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Anil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer and has appeared in more than 100 Hindi films, as well as international films and television series.^[1] His career has spanned over 45 years as an actor, and as a producer since 2005.

Kapoor was born in Mumbai to film producer Surinder Kapoor and appeared in his first film with a small role in the Umesh Mehra's romance Hamare Tumhare (1979). He made his debut film and then starred as a lead actor in the 1980 Telugu film, Vamsa Vruksham directed by Bapu. He was supposed to be launched in Hindi with Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Gaya, but the film was delayed. He then made his Kannada film debut with Mani Ratnam's Pallavi Anu Pallavi (1983). Anil Kapoor got recognition for his lead role in the film "Woh Saat Din" as Prem Partap Patiaale Waale in 1983. He received his first Filmfare Award, in the Best Supporting Actor category, for his role in Yash Chopra's Mashaal (1984).

Kapoor earned his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in N. Chandra's Tezaab (1988) and another for his performance in Indra Kumar's Beta (1992). Kapoor subsequently starred in many other critically and commercially successful films, including Meri Jung (1985), Karma (1986), Janbaaz (1986), Aap Ke Saath (1986),

Mr. India (1987), Ghar Ho To Aisa (1990), Awaargi (1990), Lamhe (1991), Benaam Badsha (1991), and Virasat (1997), for which he won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor; Taal (1999), for which he won his second Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award; Pukar (2000), which earned him a National Film Award for Best Actor; No Entry (2005) and Dil Dhadakne Do (2015) for which he won his third Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award. Kapoor has starred in more than a 100 films.

Kapoor's first role in an international film was in Danny Boyle's Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, for which he shared the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.^[2] His performance in the eighth season of the action series 24 generated rave reviews from the American press.^[3]^[4] Globally, Kapoor is one of the most recognized Indian film actors.^[5]

Films

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

As actor

List of film acting credits
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	Tu Payal Mein Geet	Young Shashi Kapoor	Unreleased
1979	Hamare Tumhare	Vipin Bhope
1980	Vamsa Vruksham	Shesh	Telugu film
	Ek Baar Kaho	Student
	Hum Paanch	Aadesh
1982	Shakti	Ravi Kumar Basu
1983	Pallavi Anu Pallavi	Vijay	Kannada film
	Rachna	Raj Malhotra
	Woh Saat Din	Prem Pratap Patialawale
1984	Mashaal	Raja	Won–Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
	Andar Baahar	Raja
	Laila	Kumar Deshraj Singh
	Love Marriage	Rajesh
1985	Saaheb	Sunil Sharma (Saaheb)
	Yudh	Avinash Goel/Chakas	Double role
	Mohabbat	Shekhar Basu
	Meri Jung	Arun Verma	Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1986	Chameli Ki Shaadi	Charandas Sood
	Aap Ke Saath	Vimal Roy
	Janbaaz	Amar Singhania
	Pyar Kiya Hai Pyar Karenge	Anand Mhatre
	Karma	Gyaneshwar Singh/ Johnny
	Insaaf Ki Awaaz	Ravi Kumar
1987	Itihaas	Vijay Singhal
	Mr. India	Arun Verma/Mr. India
	Hifazat	Rajkumar/Ram Kumar Saini
	Thikana	Ravi Mehra
1988	Kasam	Inspector Krishna
	Ram-Avtar	Avtar Mhatre
	Vijay	Arjun Thakur
	Sone Pe Suhaaga	Joginder/Ravi Kumar
	Tezaab	Mahesh Deshmukh (Munna)	Won–Filmfare Award for Best Actor
	Inteqam	Vikram Dixit (Vicky)
1989	Ram Lakhan	Inspector Lakhan Pratap Singh	Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Actor
	Joshilaay	Karan
	Eeshwar	Ishwarchand Vishnunath Brahmanand	Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Actor
	Rakhwala	Vikram Bose
	Abhimanyu	Abhimanyui/Abdul Jabbar/Mannu
	Aag Se Khelenge	Inspector Raja/Ravi Saxena
	Kala Bazaar	Vijay Jain
	Parinda	Karan Choudhry
	Hamaal De Dhamaal	Himself	Marathi film
1990	Awaargi	Azad Khan
	Kishen Kanhaiya	Kishen Chauhan/Kanhaiya Chauhan	Double role
	Ghar Ho To Aisa	Amar Jhaveri
	Jeevan Ek Sangharsh	Karan Bhasin
	Amba	Suraj (Sarju)
	Jamai Raja	Raja Joshi
1991	Jigarwala	Amar Singh
	Benaam Badsha	Deepak Garewal
	Pratikar	Krishna Srivastav
	Lamhe	Viren/Kunwar saab	Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1992	Beta	Raju	Won–Filmfare Award for Best Actor
	Zindagi Ek Jua	Harry
	Humlaa	Shiva Pandya
	Khel	Devdas/Arun Kumar
	Heer Ranjha	Deedho/Ranjha
	Apradhi	Shiva Mukund
1993	Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja	Ramesh "Romeo"
1993	Gurudev	Gaurav "Guru" Ajmera
1994	Laadla	Raj "Raju" Verma
	Andaz	Ajay Jagpathi
	1942: A Love Story	Nirendra "Naren" Singh	Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Actor
	Mr. Azaad	Azaad Bakshi
1995	Trimurti	Anand Singh/Sikander	Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
1996	Rajkumar	Rajkumar Raina
	Loafer	Ravi Kumar Chawda
	Mr. Bechara	Anand Verma
1997	Judaai	Raj Verma
	Virasat	Shakti Thakur	Won–Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor
	Virasat	Shakti Thakur	Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Actor
	Deewana Mastana	Rajkumar "Raja" Sharma/Bansi Rao
	Chandralekha	An escaped mad man	Malayalam film; cameo
1998	Kabhi Na Kabhi	Rajeshwar "Raja" Utekar
	Gharwali Baharwali	Arun Sharma
	Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate	Shanker Sharma/Ramanuj
1999	Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain	Vijay Swaminandan
	Biwi No.1	Dr. Lakhan Khurana	Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Comedian
	Mann	Rajendra "Raj" Gupta	Extended special appearance
	Taal	Vikrant Kapoor	Won–Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2000	Bulandi	Dharamraj "Dada" Thakur / Arjun Thakur	Double role
	Pukar	Major Jaidev Rajvansh	Won–National Film Award for Best Actor
	Pukar	Major Jaidev Rajvansh	Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Actor
	Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai	Avinash Patel
	Karobaar: The Business of Love	Rajiv Soni
2001	Lajja	Raveen "Raju" Naagar
2001	Nayak	Shivaji Rao Gaekwad	Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2002	Badhaai Ho Badhaai	Raja Saxena
	Om Jai Jagadish	Om Batra
	Rishtey	Suraj Singh
2003	Armaan	Dr. Akash Sinha
2003	Calcutta Mail	Avinash Tripathi
2004	Musafir	Lucky Jaiswal
2005	Bewafaa	Aditya Sahai
	My Wife's Murder	Ravi Patwardhan
	No Entry	Kishan Khanna	Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Comedian
	Chocolate	Advocate Krishan Pundit
2006	Humko Deewana Kar Gaye	Karan Oberoi
2006	Darna Zaroori Hai	Karan Chopra	Story segment: Ghostly Audition
2007	Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love	Vinay Nandan
2007	Welcome	Sagar Pandey/Majnu Bhai	Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2008	My Name is Anthony Gonsalves	Himself	Cameo
	Black & White	Rajan Mathur	Special appearance
	Race	Inspector Robert D'Costa (RD)
	Tashan	Lakhan Singh Ballebaaz (Bhaiyaji)
	Slumdog Millionaire	Prem Kumar	First International film;
	Slumdog Millionaire	Prem Kumar	Won–Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
	Yuvvraaj	Gyanesh Yuvvraaj Singh
2009	Shortcut: The Con is on	Himself	Cameo
2009	Wanted	Himself	Cameo
2010	No Problem	Inspector Arjun Singh
2010	Tees Maar Khan	Himself	Cameo
2011	Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol	Brijnath Khera	Hollywood film
2012	Tezz	Arjun Sachdev
2013	Race 2	Inspector Robert D'Costa (RD)
	Shootout at Wadala	Inspector Affaq Bhagra
	Bombay Talkies	Himself	Cameo in song "Apna Bombay Talkies"
	Mahabharat 3D Film	Karna (voice-over)
2015	Dil Dhadakne Do	Kamal Mehra	Won–Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2015	Welcome Back	Sagar Pandey/Majnu Bhai
2017	Mubarakan	Kartar Singh Bajwa
2018	Race 3	Shamsher Singh
	Fanney Khan	Prashant Kumar Sharma/Fanney Khan
	Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle	Baloo (voice)	Hindi dubbed version
2019	Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga	Balbir Chaudhary
	Total Dhamaal	Avinash Patel
	The Zoya Factor	AK	Special appearance
	Pagalpanti	WiFi Bhai
2020	Malang	Inspector Anjaney Agashe
2020	AK vs AK	Anil Kapoor	Netflix film
2022	Thar	Surekha Singh	Netflix film
2022	Jug Jugg Jeeyo	Bheem Saini^[6]
2023	Thank You for Coming	Professor	Special appearance
2023	Animal	Balbir Singh / Kailash	Double role
2024	Fighter	Rakesh "Rocky" Jai Singh
2024	Savi	Joydeep Paul
2025	War 2 †	–	Filming
2025	Alpha †	–	Filming

As producer

Anil Kapoor produces the films under the banner Anil Kapoor Films & Communication Network.

List of film credits as producer
Year	Title	Notes
2002	Badhaai Ho Badhaai
2005	My Wife's Murder
2007	Gandhi, My Father
2009	Short Kut: The Con is On
2010	Aisha
2010	No Problem
2014	Khoobsurat
2018	Veere Di Wedding
2018	Fanney Khan
2022	Thar
2023	Thank You for Coming

Television

List of television credits
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	24	Kamistan President Omar Hassan	Series regular (season 8)
2013–2016	24	Jai Singh Rathore	Also producer^[7]^[8]
2016	Family Guy	Himself (Host of 'Who wants to be a millionaire')	For 1 episode "Road To India"^[9]
2017	Oasis	Vikram Danesh Roy	1 episode only
2023	The Night Manager	Shailendra Rungta	Remake of The Night Manager
2024	Bigg Boss OTT 3	Host

References

^ "My dad is a liar: Sonam Kapoor". Hindustan Times. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.Sonam Kapoor, his daughter, "He is 1956 born."
^ "After 24, Anil Kapoor set to feature in international web series". Cinestaan. 23 November 2016. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
^ Subhash K Jha (23 January 2010). "Anil Kapoor trying to get '24' to India". Thaindian News. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
^ K Jha, Subhash (22 January 2010). "Anil Kapoor outstages his '24′co-stars, gets rave reviews". Thaindian.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
^ "The 14th Annual WIEF Presents: India- Breaking Boundaries". Whartonindia.com. 27 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
^ Maru, Vibha (16 November 2020). "Neetu Kapoor feels Rishi Kapoor's love and presence as she starts Jug Jugg Jeeyo shooting". Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "24 will change indian television:anil kapoor". Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
^ "Anil Kapoor is back with a power-packed season 2 of '24'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
^ "Stereotypical, much? Anil Kapoor extends 'Slumdog Millionaire' role in 'Family Guy' cameo". Firstpost. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

External links

Anil Kapoor filmography on IMDb

[DOB-1] "My dad is a liar: Sonam Kapoor". Hindustan Times. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.Sonam Kapoor, his daughter, "He is 1956 born."

[2] "After 24, Anil Kapoor set to feature in international web series". Cinestaan. 23 November 2016. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.

[3] Subhash K Jha (23 January 2010). "Anil Kapoor trying to get '24' to India". Thaindian News. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.

[4] K Jha, Subhash (22 January 2010). "Anil Kapoor outstages his '24′co-stars, gets rave reviews". Thaindian.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2010.

[5] "The 14th Annual WIEF Presents: India- Breaking Boundaries". Whartonindia.com. 27 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.

[6] Maru, Vibha (16 November 2020). "Neetu Kapoor feels Rishi Kapoor's love and presence as she starts Jug Jugg Jeeyo shooting". Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

[7] "24 will change indian television:anil kapoor". Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.

[8] "Anil Kapoor is back with a power-packed season 2 of '24'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2017.

[9] "Stereotypical, much? Anil Kapoor extends 'Slumdog Millionaire' role in 'Family Guy' cameo". Firstpost. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

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