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Anil Kapoor is an Indian film actor, producer, and screenwriter who began his work period in 1979. Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, he is a male member of the Punjabi ethnic group and practices Hinduism. He speaks Hindi and is known by the name Anil Kapoor in his native language.
Kapoor has received several awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Actor, the National Film Award for Best Actor, International Indian Film Academy Awards, and Screen Awards. He is the son of Surinder Kapoor and has siblings Sanjay Kapoor and Boney Kapoor. He is the father of Rhea Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, and Harshvardhan Kapoor.
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Film & TV
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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…
Known for
- Dragon — Raghuveer Rathod2027
- Chamunda2027
- Salmankhan - Vamsi Paidipalli Film2027
- Subedaar — Subedaar Arjun Maurya2026
- Alpha — Vikrant Kaul2026
- King2026
- Ramayana — Raja Janak2026
- Vishwanath & Sons — Vishwanath2026
- War 2 — Vikrant Kaul2025
- The Roshans — Self2025
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Mumbai
- Child
- Harshvardhan Kapoor
- Father
- Surinder Kapoor
- Occupation
- producer
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Award
- Zee Cine Awards
- Image
- Anil Kapoor snapped at Race 3 interviews at Sun N Sand hotel in Juhu.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Commons category
- Anil Kapoor
- date of birth
- 1959-12-24
- name in native language
- अनिल कपूर
- social media followers
- 7018319
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- ethnic group
- Punjabis
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Encyclopedic overview
Anil Surinder Kapoor (born 24 December 1956) is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, in addition to Indian television and international films. In a career spanning over 40 years as an actor and since 2005 as a producer, Kapoor has appeared in more than 100 films. He has received several accolades, including two National Film Awards and seven Filmfare Awards.
Born to film producer Surinder Kapoor, Anil made his Bollywood debut with a small role in the romance Hamare Tumhare (1979) before starring in the Telugu film Vamsa Vruksham (1980) and Kannada film Pallavi Anupallavi (1983). His first two successes were Woh 7 Din (1984) and Meri Jung (1985), which made him a star. He went onto establish himself as an actor with highly successful ventures, throughout the 1980s and 1990s, such as Saaheb (1985), Mohabbat (1985), Karma (1986), Mr. India (1987), Tezaab (1988), Ram Lakhan (1989), Rakhwala (1989), Kishen Kanhaiya (1990), Beta (1992), Laadla (1994), Judaai (1997), Virasat (1997), Deewana Mastana (1997), Biwi No.1 (1999), Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999) and Taal (1999).
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