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Anil Surinder Kapoor 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, Kapoor has appeared in more than 100 films. He has received several accolades, including two National Film Awards and seven Filmfare Awards.
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Born 24 December 1956 · Q313956
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Meri ek taang nakli hai, main hockey ka bohot bada khiladi tha. Ek din Uday bhai ke baare mein galti se kuch ulta bol diya, toh Majnu bhai ne gusse mein meri hockey stick se meri hi taang tod dali. Par dil ke bahut achhe hai, mujhe turant hospital le gaye aur marham-patti karwayi.
“Meri ek taang nakli hai, main hockey ka bohot bada khiladi tha. Ek din Uday bhai ke baare mein galti se kuch ulta bol diya, toh Majnu bhai ne gusse mein meri hockey stick se meri hi taang tod dali. Par dil ke bahut achhe hai, mujhe turant hospital le gaye aur marham-patti karwayi.”
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The Guardian: Once again we are told AI may be conscious – I study consciousness, and I have my doubts | Anil Seth
The Guardian: Kapoor’s sublime spectacle, Hepworth’s sculpture sings and Hockney passes away – the week in art
For financially exploiting his name, appearance, and voice, as well as the slogan "jhakaas" (the Marathi word for wonderful), which became associated with him after he used it in one of his films, Kapoor sued a number of websites and platforms in 2023.
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Placed in Outlook India's "75 Best Bollywood Actors" list
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Kapoor starred with Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor in the western thriller Thar, produced by Netflix
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NewsMobile rated the claim “The picture of PM Modi and Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor are making rounds on social media. The portrait of a horse from Kapoor's blockbuster movie 'Welcome' popularly known as 'majnu Bhai ki painting' can be seen in the background.” The collage confirms that the picture in question is being morphed using photo editing software..
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Social media flooded with morphed image of Narendra Modi-Anil Kapoor meet” FAKE.
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Starred with his nephew, Arjun Kapoor, in Anees Bazmee directed romantic comedy Mubarakan
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Starred alongside an ensemble cast of Shefali Shah, Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma and Farhan Akhtar in Zoya Akhtar's family comedy-drama Dil Dhadakne Do, which proved to be a commercial success and re
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Starred in the lead role of Jai Singh Rathod in the Indian remade series of 24
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Produced Aisha (2010), starring his daughter Sonam Kapoor and Abhay Deol
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Kapoor starred in the eighth season of the American television series 24, portraying Omar Hassan, President of the fictional Islamic Republic of Kamistan
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And played a brief role in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
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Abbas Mustan's thriller, Race became a box-office hit
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Kapoor provided a rhyme-like-dialogue to introduce his character in Yashraj's Tashan
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Kapoor produced his first film, the comedy Badhaai Ho Badhaai, in which he also starred
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Kapoor performed in the role of a fat man in Badhaai Ho Badhaai, a takeoff from the Hollywood hit, The Nutty Professor
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Awarded National Film Award for Best Actor for Pukar (2001).
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Boney Kapoor's much-delayed mega-budget, Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja was a disaster at the box-office and damaged Kapoor's reputation as the industry's biggest star at the time
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Kapoor received his second Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his hard-hitting performance in Indra Kumar's Beta – the biggest blockbuster of the year opposite Madhuri Dixit
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Awarded Filmfare Award for Best Actor for Tezaab (1989).
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Won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film, Tezaab, the biggest blockbuster of 1988
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Their elder daughter Sonam Kapoor (born 1985) is a former actress and their younger daughter Rhea Kapoor (born 1987) is a film producer while their son Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor (born 1990) is an actor.
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Kapoor married Sunita Bhavnani, a costume designer with whom he has two daughters and a son
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Playing a younger version of Shashi Kapoor's character in Tu Payal Mein Geet
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Born 1956-12-24.
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