Anil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer and has appeared in more than 138 Hindi films, as well as international films and television series.Sonam Kapoor, his daughter, "He is 1956 born." His career has spanned over 45 years as an actor, and as a producer since 2005.
Kapoor 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. His performance in the eighth season of the action series 24 generated rave reviews from the American press. Globally, Kapoor is one of the most recognized Indian film actors.
Films
As actor Year Title Role Notes 1971 Tu Payal Mein Geet Young Shashi Kapoor Unreleased 1979 Hamare Tumhare Vipin Bhope 1980 Vamsa Vruksham Shesh Telugu filmEk Baar Kaho Student Hum Paanch Aadesh 1981 Kahan Kahan Se Guzar GayaRavi 1982 Shakti Ravi Kumar 1983 Pallavi Anu Pallavi Vijay Kannada film Rachna Raj Malhotra Woh Saat Din Prem Pratap Patialawale 1984 Mashaal Raja –Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor Andar Baahar Raja Laila Kumar Deshraj Singh Love Marriage Rajesh 1985 Saaheb Sunil Sharma (Saaheb) Yudh Avinash Goel/ Junior Dual role Mohabbat Shekhar Basu Meri Jung Arun Verma –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 Vijay Arjun Thakur Sone Pe Suhaaga Joginder/Ravi Kumar Tezaab Mahesh Deshmukh (Munna) –Filmfare Award for Best Actor Inteqam Vikram Dixit (Vicky) AkarshanHimselfCameo appearance 1989 Ram Lakhan Lakhan Pratap Singh –Filmfare Award for Best Actor Joshilaay Karan Eeshwar Ishwarchand –Filmfare Award for Best Actor Rakhwala Vikram Bose Abhimanyu Abhimanyu /Abdul/ Mannu Aag Se Khelenge Inspector Raja/Ravi Saxena Kala Bazaar Vijay Jain Parinda Karan Choudhry Hamaal De Dhamaal Cameo Marathi film 1990 Awaargi Azad Khan Kishen Kanhaiya Kishen & Kanhaiya 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 –Filmfare Award for Best Actor 1992 Beta Raju –Filmfare Award for Best Actor Zindagi Ek Jua Harry Humlaa Shiva Pandya Khel Devdas/ Arun Kumar Aasmaan Se Gira Himself Heer Ranjha Deedho/Ranjha Apradhi Shiva Mukund 1993 Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja Ramesh "Romeo" Gurudev Gaurav "Guru" Ajmera 1994 Laadla Raj "Raju" Verma Andaz Ajay Jagpathi 1942: A Love Story Nirendra "Naren" Singh –Filmfare Award for Best Actor Mr. Azaad Azaad Bakshi 1995 Trimurti Anand Singh/Sikander –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 –Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor –Filmfare Award for Best Actor Deewana Mastana Raja Chandralekha Cameo Malayalam film 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 –Filmfare Award for Best Comedian Mann Raj Special appearance Taal Vikrant Kapoor –Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor 2000 Bulandi Dada Thakur/ Arjun Dual role Pukar Major Jaidev Rajvansh –National Film Award for Best Actor –Filmfare Award for Best Actor Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai Avinash Patel Karobaar: The Business of Love Rajiv Soni 2001 Lajja Raveen "Raju" Naagar Nayak Shivaji Rao –Filmfare Award for Best Actor 2002 Badhaai Ho Badhaai Raja Saxena Om Jai Jagadish Om Batra Rishtey Suraj Singh 2003 Armaan Dr. Akash Sinha Calcutta Mail Avinash Tripathi 2004 Musafir Lucky Jaiswal 2005 Bewafaa Aditya Sahai My Wife's Murder Ravi Patwardhan No Entry Kishan Khanna –Filmfare Award for Best Comedian Chocolate Advocate Krishan Pundit 2006 Humko Deewana Kar Gaye Karan Oberoi Darna Zaroori Hai Karan Chopra Segment: Ghostly Audition 2007 Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love Vinay Nandan Welcome Sagar Pandey/Majnu Bhai –Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor 2008 My Name is Anthony Gonsalves Cameo Black & White Rajan Mathur Special appearance Race Inspector Robert D'Costa (RD) Tashan Lakhan Singh Ballebaaz Slumdog Millionaire Prem Kumar English film; –Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Yuvvraaj Gyanesh Yuvvraaj Singh 2009 Short Kut Cameo Wanted Cameo 2010 No Problem Inspector Arjun Singh Tees Maar KhanCameo 2011 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Brijnath Khera English film 2012 Tezz Arjun Khanna 2013 Race 2 Inspector Robert D'Costa (RD) Shootout at Wadala Inspector Affaq Bhagra Bombay Talkies Cameo Special appearance in the song "Apna Bombay Talkies" Mahabharat 3D Film Karna (voice-over) 2015 Dil Dhadakne Do Kamal Mehra –Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor 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 AK vs AK Anil Kapoor Netflix film 2022 Thar Surekha Singh Jug Jugg Jeeyo Bheem Saini 2023 Thank You for Coming Professor Special appearance Animal Balbir Singh / Kailash Double role 2024 Fighter Rakesh "Rocky" Jai Singh Savi Joydeep Paul 2025 War 2 Lt. Col. Vikrant Kaul 2026 Subedaar Subedaar Arjun Maurya Alpha Lt. Col. Vikrant Kaul Filming 2027 Chief Raghuveer Rathod Telugu film; Filming
As producer Anil Kapoor produced films under his banner Anil Kapoor Films & Communication Network. Year Title Notes 2002 Badhaai Ho Badhaai 2005 My Wife's Murder 2007 Gandhi, My Father 2009 Short Kut 2010 Aisha No Problem 2014 Khoobsurat 2018 Veere Di Wedding Fanney Khan 2022 Thar 2023 Thank You for Coming 2024 Crew 2026 Subedaar
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 producer2016 Family Guy Himself (Host of 'Who wants to be a millionaire') For 1 episode "Road To India" 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 2026India Ke Top 1% Jeh Davar Netflix series
References
External links Anil Kapoor filmography on IMDb