Anil Kapoor's exciting journey in life...events revealed for the first time

Anil Kapoor is a famous Indian actor born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, born on December 24, 1959. He is married to Sunita and has two daughters, Sonam and Rhea, and Apa Arjun. His brother Sanjay is also an actor, while his brother Boney works as a film producer.

In 1984 he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Mashaal and in 1988 he won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his role in Tezaab Is Acid. A year later he won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for the second year in a row for his role in Beta. In 1995 he was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for 1942: A Love Story but did not win. In 1998 and 2000 he won two Filmfare Awards, the first being the Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor for his role in Virasat and the second being the Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Taal.

Anil Kapoor was nominated for the same award in 2001, 2006 and 2008 for his roles in Pukar, No Entry and Welcome, but did not win. In 2008, Kapoor entered the world of Hollywood through the movie Slumdog Millionaire and appeared in 2010 in the eighth season of the American series 24.

Anil Kapoor works primarily in Hindi films, as well as Indian television and international films.

It is reported that he has had a career spanning over 40 years as an actor and since 2005 as a producer, Kapoor has appeared in over 100 films.

Anil Kapoor has won many awards, including two National Film Awards and seven Filmfare Awards.

Anil Kapoor Movies Collection Kapoor's other commercially successful films include Beta (1992), Andaz (1994), Laadla (1994), Virasat (1997), Judaai (1997), Deewana Mastana (1997), Garwali Paharwali (1998), Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999) and No Entry (2005).

He won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role as an army man in Pukar (2000) and the Special Jury Award for his production of Gandhi My Father (2007).

Anil Kapoor's first film role

Kapoor's first international film role was in Danny Boyle's acclaimed drama Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Since then, he has starred in the eighth season of the action series 24 in 2010 and had a brief role in Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol. On Indian television, he has starred in the remakes of 24 (2013–2016) and The Night Manager (2023).

Anil Kapoor's Early Life Anil Kapoor was born into an Arya Samaj Punjabi Hindu family on 24 December 1956, in Chembur to Nirmal Kapoor and film producer Surinder Kapoor. The family belongs to the Kapoor family of show business. He is the second of four children. His elder brother, Boney Kapoor, is a film producer and his younger brother, Sanjay Kapoor, is an actor. The late legendary actress Sridevi and producer Munna Shourie Kapoor, both Boney's wives, were his sisters-in-law, and Sandeep Marwah, founder of Noida Film City and owner of Marwah Studios, was his brother-in-law. Film actors Arjun Kapoor, Mohit Marwah and Ranveer Singh are his nephews, while actresses Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor are his nieces. Prithviraj Kapoor was his father's cousin.

Anil Kapoor's Career

1980s: Breakthrough and Stardom Anil Kapoor made his Hindi film debut with Umesh Mehra's Hamari Tumhare (1979), in a small role. He then starred as the lead actor in the 1980 Telugu film, Vamsa Vruksham, directed by veteran Babu.

In the same year, he also appeared in two other Hindi films - Ek Baar Kaho and Hum Paanch. In 1981, he appeared in M. S. Sathyu's Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Gaya.

After playing a small role in Shakti (1982), Anil Kapoor made his Kannada film debut with Mani Ratnam's directorial debut Pallavi Anu Pallavi (1983). He played his first major role in a Hindi film in Woh Saat Din (1983) directed by Babu and starring Padmini Kolhapure and Naseeruddin Shah.

He then played a comic tapori role again in Karma (1986), the most successful film of that year.

In 1986, Kapoor played a carefree playboy in the hit film Janbaaz, co-starring Feroz Khan.

Insaaf Ki Awaaz with Rekha, another Kapoor film released in 1986, was a huge box office success. In the same year, Basu Chatterjee directed Chameli Ki Shaadi where he was seen playing a comic role.

In 2022, he starred in the comedy-drama Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022), alongside Neetu Singh, Varun Dhawan, and Kiara Advani, which received mixed reviews from critics but proved to be a commercial success at the box office. Kapoor's performance in the film earned him his fourth Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.

He then starred in Siddharth Anand's Fighter, alongside Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone.

In 2002, Kapoor produced his first film, the comedy Badhaai Ho Badhaai, in which he also starred. This was followed by My Wife's Murder (2005) and Gandhi, My Father (2007). Gandhi, My Father focuses on the relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his son Harilal Gandhi and won the National Film Award – Special Jury Award. He produced Shortkut: The Con Is On, starring Akshaye Khanna and Arshad Warsi. In 2010, he produced Aisha (2010), starring his daughter Sonam Kapoor and Abhi Deol. The film performed moderately at the box office, grossing ₹155 million in its theatrical run.

He acquired the rights to remake the American TV series 24, for a sum of Rs 1 billion. It took about 1.5 years to license the rights to create an Indian version of the popular TV show. Kapoor will play the lead role (Jack Bauer). Kapoor played the role of President Hassan in the eighth season of the original series that aired on Fox.

Anil Kapoor has contributed to the soundtracks of his films on rare occasions as a singer. One of his first songs was the title song for the 1986 Bollywood comedy film Chameli Ki Shaadi. The song was comic in nature and depicted the love story of the eponymous Chameli and her lover Charandas, played by Kapoor.

Anil Kapoor's Personal Life Kapoor married fashion designer Sunita Bhavnani in 1894, with whom he had two daughters and a son. Bhavnani is Ranveer Singh's mother's cousin.

Their eldest daughter Sonam Kapoor (born 1985) is an actress, their younger daughter Rhea Kapoor (born 1986) is a film producer, while their son Harsh Vardhan Kapoor (born 1990) is also an actor. Kapoor is referred to as "AK" by his children.