Kapoor was born in Chembur, Mumbai to film producer Surinder Kapoor
and wife Nirmal Kapoor. He finished his schooling from Our Lady
of Perpetual Succor High School and graduated from St. Xavier's College.
He
married Sunita Bhambani in 1984 and has two daughters namely Sonam
Kapoor and Rhea
Kapoor, as well as a son,
Harshvardhan Kapoor. His brothers
Boney Kapoor
and Sanjay
Kapoor are notable producers in the film business.
Kapoor made his B. Town debut with a small role in Umesh
Mehra's
Hamare Tumhare (1979). It was
only in 1983 that Kapoor landed in his first full fleged role with
Woh Saat Din alongside Padmini Kolhapure
and Naseeruddin Shah. Yash Chopra's
Mashaal
(1984) helped Kapoor establish his foothold in the industry and in turn helped
him win his first Filmfare award for the Best Supporting Actor. The year 1985 was
full of iconic releases for Kapoor from
Yudh
to Meri Jung. Meri Jung also
fetched Kapoor the much coveted Filmfare award for Best Actor. Since then there
has been no turning back for this gentleman.
Karma, Janbaaz, Insaaf Ki Awaaz,
Chameli Ki Shaadi, Mr. India, Tezaab, Parinda and
Eeshwar were all highly successful films in late 1980's. Kapoor
was able to prove he was a versatile actor by doing films such as
Awargi (1990),
Lamhe (1991),
Beta (1992),
1942: A Love Story (1994) and
Biwi No. 1 (1995).
In the 2000's his films such as
Pukar, Karobaar, Nayak, Badhaai Ho Badhaai,
Rishtey, Musafir, No Entry, Welcome and
Race set the box office's registers ringing along with much
deserving critical acclaim. 2002 marked the debut of our Mr. India' as a
film producer.
He produced
Badhaai Ho Badhaai, Murder, and
Gandhi, My Father. The latestof his productions is his daughter,
Sonam Kapoor's
Khoobsurat (2014). Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
was his first Hollywood film and it brought great fame overseas, to the point that it went to the Oscars. In 2010,
Kapoor was part of the eighth season of well-known television show
24. In the same year he was signed to
star in Tom Cruise's
Mission: Impossible
- Ghost Protocol (2011). Out of all the films he had done in 2012
Tezz was only film that gave him a
favorable outcome. In 2013, Kapoor plays the main lead, Jai Singh Rathod in the
Indian version of
24.
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