
Anil Kapoor
Known for Acting · 177 credits
- Born
- 1956-12-24 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Also known as
- अनिल कपूर
Biography
Living in a Chawl in Tilak Nagar, Punjabi-speaking Anil was born in 1959 to Surinder and Nirmal aka Suchitra Kapoor. He has an elder brother, Boney, a sister, Reena, and a younger brother, Sanjay. His dad used to be Shammi Kapoor's Secretary.
A loner, without many friends, he studied in the nearby O.L.P.S. (Our Lady of Perpetual Succor) School, and was an ardent fan of Bollywood flicks that were telecast during the Ganesh Maha Utsav every year. He was a fan of Raj Kapoor, and it was this that influenced his acting, and people saw him as a mimic of the legendary showman. He landed a role as a child artiste with Shashi Kapoor in the lead, but the movie (Tu Payal Main Geet) was never released.
After school, he went to study in St. Xaviers College. He commuted by bus and train from Chembur to Bombay V.T., and the walked the rest of the way. It was here that he met Mazhar Khan. A distracted Anil was kicked out of College in the second year due to his lack of presence. His attempts to join the Pune Film Institute were in vain, as he failed in the written examination. He then decided to join Roshan Taneja's Acting school.
He first appeared on the silver screen in Hamhare Tumhare in a character role. His first lead role was in 'Woh 7 Din' and from thence on there has been no looking back. He has acted in close to a 100 movies, and has 5 in production. He has produced two movies (Gandhi My Father & Badhaai Ho Badhaai), as well as been a Casting Director/Outdoor In charge for 'Hum Paanch'.
Kapoor's first role in an international film was in Danny Boyle's 2008 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, Anil Kapoor is one of the most recognized Indian actors.
Known For
TV Shows (30)

Family Guy
1999
as Prem (voice)

24
2001
as Omar Hassan

The Kapil Sharma Show
2016
as Self / Himself

Comedy Nights with Kapil
2013
as Self

GMTV
1993
as Self

The Great Indian Kapil Show
2024
as Self

Indian Idol
2004
as Self

Koffee with Karan
2004
as Self

24: India
2013
as Jai Rathod / Jai Singh Rathod
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
2002
as Himself

Bigg Boss OTT
2021
as Host

Kaun Banega Crorepati
2000
as Self

The Drama Company
2017
as Self

Rising Star
2017
as Self

Son of Abish
2014
as Self

The Anupam Kher Show
2014
as Himself

Comedy Nights Live
2016
as Himself

BFFs with Vogue
2016
as Self

Dance Deewane
2018
as Himself

The Romantics
2023
as Self

The Roshans
2025
as Self

This Morning
1988
as Self

Oasis
2017
as Vikram Danesh

The Night Manager
2023
as Shailendra 'Shelly' Rungta

Rennervations
2023
as Self
Up Close & Personal with PZ
2011
as Himself

Barely Speaking with Arnub
2014

Live from Studio Five
2009
as Self
Simply Shekhar
2001
as Himself
Family Business
as Jeh Davar
Movies (147)

Animal
2023
as Balbir Singh

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011
as Brij Nath

War 2
2025
as Vikrant Kaul

Slumdog Millionaire
2008
as Prem

Fighter
2024
as Rakesh Jaisingh (Rocky)

Subedaar
2026
as Subedaar Arjun Maurya

Ramayana
2026
as Raja Janak

Dragon
2027
as Raghuveer Rathod

King
2026

Dil Dhadakne Do
2015
as Kamal Mehra

Vishwanath & Sons
2026
as Vishwanath

Alpha
2026
as Vikrant Kaul

Total Dhamaal
2019
as Avinash Patel

Malang
2020
as Anjaney Agashe

Wanted
2009
as Special Appearance in "Jalwa" Song

Heer Ranjha
1992
as Dido 'Ranjha'

Race 3
2018
as Shamsher Singh

Salaam-e-Ishq
2007
as Vinay Malhotra

Kishen Kanhaiya
1990
as Kishen / Kanhaiya

Nayak: The Real Hero
2001
as Shivaji Rao

Tees Maar Khan
2010
as Self

Welcome
2007
as Majnu Bhai

Race 2
2013
as Inspector Robert D'Costa

JugJugg Jeeyo
2022
as Bheem Saini

Mahabharat
2013
as Karna (voice)

Race
2008
as Robert D'Costa aka R.D.

1942: A Love Story
1994
as Naren Singh

Pagalpanti
2019
as Wifi Bhai

Tashan
2008
as Bhaiyyaji

Biwi No.1
1999
as Lakhan

Taal
1999
as Vikrant Kapoor

Savi
2024
as J Paul

Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
2019
as Balbir Chaudhary

Parinda
1989
as Karan Choudhary

Darna Zaroori Hai
2006
as Karan Chopra

Welcome Back
2015
as Sagar 'Majnu' Pandey

AK vs AK
2020
as Self

Janbaaz
1986
as Amar Singh

No Entry
2005
as Kishen

Mubarakan
2017
as Kartar Singh

Mann
1999
as Raj

Lamhe
1991
as Virendra Pratap Singh

The Zoya Factor
2019
as Himself (Guest Appearance)

Awaargi
1990
as Azaad

Bombay Talkies
2013
as Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)

Humko Deewana Kar Gaye
2006
as Karan Oberoi

Jamai Raja
1990
as Raja

Pukar
2000
as Major Jaidev Rajvansh

Meri Jung
1985
as Arun Verma

Mr. India
1987
as Arun Verma / Mr. India

Ram Lakhan
1989
as Inspector Lakhan Pratap Singh

Virasat
1997
as Shakti Thakur

Yuvvraaj
2008
as Gyanesh Yuvvraaj

Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets
2005
as Krishan Pundit

Beta
1992
as Raju

No Problem
2010
as Arjun Singh

Judaai
1997
as Raj Verma

Vijay
1988
as Arjun I. Gujral / Arjun S. Bhalla

Andaz
1994
as Ajay Kumar Saxena

Trimurti
1995
as Anand Singh / Sikander

Bulandi
2000
as Dharamraj "Dada" Thakur / Arjun Thakur

Shortkut - The Con Is On
2009
as Guest Appearance (uncredited)

Lajja
2001
as Raju

Bewafaa
2005
as Aditya Sahai

Blackout
2024
as Narrator

Om Jai Jagadish
2002
as Om Batra

Tezz
2012
as Arjun Khanna

Deewana Mastana
1997
as Raj Kumar Sharma (Raja)

Oasis
2017
as Vikram Danesh
Zindagi Ek Juaa
1992
as Hari 'Harry' Krishan

Humlaa
1992
as Shiva

Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain
1999
as Vijay

Jigarwala
1991
as Amar Singh

Apradhi
1992
as Shiva

Calcutta Mail
2003
as Avinash

Tezaab
1988
as Mahesh Deshmukh "Munna"

Armaan
2003
as Dr. Akash Sinha

Thikana
1987
as Ravi Goel

Musafir
2004
as Lucky

Yudh
1985
as Avinash Rathod

Halla Bol
2008
as Himself (uncredited)

Khel
1992
as Arun

Shakti
1982
as Ravi Kumar

Mashaal
1984
as Raja

Rajkumar
1996
as Rajkumar

Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja
1993
as Ramesh Verma/Romeo

Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
2000
as Avinash

Chandralekha
1997
as Mental health patient (Cameo)

Benaam Badsha
1991
as Deepak

Karma
1986
as Johnny / Gyaneshwar

Sone Pe Suhaaga
1988
as Ravi

Aap Ke Saath
1986
as Vimal

Dil Tera Aashiq
1993
as Himself

Aag Se Khelenge
1989
as Raja Saxena / Johny

Amba
1990
as Suraj 'Sarju' B. Singh

Ram-Avtar
1988
as Avtar

Gurudev
1993
as Guru (Gaurav)

Thar
2022
as Inspector Surekha Singh

Laila
1984
as Kumar Deshraj Singh

Kabhi Na Kabhi
1998
as Rajeshwar 'Raja'

Andar Baahar
1984
as Raja

Dharavi
1991
as Anil Kapoor

Loafer
1996
as Ravi Kumar

Abhimanyu
1989
as Manu / Abhimanyu America Puri / Abdul Jabbar

Kasam
1988
as Inspector Kishan Kumar / Krishna

Karobaar
2000
as Rajiv Sinha

Laadla
1994
as Raj 'Raju' Verma

Pratikar
1991
as Krishna Shrivastav

Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate
1998
as Shanker Sharma / Ramanuj / Nilofar

My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves
2008
as Himself (guest appearance)

Rakhwala
1989

Rishtey
2002
as Suraj Singh

Ghar Ho To Aisa
1990
as Amar

Chameli Ki Shaadi
1986
as Charandas

Woh 7 Din
1983
as Prem Pratap

Badhaai Ho Badhaai
2002
as Raja

Mr. Bechara
1996
as Anand Verma

It's My Life
2020
as Narrator

Jeevan Ek Sanghursh
1990
as Karan Kumar

Hifazat
1987
as Ram Kumar / Raj Kumar
About Anil Kapoor
Living in a Chawl in Tilak Nagar, Punjabi-speaking Anil was born in 1959 to Surinder and Nirmal aka Suchitra Kapoor. He has an elder brother, Boney, a sister, Reena, and a younger brother, Sanjay. His dad used to be Shammi Kapoor's Secretary. A loner, without many friends, he studied in the nearby O.L.P.S. (Our Lady of Perpetual Succor) School, and was an ardent fan of Bollywood flicks that were telecast during the Ganesh Maha Utsav every year. He was a fan of Raj Kapoor, and it was this that influenced his acting, and people saw him as a mimi… With 177 credits spanning from 1980 to 2027, Anil Kapoor has appeared in 147 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Anil Kapoor Movies
- Animal (2023) — as Balbir Singh
- Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) — as Brij Nath
- War 2 (2025) — as Vikrant Kaul
- Slumdog Millionaire (2008) — as Prem
- Fighter (2024) — as Rakesh Jaisingh (Rocky)
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