
Anil Kapoor is an
Indian actor and
producer who has appeared
Bollywood as well as in Hollywood films and
television series. His career has spanned almost 40 years as an actor and as a producer since 2005. He has won many awards in his career and has acted in almost 100
movies.
Early Life of Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor was born on December 24, 1959 into a Punjabi family in Tilak Nagar,
Mumbai. His father Surinder Kapoor was a film producer and mother Nirmal, a housemaker. He did his schooling from Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School – Chembur and later from
St. Xaviers College, Mumbai. Anil Kapoors elder brother
Boney Kapoor is film producer while his younger brother
Sanjay Kapoor is an actor.
Career of Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor began his career as a supporting role in Umesh Mehras Hamare Tumhare in the year 1979 and did trivial roles in Hum Paanch and Shakti. He made his first debut film and then starred as a lead actor in
Telugu film, Vamsa Vruksham in 1980. However, he made his debut in a leading role in Bollywood with the movie Woh Saat Din in the year 1983. He then made his Kannada film debut with Mani Ratnams Pallavi Anu Pallavi in 1984. He has won many accolades for his performances in Mashaal and Saaheb. Both the movies were smashing hits at the box office. Next he went on to star in many hit movies like Janbaaz, Insaaf Ki Awaaaz, Chameli Ki Shaadi and many more. He established himself on a strong footing with his runaway success, Meri Jung opposite Amrish Puri. With blockbusters like
Shekhar Kapurs science fiction
Mr. India, Ram Lakhan, Eashwar, Parinda, he created a special niche for himself in Bollywood.

In the 1990s he gave another set of hits like Kishen Kanhaiya, Ghar Ho To Aisa, Awaargi, Lamhe, Khel and so on. His two movies, Beta opposite
Madhuri Dixit and 1942: A Love Story with
Manisha Koirala were blockbusters. Following these movies he also starred in Judaai, Deewana Mastana, Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hai and Taal all of which were booming at the box office.
The actors some of the powerhouse performances in the dual role movie Bulandi, critically acclaimed
Rajkumar Santoshis
Pukar, Nayak, Aarman, Calcutta Mail, Musafir and My Wifes Murder. Anil Kapoor proved his versatility by acting in the comedy flicks like
No Entry,
Welcome and many more. The actor was well appreciated in the
Abbas-Mustans thriller Race and Yuvraj. In the International domain he starred in the Oscar winning movie Slumdog Millionaire in 2008 and received rave reviews for his acting skills.
Awards and Honours of Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor won his first
Filmfare Award for
Best Supporting Actor in Mashal. He next won the Filmfare Award for
Best Actor in Tezaab in 1988 and also in 1992 for Beta. He again won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance for Virasat in 1997 and the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Biwi No.1 and Taal in 1999. Anil Kapoor won the much coveted
National Film Award for Best Actor for his commendable performance in Pukar. For the film Slumdog Millionaire he won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. He also received another Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor role for Dil Dhadakne Do in 2015.
Filmography of Anil Kapoor
The Filmography of Anil Kapoor in different roles is as follows:
Anil Kapoor as an Actor
Woh Saat Din (1983)
Mashaal (1984)
Laila (1984)
Love Marriage (1984)
Saaheb (1985)
Yudh (1985)
Mohabbat (1985)
Meri Jung (1985)
Pyaar Ka Sindoor (1986)
Chameli Ki Shaadi (1986)
Aap Ke Saath (1986)
Janbaaz (1986)
Karma (1986)
Insaaf Ki Awaaz (1986)
Itihaas (1987)
Mr. India (1987)
Hifazat (1987)
Thikana (1987)
Kasam (1988)
Ram-Avtar (1988)
Vijay (1988)
Tezaab (1988)
Ram Lakhan (1989)
Eeshwar (1989)
Parinda (1989)
Awaargi (1990)
Kanhaiya (1990)
Ghar Ho To Aisa (1990)
Jamai Raja (1990)
Raja (1990)
Lamhe (1991)
Beta (1992)
Khel (1992)
Heer Ranjha (1992)
Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1993)
Laadla (1994)
1942: A Love Story (1994)
Trimurti (1995)
Rajkumar (1996)
Loafer (1996)
Judaai (1997)
Virasat (1997)
Deewana Mastana (1997)
Kabhi Na Kabhi (1998)
Gharwali Baharwali (1998)
Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate (1998)
Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999)
Taal (1999)
Bulandi (2000)
Pukar (2000)
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000)
Karobaar (2000)
Lajja (2001)
Nayak (2001)
Om Jai Jagadish (2001)
Rishtey (2001)
Armaan (2003)
Calcutta Mail (2003)
Musafir (2004)
My Wife's Murder (2005)
No Entry (2005)
Chocolate (2005)
Darna Zaroori Hai (2006)
Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love (2007)
Welcome (2007)
Race (2008)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) (Hollywood)
Yuvvraaj (2008)
Shortcut: The Con is On (2009)
Wanted (2009)
No Problem (2010)
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011) (Hollywood)
Tezz (2012)
Race 2 (2013)
Shootout at Wadala (2013)
Bombay Talkies (2013)
Mahabharat (2013) (Animated)
Dil Dhadakne Do (2015)
Welcome Back (2015)
Mubarakan (2017)
Race 3 (2018)
Fanney Khan (2018)
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) (Animated)
Anil Kapoor as a Producer
My Wife's Murder (2005)
Gandhi, My Father (2007)
Shortcut: The Con is On (2009)
Aisha (2010)
No Problem (2010)
Khoobsurat (2014)
Veere Di Wedding (2018)
Fanney Khan (2018)
Personal Life of Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor married a model, Sunita Bhambhani in 1984. The couple has two daughters and a son named Harshwardhan Kapoor. His elder daughter is actress
Sonam Kapoor and the younger daughter is Rhea Kapoor who is a producer in Mumbai.
(Last Updated on : 08-12-2018)