War 2 (2025).

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