name	Anil Kapoor
birth date	December 24, 1959
birth place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
years active	1979–present
spouse	Sunita Kapoor (1984–present)
occupation	Actor, Producer }}

Anil Kapoor (, , born 24 December 1959) is an Indian actor and producer who mainly appears in Bollywood films. He won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Yash Chopra's film ''Mashaal'' (1984).

Kapoor earned his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in N. Chandra's ''Tezaab'' in 1988, and later for Indra Kumar's ''Beta'' in 1992. Since then, he has starred in many critically and commercially successful films including ''Woh Saat Din'', ''Meri Jung'', ''Janbaaz'', ''Karma'', ''Mr. India'', ''Virasat'' (1997), for which he won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor; ''Biwi No.1'' (1999); ''Taal'' (1999), for which he won his second Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award; ''Pukar'' (2000), for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor; ''No Entry'' (2005) and ''Welcome'' (2007).

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 recognised Indian actors.

Personal life and education

Anil Kapoor was born in Tilak Nagar, Mumbai, to film producer Surinder Kapoor and his wife Nirmal. He attended Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School - Chembur, in the Chembur suburb of Mumbai and then St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. Kapoor's elder brother, Boney Kapoor, is a film producer while younger brother Sanjay Kapoor is also an actor.

In 1984, he married Sunita Kapoor (née Bhambhani) and has two daughters and a son Harshwardhan Kapoor. Kapoor's elder daughter is actress Sonam Kapoor. Rhea Kapoor attended school in New York and is now a producer in Mumbai.

Career

As an actor

1980s

Kapoor made his Bollywood debut with Umesh Mehra's ''Hamare Tumhare'' (1979) in a supporting role. After a few minor roles in films such as ''Hum Paanch'' (1980) and ''Shakti'' (1982), he got his first leading role in the 1983 Hindi film, ''Woh Saat Din''. Kapoor later tried acting in Tollywood and Sandalwood, and appeared in the Telugu film ''Vamsa Vriksham'' and Mani Ratnam's Kannada debut film ''Pallavi Anu Pallavi'' released in 1983.

Next, he appeared in Yash Chopra's drama ''Mashaal'' (1984) as Tapori, for which he won his first Filmfare Award in the Best Supporting Actor category. Kapoor's 1985 releases included ''Yudh'' & ''Saaheb''.

In 1986, Kapoor played the role of a care free playboy in the hit ''Janbaaz'', costarring Feroz Khan. His other release of 1986 ''Insaaf Ki Awaaz'' was a box office hit. In the same year Basu Chatterjee directed ''Chameli Ki Shaadi'' and he displayed his crackling flare in comedy.

Going on to deliver huge commercial success with films like ''Meri Jung'' (1985), a career-defining role of an angry young lawyer fighting for justice, which eventually established Kapoor's credential as a mature actor and both audience and critics gave their thumbs up to his performance. Kapoor played a comic tapori in ''Karma'' (1986), the biggest hit of the year. Kapoor generated wide applause from audience of all walks of life for his title role in Shekhar Kapur's sci-fi film ''Mr. India'' (1987), the biggest hit of the year. The film became one of his biggest box office hits and shot him to superstar status. Anil kapoor was equally impressive in Mahesh Bhatt directed film ''Thikana''. In 1988, he was rewarded with his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his rivetting performance in the hit film, ''Tezaab'', the biggest blockbuster of 1988. Anil proved to be the only saving grace even in flops like ''Ram-Avtar''. The following year he delivered more mega commercial and critical successes with ''Ram Lakhan'' (which became the second highest box office earner of 1989) and the audience went berserk with the song ''One Two Ka Four''. In the highly acclaimed film ''Parinda'', Kapoor played his role with conviction, and his biggest achievement was displaying the vulnerability of his character so perfectly. In ''Rakhwala'', Kapoor played a tapori again and the film was declared a success. Kapoor excelled in his eccentric portrayal of an autistic person in the 1989 hit, ''Eeshwar'' and this film proved his versatility as an actor.

1990s

The year 1990 saw him play a dual role, as twin brothers in the highly successful ''Kishen Kanhaiya'' and in the same year he further attained reasonable box office success with ''Ghar Ho To Aisa''. Kapoor came up with a critically acclaimed performance in ''Awaargi''. Many critics called that his best performance ever. This was followed by a restrained yet striking performance as a middle age man in Yash Chopra's romantic drama ''Lamhe'', a landmark film of Indian cinema and Yash Chopra's best work to date. It was the first film in which he appeared without a moustache. Although the film was a box office failure in India, it proved to be a success overseas. Kapoor's 1991 release, ''Benaam Badshaah'' was accorded above average status at the ticket window.

In 1992, Kapoor received his second Filmfare Best Actor Award for his hard-hitting performance in Indra Kumar's ''Beta'' — the biggest blockbuster of the year — opposite Madhuri Dixit. Kapoor was highly impressive with his comic act in ''Khel'' and his comic timing was one of the highlights of the film. In 1993, 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. The only major success in these years was ''Laadla'' with Sridevi, a film produced by Nitin Manmohan. Kapoor gave a splendid performance as a simpleton lover in the hit musical ''1942: A Love Story''. His 1995 release, ''Trimurti (film)'' was a box office disaster, though Kapoor's performance was creditable. Kapoor came up with a decent performance in the average performer ''Gharwali Bharwali''.

After a few box office failures, he had box office success with films like ''Loafer'' (1996),. In ''Judaai'', Kapoor's depiction of a loving husband twisted between his two wives was appreciated and this film fared well at the box office. ''Deewana Mastana'' (1997), ''Biwi No.1'' (1999) and ''Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain'' (1999) were box office hits. Kapoor’s unusual characterization of a zealous, crooked musical superstar in ''Taal'' (1999) shocked both audience and critics alike. He also won rave reviews for his superb performance in ''Virasat'', a remake of the Tamil film, ''Thevar Magan'' (1992), in which ''Kamal Hassan'' had played Kapoor's role. He also starred in the unsuccessful ''Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate'', which was legendary filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherji's last commercial release, along with Juhi Chawla. He shaved his moustache once again for the film, in the second half, where he played actor Sajid Khan's wife and his delightful comic timing was a real treat to watch.

2000s

Kapoor's first release of 2000 was ''Bulandi (2000 film)'', in which he played a double role, showing restraint and maturity as the elder Thakur. He won his first National Film Award in the Best Actor category for his role in Rajkumar Santoshi's critically acclaimed ''Pukar'' in 2000. Kapoor again tasted critical and commercial success with ''Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai'' in 2000. Kapoor stole the show as Rajeev in the much delayed, ''Karobaar'', a film directed by Rakesh Roshan, where Kapoor’s dialogue delivery was appreciated. He delivered a powerhouse performance in Shanker's ''Nayak'' which is considered to be his best performance by many.

In 2002, Kapoor gave an excellent performance in the role of a fat man in ''Badhaai Ho Badhaai'', a takeoff from the Hollywood hit, ''Nutty Professor''. He notched up yet another glorious performance in the Indra Kumar directed film ''Rishtey''. In ''Om Jai Jagadish'', he gave an amazing performance. Kapoor shared the screen with Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan for the first time in ''Armaan'', and underplayed his character of a neurosurgeon superbly.

In his 2003 release, ''Calcutta Mail'', he delivered one of his best performances. His character was defined with ample scope to perform in this screenplay-driven performance and in spite of the strong supporting cast, this really came out as Kapoor's one-man show. He ignited the silver screen with an authoritative performance in ''Musafir''. Kapoor gave an incredibly restrained performance as the stricken husband in the thriller ''My Wife's Murder'', which he also produced. Anees Bazmee's super-hit comedy ''No Entry'' (2005), followed for Kapoor that year. The film went on to become the highest grossing film of the year.

Kapoor played a grey character with finesse in the 2005 thriller, ''Chocolate''. Anil's first release of 2007 ''Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love'' was a box office hit in overseas though a flop in India. Anees Bazmee's ''Welcome'', which released on 21 December 2007 and was declared the biggest success of the year. Kapoor's understated performance in Subhash Ghai's ''Black and White'' was highly lauded. His first release in 2008, Abbas Mustan's thriller, ''Race'' became a box office hit. Vijay Krishna Acharya's, ''Tashan'' marked Anil's comeback to Yash Raj Films but failed to do well at the box office.

His most recent films were his first English-language film, ''Slumdog Millionaire'', which was released on 12 November 2008, and ''Yuvvraaj'', which was released on 21 November 2008. ''Yuvvraaj'', with Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles, failed to do well at the box office. On the other hand, ''Slumdog Millionaire'' has won a number of international awards and received rave reviews from critics, costing only US $15 million to produce, but pulling in more than $352 million worldwide. In January 2009, he attended the 66th Golden Globe Awards ceremony along with the team of ''Slumdog Millionaire'', which won four Golden Globe Awards. Kapoor also received a nomination for Best Ensemble at the Black Reel Awards of 2008 and has won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

2010s

In 2010, Kapoor starred in the eighth season of the American television series ''24'', portraying Omar Hassan, President of the fictional Islamic Republic of Kamistan. In October of that year he was cast to play a villain in both Mission: Impossible IV and ''Power''.

As producer

In 2002, Kapoor produced his first film, the comedy ''Badhaai Ho Badhaai'', in which he also starred in. It 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 (2007) and was awarded the National Film Award - Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film). He produced the movie ''Shortkut: The con is on'' starring Akshaye Khanna and Arshad Warsi. In 2010, he produced the movie ''Aisha'', starring his daughter Sonam Kapoor and Abhay Deol in the lead roles. The film performed moderately at the box office, grossing Rs. 15.50 crore in its theatrical run.

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Actor

''Ek Baar Kaho (1980 film) ''Shakti (1982 film) ''Pallavi Anu Pallavi'' ''Mashaal'' ''Saaheb'' ''Kahan Kahan Se Guzar'' ''Itihaas (film) ''Kasam'' ''Ram Lakhan'' ''Awaargi'' ''Jigarwala'' ''Beta (film) ''Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja'' ''Laadla'' ''Trimurti (film) ''Rajkumar (1996 film) ''Judaai (1997 film) ''Kabhi Na Kabhi'' ''Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain'' ''Bulandi'' ''Lajja (film) ''Badhaai Ho Badhaai'' ''Armaan (2003 film) ''Musafir (2004 film) ''Bewafaa'' ''Humko Deewana Kar Gaye'' ''Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love'' ''My Name is Anthony Gonsalves'' ''Shortcut: The Con is on'' ''24 (TV series)

Year !! Film !! Role !! Other notes
1979	''Hamare Tumhare''	Vipin
rowspan="3"	1980	Ek Baar Kaho'' ||
''Hum Paanch (1980 film)	Hum Paanch''
''Vamsa Vriksham''
1982	Shakti'' ||	Ravi Kumar
rowspan="2"	1983	|	Vijay	Kannada film
''Woh Saat Din''	Prem Pratap Patailawale
rowspan="4"	1984	|	Raja	Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
''Andar Baahar''	Raja
''Laila''	Kumar Deshraj Singh
''Love Marriage''
rowspan="4"	1985	|	Suni Sharma
''Yudh (film)	Yudh''	Double Role Public Prosecutor Avinash / Junior
''Mohabbat''	Shekhar
''Meri Jung''	Arun Verma
rowspan="8"	1986	|
''Pyaar Ka Sindoor''
''Chameli Ki Shaadi''	Charandas
''Aap Ke Saath''	Vimal
''Janbaaz''	Amar Singh
''Pyar Kiya Hai Pyar Karenge''	Anand
''Karma (film)	Karma''	Johnny/Gyaneshwar
''Insaaf Ki Awaaz''
rowspan="4"	1987	Itihaas'' ||
''Mr. India''	Arun Verma/Mr. India
''Hifazat''	Ram Kumar/Raj Kumar
''Thikana''	Ravi
rowspan="6"	1988	|
''Ram-Avtar''	Avtar
''Vijay (film)	Vijay''	Arjun
''Sone Pe Suhaaga''	Ravi Kumar/Joginder
''Tezaab''	Mahesh Deshmukh (Munna)
''Inteqam''
rowspan="8"	1989	|	Inspector Lakhan Pratap Singh
''Joshilaay''	Karan
''Eeshwar (1989 film)	Eeshwar''	Ishwarchand Vishnunath Brahmanand
''Rakhwala''
''Abhimanyu (movie)	Abhimanyu''	Mannu/Abhimanyu America Puri /Abdul Jabbar
''Aag Se Khelenge''	Inspector Ravi Saxena/Raja Saxena
''Kala Bazaar''	Vijay
''Parinda''
rowspan="6"	1990	|	Azad
''Kishen Kanhaiya''	Double role Kishen/Kanhaiya
''Ghar Ho To Aisa''
''Jeevan Ek Sangharsh''	Karan
''Amba (movie)	Amba''
''Jamai Raja''	Raja
rowspan="4"	1991	|	Amar Singh
''Benaam Badsha''	Deepak
''Pratikar''	Krishna Srivastav
''Lamhe''	Virendra Pratap Singh
rowspan="6"	1992	Beta'' ||	Raju	Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award
''Zindagi Ek Jua''	Harikishan alias Harry
''Humlaa''	Shiva
''Khel''	Devdas/Arun Kumar
''Heer Ranjha (film)	Heer Ranjha''	Deedho/Ranjha
''Apradhi''	Shiva
rowspan="2"	1993	|	Ramesh Verma/Romeo
''Guru Dev''	Guru (Gaurav)
rowspan="4"	1994	|	Raju
''Andaz''	Ajay
''1942: A Love Story''	Naren Singh
''Mr. Azaad''	Azaad
1995	Trimurti'' ||	Anand Singh/Sikander	Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
rowspan="3"	1996	Rajkumar'' ||	Rajkumar
Loafer	Ravi Kumar
''Mr. Bechara''	Anand Verma
rowspan="4"	1997	Judaai'' ||	Raj
''Virasat (1997 film)	Virasat''	Shakti Thakur
''Deewana Mastana''	Raj Kumar (Raja)/Inspector. Bansi Rao
''Chandralekha (1997 film)	Chandralekha''
rowspan="3"	1998	|	Rajeshwar (alias Raja)
''Gharwali Baharwali''	Arun
''Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate''	Shanker Sharma/Ramanuj
rowspan="4"	1999	|	Vijay
''Biwi No.1''	Lakhan
''Mann (film)	Mann''	Raj
''Taal (film)	Taal''	Vikrant Kapoor
rowspan="4"	2000	|	Dharamraj "Dada" Thakur/Arjun Thakur
''Pukar (2000 film)	Pukar''	Major Jaidev Rajvansh
''Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai''	Avinash
''Karobar''	Rajiv
rowspan="2"	2001	Lajja'' ||	Raju
''Nayak: The Real Hero	Nayak''	Shivaji Rao Gaekwad
rowspan="3"	2002	|	Raja
''Om Jai Jagadish''	Om Batra
''Rishtey''	Suraj Singh
rowspan="2"	2003	Armaan'' ||	Dr. Akash Sinha
''Calcutta Mail''	Avinash
2004	Musafir'' ||	Lucky
rowspan="4"	2005	|	Aditya Sahai
''My Wife's Murder''	Ravi Patwardhan
''No Entry''	Kishen
''Chocolate (hindi film)	Chocolate''	Advocate Krishan Pundit
rowspan="2"	2006	|	Karan Oberoi
''Darna Zaroori Hai''	Karan Chopra
rowspan="2"	2007	|	Vinay
''Welcome (film)	Welcome''	Sagar Pandey aka Majnu Bhai
rowspan="6"	2008	|	Himself
''Black and White (2008 Indian film)	Black & White''	Special appearance as Rajan Mathur
''Race (2008 film)	Race''	Inspector Robert D'Costa (R.D.)
''Tashan (film)	Tashan''	Lakhan Singh Ballebaaz (Bhaiyyaji)
''Slumdog Millionaire''	Prem Kumar
''Yuvvraaj''	Gyanesh Yuvvraaj
rowspan="2"	2009	|	Special appearance as himself
''Wanted (2009 film)	Wanted''	Special appearance in song ''Jalwa''
rowspan="2"	2010	24'' ||	Omar Hassan (24 character)>Kamistan President Omar Hassan	Series Regular (Season 8)
''No Problem (film)	No Problem''	Inspector Arjun Singh
rowspan="4"	2011		Balraj
''Double Dhamaal''	Himself
''Tezz''	Arjun
''Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol''	Brij Nath
rowspan="2"	2012	''Race 2''	Inspector Robert D'Costa (R.D.)
''Shootout at Wadala''

Producer

2002: ''Badhaai Ho Badhaai''

2005: ''My Wife's Murder''

2007: ''Gandhi, My Father''

2009: ''Short Kut: The Con is On''

2010: ''Aisha''

2010: ''No Problem''

References

External links

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Kapoor or ''Kapur'' and sometimes but rarely ''Capoor'' (Punjabi: ਕਪੂਰ‌, Hindi: कपूर‌) is the name of a gotra of punjabi descent belonging to the Khatri (''Kshatriya'' or warrior) Varna. They are part of the "Dhai Ghar", meaning two and a half houses. Kapurs, Malhotra (also called Mehras or Mehrotras), Khanna and Seth (also called Kakkar) marry their children with each other. Kapoor can not marry a Kapoor but can only marry Malhotra, Khanna or Seth. This leaves three "Ghars" to marry out of which they are not supposed to marry any of their mother's side relatives with mother's paternal last name (it could be Khanna, Malhotra or Seth). Which makes it "Dhai Ghar Marriage that is why the word "Dhai Ghar". The clan hails originally from Afghanistan of the subcontinent of India. Prominent families bearing this name include:

The Maharajas of Burdwan in Bengal, detailed below.

The Kapoor family of Amritsar (Punjab) with generations involved in the Indian Freedom struggle led by Sh. Tilak Raj Kapoor a leading Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh activist who supported the migration of Hindu & Sikh families from Pakistan during 1947 by organising several relief camps in and around Amritsar.

The Kapoor family of Bollywood, five generations of theatre and cinema personalities;

Rai Bahadur Jankidas Kapur, who founded Atlas Cycles Ltd. in 1950 at Sonepat in present-day Haryana;

Dr. Brij Mohan Kapoor, Professor Emeritus of Botany at St. Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia; Kapoor published over 200 papers and discovered a number of plant species.

The Maharajas of Burdwan

The Zamindars of Burdwan in Bengal belong to the Kapoor clan, and held the title of Maharajah. Maharajah Bahadur Tedj Chand Ray adopted Chinilal Kapur. His descendants continued as the Maharajas of Burdwan. The family continued as rulers of Burdwan until zamindari was abolished by the government of India in 1955/56. While called maharajahs they were in no sense rulers or aristocrats but wealthy Banias who had purchased the right to collect rent in the District of Burdwan from the British during the Permanent Settlement of Bengal. The area remaining however under direct administration of the British via the Indian Civil Service officers on the Bengal State. They also were never members of the Chamber or Council of Princes such as the Maharaja of Patiala or Kapurtala. Thus the title Maharaja was only honorific as was the case in much of India. During the three centuries that they held the estate of Burdwan, the Kapoor family extended their patronage to various scholars and artists, including:

Paramahansa Yogananda, swami and philosopher

Sadhak Kamalakanta, Bengali poet and singer

Gopeswar Banerjee, noted musician of Vishnupur

Dasharathi Roy, poet and composer of Panchali

Padmalochan, a disciple of Sri Ramakrishna

Several famous buildings and tanks in Burdwan were built by the Maharajas of Burdwan, including the Sarbamangala temple, the Baikunthanath Siva temple, the Shyam sagar tank, the Ranisagar tank, the Bijoy Toran and the Rajbadi (palace). In 1882, the Burdwan Raj College was started in Burdwan, which was supported entirely by the estates of the Kapoor dynasty.

Rabindranath Tagore in his "The Hungry Stones And Other Stories" writes: "''the Chhota Lord had been heard to say that in all Bengal, the only really respectable families were those of the Maharaja of Burdwan and the Babus of Nayanjore.''"

Kapoor family of Bollywood

Prithviraj Kapoor (1906–1972), a noted pioneer of Indian theater and of the Hindi film industry, belonged to the Kapoor clan. He was born at Samundri near the town of Lyallpur, in Pakistan. He moved to Bombay, India in 1928 and ended up founding a dynasty of movie stars and film-makers. In 1944, he started the Prithvi Theatre, a travelling theatre troupe.

In his personal life, he remained a traditional Khatri, with the women of his household remaining away from the glitter and decadence of the movie industry. That changed when his grandson Randhir Kapoor married a movie star Babita in 1971.

Prithviraj was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Indian Cinema posthumously. His son, Shashi Kapoor, along with his wife, Jennifer Kapoor, has revived Prithvi Theatre in his honour.

Other prominent Kapoors

Prominent people bearing the name "Kapoor" include:

Judiciary

JUSTICE Jeevan Lal Kapur, FORMER,SUPREME COURT JUDGE

Politics & Social Activist

Sh. Tilak Raj Kapoor (Amritsar), Social Activist & Freedom Fighter

Arts and films

Mukesh Kapoor, Photographer

Shammi Kapoor, Bollywood actor

Raj Kapoor, Bollywood actor, producer and director

Shashi Kapoor, Bollywood actor, director and producer

Rishi Kapoor, Bollywood actor

Anish Kapoor, sculptor

Sanjeev Kapoor, gourmet chef

Ravi Kapoor, British actor

Steven Kapur, also known as "Apache Indian", a pop singer

Neha Kapur, Beauty queen

Shekhar Kapur, film-maker

Jeetendra, whose real name is "Ravi Kapoor"

Ekta Kapoor Producer for television and movies (Bollywood)

Tusshar Kapoor, Bollywood actor

Pankaj Kapur, Bollywood actor, film-maker

Ranbir Kapoor, Bollywood actor, son of Rishi Kapoor

Shahid Kapoor, Bollywood actor, son of Pankaj Kapur

Ishaan Kapoor, actor

Surinder Kapoor

Anil Kapoor, Bollywood actor, film producer

Shobhit Kapoor

Sanjay Kapoor, Bollywood actor

Boney Kapoor Film Director and producer

Shakti Kapoor, actor

Anurag kapoor,model

Sanjana Kapoor

Pooja Kapoor, producer

Karisma Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor, Bollywood Actress

Raksha Kapoor

Renuka Kapoor

Sonam Kapoor, Bollywood Actress

Rajesh Khanna, Bollywood Actor

Pankaj Kapoor, Bollywood Actor

Anu Kapoor, Bollywood Actor

Gita Kapoor, Bollywood dancer

Naresh Kapoor

Sanjana Kapoor, Bollywood Actor

Ranjin Singh, whose real name is "Dave Kapoor" (Writer, actor)

Bharat Kapoor , director , writer, producer

Usha Khanna, Bollywood Music Director

Ram Kapoor, Tv actor

Namitha Kapoor, South Indian movie actress

Siddharth Kapoor,Bollywood Actor

Literature

Narinder Singh Kapoor

Ramneek Kapoor

anurag s kapoor

Software Industry

Shammi Kapoor, CEO, TheIndiaInc.com, First Indian to achieve Certified Google Professional Status. Export Consultant, Speaker & Consultant. He has been part of various Government delegation to USA, Latin America, Europe, Hong Kong, etc. He can be reached at ShammiKapoor.com

Deepak Kapoor, Senior software engineer, Wipro Technologies, Greater Noida. Deepak Kapoor is working in Salesforce and he is Salesforce Certified Advanced Developer.

Vishal Kapoor, Program Director, Wipro Limited

Science and medicine

Dr. Anil Kapoor, Associate Professor of Surgery (Urology), McMaster University; Program Director, McMaster Urology Residency Program; Director, Urologic Research Group, McMaster Institute of Urology; Chair, GU Oncology Program, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Dr. Brij Mohan Kapoor, Professor Emeritus of Botany at St. Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia; Kapoor published over 200 papers and discovered a number of plant species.

Dr. Sunil Kapoor, Chief of Anesthesiology at Toronto East General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Dr. Vimal Scott Kapoor, Assistant Professor at University of Toronto, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Emergency Physician, Aerospace Physician and Actor, Featured in "Untold Stories of the ER"

Dr. Yash Pal Kapur (1927–2009) Professor Emeritus and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Michigan State University, with a specialty in otolaryngology and hearing impairment, and a special interest in loss of hearing in juveniles; advisor to the World Health Organisation and president of Hearing International.

Dr. Ravi Kapur, President, Anudeza LLC, Entrepreneur-in-Residence Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; Dr. Kapur is a Biomedical Engineer, an inventor and founder of start-up ventures commercializing microfluidic devices for clinical diagnostics; he has authored original works in fields as diverse as bioprosthetics, tissue engineering, and clinical diagnostics; Dr. Kapur is an advisor to American Association For The Advancement of Sciences and has written and spoken on the art of converting science to business; he resides in Boston with his wife and 2 children.

Dr. Deepak Kapoor, Chief of Interventional Cardiology at Georgia Health Sciences University; Assistant Professor of Cardiology

References

External links

Genealogy of Maharajas of Burdwan

Encyclopaedia Britannica entry on Burdwan

History of Burdwan

Next weekend you can be at ... Burdwan

Vijay Manzil, the estate of the maharaja of Burdwan

Peshawarites still remember the Kapoor family

Prithviraj, My father by Shamsherraj (Shammi) Kapoor

Prithviraj Kapoor

See also

Caste

Hinduism in Punjab

Khatri

Punjabi people

Category:Social groups of India Category:Indian people Category:Indian family names Category:Surnames Category:Khatri clans Category:Punjabi tribes

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name	Dimple Kapadia
birth date	June 08, 1957
yearsactive	1973; 1984–present
spouse	Rajesh Khanna (1973–1984) (separated)
birthname	Dimple Chunnibhai Kapadia
occupation	Actress }}

Dimple Chunnibhai Kapadia (born 8 June 1957) is an Indian film actress. She made her acting debut at the age of 16, playing the title role in Raj Kapoor's teen romance ''Bobby''. In that same year she married Indian actor Rajesh Khanna, and retired from acting. Kapadia returned to films in 1984 after her separation from Khanna. One of her films of that period include the drama ''Saagar'' (1985). Both films won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Later in her career she started taking on roles in parallel films such as ''Drishti'' (1990), ''Lekin...'' (1991), and ''Rudaali'' (1993). Her performance in the latter earned her the National Film Award for Best Actress.

Early life

Kapadia is the eldest daughter of Gujarati entrepreneur Chunnibhai Kapadia and Betty.

Career

She was discovered by Raj Kapoor, who introduced her in his 1973 movie ''Bobby''. She was sixteen at the time. She married actor Rajesh Khanna at the age of 16, and left the film industry to raise her children.

After Kapadia's separation, she returned to the film industry in 1984. In 1985, she appeared in the film ''Saagar'', where she once again appeared opposite her ''Bobby'' co-star, Rishi Kapoor. The film was known for being quite controversial for several scenes featuring Kapadia, including one scene in which she was seen in a brief topless scene. Kapadia's performance as Mona D'Silva, a young woman residing in Goa, who is torn between her friend and the man she loves, won her a second Best Actress award at the Filmfare Awards. Rediff.com noted about her performance, "Dimple, caught between a friend and lover, performed solidly and memorably, grounding the two male leads and making the film work."

Kapadia appeared in many movies throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 1993, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in ''Rudaali''. The citation for the award described her performance as a "compelling interpretation of the tribulations of a lonely woman ravaged by a cruel society". She played an alcoholic in ''Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001). In 2005, she once again starred with Rishi Kapoor in ''Pyaar Mein Twist''. In 2006, she appeared in her first English-language film ''Being Cyrus''. Kapadia's more recent work includes ''Luck By Chance'' (2009).

Personal life

She married actor Rajesh Khanna six months before the release of her first film, ''Bobby'', in 1973. She then retired from acting for twelve years to raise her two daughters, Twinkle Khanna and Rinke Khanna.

Kapadia separated from Khanna in 1984. In 2010, reporter Dinesh Raheja stated that “the bitterness between Rajesh and Dimple washed away", noting that they are seen together at parties and that Dimple campaigned for Khanna's election and also worked in his film ''Jai Shiv Shankar''. After the separation she returned to acting. Her daughters also became actresses as did her younger sister Simple Kapadia. Her daughter, Twinkle Khanna, is married to actor Akshay Kumar.She is also starring on a movie with her son-in-law Akshay Kumar in Patiala House.

Awards

; National Film Awards

1993 - National Film Awards for Best Actress, ''Rudaali''

;Filmfare Awards

1973 - Filmfare Best Actress Award, ''Bobby''

1985 - Filmfare Best Actress Award, ''Saagar''

1993 - Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, ''Rudaali''

1994 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, ''Krantiveer''

;Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards 1991 - Best Actress, ''Drishti''

Filmography

''Bobby'' (1973)

''Zakhmi Sher'' (1984)

''Manzil Manzil'' (1984)

''Saagar'' (1985)

''Pataal Bhairavi'' (1985)

''Lavaa'' (1985)

''Aitbaar'' (1985)

''Arjun'' (1985)

''Vikram'' (1986) (Tamil film)

''Allah Rakha'' (1986)

''Janbaaz'' (1986)

''Insaaf'' (1987)

''Insaniyat Ke Dushman'' (1987)

''Kaash'' (1987)

''Saazish'' (1988)

''Mera Shikar'' (1988)

''Gunahon Ka Faisla'' (1988)

''Bees Saal Baad'' (1988)

''Aakhri Adaalat'' (1988)

''Kabzaa'' (1988)

''Mahaveera'' (1988)

''Zakhmi Aurat'' (1988)

''Ganga Tere Desh Mein'' (1988)

''Ram Lakhan'' (1989)

''Action'' (1989)

''Touhean'' (1989)

''Batwara'' (1989)

''Sikka'' (1989)

''Shehzaade'' (1989)

''Ladaai'' (1989)

''Pati Parmeshwar'' (1990)

''Kali Ganga'' (1990)

''Jai Shiv Shankar'' (1990)

''Drishti'' (1990)

''Aag Ka Gola'' (1990)

''Pyaar Ki Naam Qurbaan'' (1990)

''Lekin'' (1990)

''Prahaar: The Final Attack'' (1991)

''Naramsimha'' (1991)

''Mast Kalandar'' (1991)

''Haque'' (1991)

''Khoon Ka Karz'' (1991)

''Dushman Devta'' (1991)

''Ajooba'' (1991)

''Ranbhoomi'' (1991)

''Angaar'' (1992)

''Karm Yodha'' (1992)

''Dil Aashna Hai'' (1992)

''Rudaali'' (1993)

''Gunaah'' (1993)

''Aaj Kie Aurat'' (1993)

''Gardish'' (1993)

''Pathreela Raasta'' (1994)

''Krantiveer'' (1994)

''Antareen'' (1994)

''Share Bazaar'' (1997)

''Agni Chakra'' (1997)

''Mrityudaata'' (1997)

''2001'' (1998)

''Laawaris'' (1999)

''Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain'' (1999)

''Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001)

''Leela'' (2002)

''Hum Kaun Hai?'' (2004)

''Pyaar Mein Twist'' (2005)

''Being Cyrus'' (2006)

''Banaras - A Mystic Love Story'' (2006)

''Luck by Chance'' (2008)

''Jumbo'' (2008)

''Dabangg'' (2010)

''Patiala House'' (2010)

''Bombay Mittayi'' (2010) (Malayalam film)

See also

List of Indian film actresses

Notes

External links

Category:1957 births Category:Indian film actors Category:Living people Category:Filmfare Awards winners Category:Hindi film actors Category:Indian actors Category:Indian Hindus

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name	Ali Zafar
background	solo_singer
birth name	Ali Zafar
birth date	May 18, 1980
origin	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
instrument	Vocals, Multiple instruments
genre	Pop, Electronic, Folk, Classical, Sufi rock
occupation	Singer-songwriter, musician, composer, actor, model, music director, painter, producer, director
years active	2003–present
spouse	Ayesha Fazli (2009–present)
label	Unviersal Records, Sony Music, Alif Records, Frank Finn, Fire Records
website	www.alizafar.net ''www.facebook.com/aly.zafar'' www.twitter.com/alizafarsays
notable instruments	Guitars, Keyboards }}

Ali Zafar (Punjabi, }}, born May 18, 1982 in Lahore, Pakistan) is a Pakistani musician, composer, song writer, singer, actor, painter and model, popular for his music and now movies. His popular numbers include his hits like "Channo", "Rangeen", "Chal Dil Merey", "Dekha", "Masty", "Jhoom", "Sajania", "Madhubala","voh dekhney mein", "Dastan-e-ishq" and "Yar Dhadhi Ishq". He started his singing career with the song "Jugnuon Se Bhar Le Aanchal" in the film ''Shararat'', directed by Pakistani actress and director Samina Peerzada but made a big mark with his first single "Channo" from his first album "Huqa Pani" that sold more than seven million copies worldwide. The album turned out to be one of the biggest hits ever in Pakistan with "Channo" topping the charts all the way for a long time. Zafar made his acting debut in the 2010 Indian film ''Tere Bin Laden'' by director Abhishek Sharma.which became the biggest sleepers hit of the year and a cult classic propelling Zafar to a new dimension of stardom in Bollywood as an actor. His second movie "Mere Brother Ki Dulhan" again turned out to be a block buster taking him into a league of his own, followed by yet another hit "London,Paris,New York" marking Zafar as the first in Bollywood after Kishore Kumar to have become a successful and versatile actor,singer,composer,lyricist and music arranger all in one.

Biography

Early life and career

Ali was born to two professors at the University of the Punjab. He initially attended the C.A.A. Public School and later moved to the Beaconhouse School System from where he topped in his matric examinations. He then went onto Government College, Lahore and completed his FA. Later he graduated from the National College of Arts as a painter in 2002 with honors. Before entering the Pakistani musical scene, Zafar worked as a model for several commercial advertisement besides acting in television. He also worked as a portrai artist in a hotel lobby of a five star hotel in Lahore namely Pearl Continental where he used to draw 20 minutes wuick sketches of visitors and guests. It was there where he was spotted for a modelling campaign. He later worked in some Pakistan television miniseries like ''Kollege Jeans.'' He was also in the music video of ''Preeto'' sung by Abrar-ul-Haq. In college he also acted in a Musical theatre based on "Ten things i hate about you".

Music career

Ali Zafar made his debut as a musician with the album ''Huqa Pani'', released in Pakistan in 2003 and worldwide in 2005. The album was an instant hit, selling over 600,000 copies worldwide and winning several major awards and nominations. It also put him into the league of the most popular artists ever to have come out of Pakistan with a massive fan following locally and internationally. With time he proved to be perhaps one of the most versatile singer in the modern generation with a distinct vocal tone and qualities, specially during his folk and Sufi renditions in the "Coke Studio (Pakistan)", where he surprised his audiences with live renditions of difficult notes with much ease and ranging his singing from pop to folk to semi-classical. His new songs, namely "Allah Hu", "Yaar Dhadhi Ishq" (a cover), "Nahin Ray Nahin" and "Daastan-e-Ishq" won the hearts of millions all over the world once again and earned him a new era of fan following.

His first two albums namely "Huqa Pani" and "Masty" were pop albums but with his thrid album "Jhoom" Zafar made a shift towards more serious and spiritually inclined music. The album,besides his own, had verses from the great Sufi poets like Bulley Shah, Baba Ghulam Fareed and Mirza Ghalib. The album that Zafar produced, arranged, mixed and engineered himself showcased a visible transition and growth in him both as a musician and as a writer and elevated him into a space of a well respected and serious musician with multiple talents rarely witnessed.

He won the award for "Best Album" category at the Lux Style Awards in 2004 for his massive hit album Huqa Pani and also the "Best Male Artist" at the 2008 MTV awards. In addition to the album's popularity being reflected in the music stores and by critics, it has been widely claimed that Himesh Reshammiya plagiarized one of the most well-known tracks from the album, ''Rangeen'', for his song ''Dillagi Mein Jo''. Soon Pritam too copied his track ''"Channo"'' as ''"Chori ki Baatein"'' in the film ''Fight Club''.

Zafar launched his second album "Masty" nationwide in November 2006. He has since released four videos from the album called "Masty", "Sajania", "Dekha" and "Aasmaan" which again went to becoming a big hit.

He released his third and long awaited video of the single, "Dekha", from his second album, which was the most expensive music video of Pakistan, costing more than ten million rupees. The video was shot in Malaysia, produced by the Lux Company, and had the famous Pakistani actresses/models, Reema Khan, Meera, and Amina Haq, starring in it. Zafar also won the "Youth Icon" award in the Lux Style Awards 2007, in Malaysia.

Besides being a singer, painter, model and an actor, Zafar has also produced and directed his music video ''Ek Pal'' from his first album ''Huqa Pani''. His song "Dekha" of his album ''Masty'' was part of the soundtrack of American film ''Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'' which was released on September 24, 2010. He is the fourth Pakistani artist after Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Strings and Atif Aslam to have their song(s) featured in an American film.

In February 14th, Zafar released his third album which was much different from his earlier works consisting of sufi semi classical rendition of folk and sufi verses fuzed with modern instruments. It also included renditions from Coke studio and Ghazals from Mirza Ghalib. This time Zafar seemed more mature and thoughtful in his approach to music revealing a more seious side to his personailty and music. Tracks such as the title track "Jhoom", 'jee Dhoondta hai, "Koi Umeed" and "Jaane-e-man" had a timeless feel to them and earned him further respect and popuarlity in the feild of serious music listening.

Zafar also became the first of sorts to have rendered his services as an actor,singer,composer,lyrics writer,arranger,programmer,recordist,engineer and poducer for his recent film ''London, Paris, New York''. Amongst popular tracks from the album are the title track "London, Paris, New York", "Voh Dekhnay mein", "Ting Rang" and "Thehree si zindagee".

Acting career

Zafar made his debut in Indian director Abhishek Sharma's comedy film, ''Tere Bin Laden'', which was a success both critically and commercially. The film released worldwide on July 16, 2010. Zafar's second Indian film titled ''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan'', directed and written by Ali Abbas Zafar and produced by Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films, was released worldwide on 9 September 2011. The film also stars Imran Khan and Katrina Kaif which was a big hit. His last film was "London, Paris, New York" with Aditi Rao Hydari in 2012 which also received great critical acclaim as well as impressive overseas revenue. Currently, he is shooting his next venture which is a remake of 1981 cult-classic Chashme Buddoor.

Personal life

Zafar married his long-time fiancee Ayesha Fazli on July 28, 2009 in Lahore. On March 6, 2010, he became a father to a baby boy, who he named Azaan Zafar.

Television

Television appearance

2012 ''Style Police'' ''Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein'' ''Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan Ki''

Year !! Program !! Role !! Notes
	|	''Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi''	Ali Zafar	Special appearance on Sony TV
	2012	|	Ali Zafar	Special appearance on UTV Bindass
	2012	|	Nikhil Chopra	Special appearance on Zee TV
	2012	|	Nikhil Chopra	Special appearance on Life OK

Filmography

Feature films

2010 ''Luv Ka The End'' Luv Agnihotri ''London, Paris, New York''

Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
	|	''Tere Bin Laden''	Ali Hassan	Hindi	Filmfare Best Male Debut AwardNominated, Zee Cine Award for Best Male DebutNominated, 2011 IIFA Awards>IIFA Award for Best Male DebutNominated, Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male
rowspan="2"	2011	|	Freddy Kapoor	Hindi	Special appearance in song "Fun Funaa"
''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan''	|	Hindi	Winner, Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow - Male
rowspan="2"	2012	|	Nikhil Chopra	Hindi
''Chashme Buddoor Remake''	|	Hindi	Filming (Releasing in August 2012)

Discography

Albums

Release Date !! Album
	November 21, 2003
	December 1, 2006	''Masty''
	February 14, 2011	Jhoom (Album)>Jhoom''

As Composer

Year !! Film !! Film Industry !! Note
2012	''London, Paris, New York''	Bollywood

For films

''Shararat'' Bas Ek Soch I Love Amreeka Ullu Da Pattha Welcome To Amreeka Love Mein Gum F.U.N Fun Funna Madhubala London Paris New York Voh Dekhnay Mein Ting Rang Thehree Si Zindagi Oo Lala Aaja

Year !! Song !! Film !! Film Industry !! Notes
2003	Jugnuon Se Bhar Le Aanchal	|	Lollywood
2010	|	''Tere Bin Laden''	Bollywood
2010	|	''Tere Bin Laden''	Bollywood
2010	|	''Tere Bin Laden''	Bollywood
2010	|	''Tere Bin Laden''	Bollywood
2011	|	''Love Mein Gum''	Lollywood
2011	|	''Luv Ka The End''	Bollywood
2011	|	''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan''	Bollywood	Nominated, Stardust Award for New Musical Sensations (Male)
2012	|	''London, Paris, New York''	Bollywood
2012	|	''London, Paris, New York''	Bollywood
2012	|	''London, Paris, New York''	Bollywood
2012	|	''London, Paris, New York''	Bollywood
2012	|	''London, Paris, New York''	Bollywood
2012	|	''London, Paris, New York''	Bollywood

Notable songs

	Chhanno
	Huqa Pani
	Rangeen
	Chal Dil Merey
	Jugnuon Se Bher Le Aanchal
	Dekha Jo Teri Aankhon Mai
	Aag Jaisi Ye Jawani
	Sajania
	Aasmaan
	Masty
	Jhoom
	Daastan-e-Ishq

Single(s)

	Those For Truth
	Ain't No Sunshine (Cover)
	Rise Of Jazba" (Official Pakistan Cricket World Cup 2011 song)
	Dunia Hai Dil Walon Ki (Pepsi World Cup 2011 song)

Awards and Nominations

Indus Music Awards 2004 - The Best Album Huqa Pani.

Indus Music Awards 2004 - The Best Debut Artist.

Lux Style Awards 2004 - Best Music Album Huqa Pani.

Indus Music Awards 2005 - Best Pop Artist.

Asian Bollywood Music Awards 2005 - Best Pop Music Album in Pakistan Huqa Pani.

Lux Style Awards 2007 - Best Music Album Masty - Nominated

Lux Style Awards 2007 - The Youth Icon Award.

Voted As 18th Sexiest Man Of Asia (Eastern Eye - 2006)

Voted As 8th Sexiest Man Of Asia (Eastern Eye - 2007) YAN National Youth Forum 2007 - Youth Ambassador

MTV Awards 2008 - Best Male Artist

MTV Style Awards 2008 - Most Stylish Artist

Voted As 4th Sexiest Man Of Asia (Eastern Eye - 2008) MTV Style Awards 2009 - Best Male Singer

Voted As 8th Sexiest Man Of Asia (Eastern Eye - 2009)

Voted As 5th Sexiest Man Of Asia (Eastern Eye - 2010) Ranked 19th Most Desirable Man (itimes.com - 2010)

Zee Cine Awards 2011 - Best Male Debut January 14, 2011 - Nominated

Filmfare Awards 2011 - Best Male Debut January 29, 2011 - Nominated

Star Screen Awards 2011 - Most Promising Newcomer - Male - Nominated

IIFA Awards 2011- Star Debut of the Year – Male - Nominated

Stardust Award 2011 - Superstar Of Tomorrow Male - Nominated

Style Awards 2011 - Songs of the year for ‎"Jhoom" - Nominated

Style Awards 2011 - Personality of the Year - Nominated

Stardust Award 2012 - Superstar Of Tomorrow Male

Stardust Award 2012 - New musical sensation Male for Madhubala / MBKD - Nominated

Indian Poll : Face of the Year - 2010 (With More Than 400000 Votes) Voted As 5th Sexiest Man Of Asia (Eastern Eye - 2011)

Ranked 17th Most Desirable Man (itimes.com - 2011)

See also

Music of Pakistan

History of Pakistani pop music

References

External links

AliZafar.net - Official Website

Category:1980 births Category:Beaconhouse School System (Pakistan) alumni Category:Living people Category:Pakistani actors Category:Pakistani male singers Category:Pakistani pop singers Category:Pakistani Sunni Muslims Category:People from Lahore Category:Punjabi people Category:Ravians Category:Coke Studio artists

name	Ajay Devgn (Devgan)
birth date	April 02, 1969
birth place	New Delhi, India
yearsactive	1991–present
occupation	Film actor, Director, Producer
spouse	Kajol (1999–present)
birthname	Vishal Veeru Devgan
othername	Ajay Devgan
website	ajaydevgn.com }}

Ajay Devgn (), born Vishal Veeru Devgan on 2 April 1969, is an Indian film actor, director, and producer.

He made his film debut with ''Phool Aur Kaante'' in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film and for which he won a Filmfare Best Debut Award. He then starred in films such as ''Jigar'' (1992), ''Dilwale'' (1994), ''Suhaag'' (1994), ''Naajayaz'' (1995), ''Diljale'' (1996) and ''Ishq'' (1997).

In 1999, Devgan received his first National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Mahesh Bhatt's drama ''Zakhm''. Some of his later films of the decade are ''Pyar To Hona Hi Tha'', ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' and ''Kachche Dhaage''.

In the early 2000s, he starred in ''Lajja'' (2001) and ''Company'' (2002). In 2003, he won his second National Film Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Bhagat Singh in Rajkumar Santoshi's biopic ''The Legend of Bhagat Singh''. Throughout his career he has given many critically and commercially successful films including ''Raincoat'' (2004), ''Yuva'' (2004), ''Omkara'' (2006), ''Golmaal'' (2006), ''Golmaal Returns'' (2008), ''All The Best: Fun Begins'' (2009), ''Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai'' (2010), ''Golmaal 3'' (2010), ''Raajneeti'' (2010), and ''Singham'' (2011). Having done so, he has established himself as one of the leading actors of Bollywood.

Biography

Devgan's father, Veeru Devgan, is a stunt choreographer, and his mother Veena Devgan, has produced one film. Anil Devgan, his brother, is a Hindi film director. He is a graduate of Bappu School in Juhu and Mithibai College. On February 23, 1999, he married Hindi film actress Kajol. The venue for the wedding was changed from a Gurdwara at Andheri in northwest Mumbai to the Devgan residence, after a newspaper revealed the location. The couple has two children. Daughter Nysa was born in April 2003 and son Yug was born in September 2010. In August 2009, Devgan changed his last name to Devgn on the request of his family. He became the first Bollywood personality to acquire an aircraft for transport to shooting locations, promotions and personal trips. His father is originally Punjabi Hindu from Amritsar Punjab.

Career

In 1992, Ajay starred in ''Jigar'' alongside Karishma Kapoor, which grossed Rs.7,00,00,000. In 1993, he worked with director Deepak Bahry in the action film ''Ek Hi Raasta'', and with Deepak Pawar in ''Platform''.

In 1994, Devgn worked in Harry Baweja's ''Dilwale'', ''Suhaag'' and ''Vijaypath".

In 1995, he appeared in Mahesh Bhatt's "Naajayaz", for which he was nominated for "filmfare best actor award". In 1996, he continued with "Diljale".

Devgn began starring in comedy films, such as ''Ishq'' in 1997.

In 1998, he starred in "Major Saab" and ''Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha''. He next starred in Mahesh Bhatt's ''Zakhm''. He won several awards for his performance, including the National Film Award for Best Actor and the Star Screen Award for Best Actor

Devgn's 1999 work included Sanjay Leela Bhansali's ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' as well as "Hindustan ki kasam" and "Kachche dhage".

In 2000, he worked in Harry Baweja's "Deewane". In this film, he essayed the role of two persons, where one is thief and another is police officer. The film was a flop at the box office. In the same year, he starred in his first home production "Raju Chacha" opposite wife Kajol. The film also bombed at the box office.

In 2001, he starred in "Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke" co-starring Madhuri Dixit and Priety Zinta. This film was an average grosser at the box office. His next release "Lajja", alongside Manisha Koirala, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff and Anil Kapoor, earned him a nomination for the "Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award". The film did not perform as expected at the box office. He then worked in Mahesh Manjrekar's "Tera Mera Saath Rahen".

In 2002, he featured in Ram Gopal Verma's fictional expose of Mumbai Underworld "Company". He was nominated for Filmfare Best Actor Award and won Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. The film fared well at the box office. His next release was "Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin" alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Aishwarya Rai.

In the same year, he starred in Rajkumar Santoshi's biopic "The Legend of Bhagat Singh". The film didn't fare well at the box office. However, he won his second National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance. He then starred in Anees Bazmee's "Deewangee". The film was partially inspired by William Diehl's English Language novel "Primal Fear". He won several awards for his negative role including, "Filmfare Best Villain Award", "Star Screen Award Best Villain" and "Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Negative Role". This film was a success at the box office.

In 2003, he starred in Ram Gopal Verma's "Bhoot" opposite Urmila Matondkar. The film was appreciated critically & performed very well at the box office. He then starred in action thriller "Qayamat: City Under Threat" opposite debutant Neha Dhupia which was huge commercial success. He then worked in Milan Luthria's romantic film "Chori Chori" opposite Rani Mukherji and Sonali Bendre. This film did not succeed at the box office.

In that same year he featured in Prakash Jha's "Gangaajal", for which he was nominated for "Filmfare Best Actor Award". He then worked in Rohit Shetty's directional debut "Zameen", which grossed Rs.16,00,00,000 and J. P. Dutta's war film "LOC Kargil".

In 2004 he was cast along with Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Akshay Kumar in Rajkumar Santoshi's Khakee which grossed Indian Rs.36,25,00,000.The film had a bumper opening and was declared success in one week. He then appeared in Director Indra Kumar's Masti. The movie was an average hit. Then he starred in critically acclaimed movies such as Yuva (his role was appreciated), and Rituparno Ghosh's Raincoat (film). He then had cameo appearance in Taarzan: The Wonder Car.

2005 was less successful for him as he starred in a series of flop movies like Insan, Blackmail, Main Aisa Hi Hoon, Tango Charlie, and Shikhar whilst Kaal and Apaharan succeeded at the Box Office. For his performance in Apaharan the Superstar was nominated National Film Award for Best Actor and Filmfare Best Actor Award. For his villanous performance in Kaal he was nominated Filmfare Best Villain Award

2006 was a remarkable year in his career as he starred in two of his famous films Golmaal and Omkara. Omkara was a critical and a commercial hit in which he was cast in the title role and Golmaal was a sleeper hit and which was later followed by two super hit sequels Golmaal Returns and Golmaal 3. He is also featured in a short documentary about Mumbai floods of 2005 named The Awakening.

2007 was again disappointing for him as he starred only in 2 movies, one of which was Anubhav Sinha's action thriller Cash in which he was cast along with Sunil Shetty. The movie did a below average collection at the box-office and the other was Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag which was a remake of the 1975 classic Sholay. The film received extremely poor reception from critics, and is currently placed at number 14 on the bottom 100 movies on Imdb. The film is considered as a benchmark for bad movies.

In 2008 he worked with Rajkumar Santoshi and was cast with Pankaj Kapoor and Vidya Balan in Halla Bol. He then starred in director Rohit Shetty's third film Sunday, before directing his first movie with wife Kajol and himself in lead roles. The film, titled U, Me aur Hum, was an average success. He also had a cameo appearance in his brother Anil Devgan's film Haal-e-dil. He starred with long-time friend Sanjay Dutt and actress Manisha Koirala in Afzal Khan's Mehbooba. He then re-teamed with Rohit Shetty for the squeal of his hit film Golmaal, Golmaal Returns which was a blockbuster hit.

In 2009 he produced his third film All the Best also directed by Rohit Shetty. The film did good business and was a semi-hit. Later in the year he starred in Vipul shah's London Dreams with Salman Khan and south star Asin. The film did not succeed and was declared a flop.

In the beginning of 2010 he worked with legendary actors Amitabh Bachchan and Ben Kingsley in Leena Yadav's Teen Patti. He starred in the comedy Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge alongside Paresh Rawal and Konkona Sen Sharma which was a success. He followed this with Prakash Jha's Raajneeti and Milan Luthria's Once Upon a Time in Mumbai. Both movies were among the top grossers of 2010. Then he worked alongside Akshaye Khanna in Priyadarshan's rough adaptation of Mississippi Burning, Aakrosh. He again teamed up with Rohit Shetty for Golmaal 3. The movie was a super hit and the forth highest grossing movie in Bollywood history as it received mixed to good reviews. Then he starred in the animated film Toonpur Ka Super Hero.D In 2011 he again teamed up with Emraan Hashmi in Madhur Bhandarkar's comedy Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji which also starred Omi Vaidya and the film became a moderate success. He was a narrator in Yamla Pagla Deewana. He also did a cameo role in the 2011 Salman Khan-starrer Ready. Singham was released on 22 july 2011 it became second biggest opener after ready and all time biggest solo opener for Devgn. It has grossed more than 47.50 crores in five days in India. According to wikipedia its net gross in has reached 150 crores.

Awards and nominations

Among other awards and nominations, Devgn has won two National Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards.

Filmography

Actor

''Jigar'' ''Dil Hai Betaab'' ''Dilwale ''Naajayaz'' ''Jung'' ''Itihaas'' ''Major Saab'' ''Dil Kya Kare'' ''Deewane'' ''Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke'' ''Company (film) ''Bhoot'' ''Khakee'' ''Insan'' ''Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke (2006 film) ''Cash (2007 film) ''Halla Bol (film) ''Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge'' ''Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji'' ''Bol Bachchan''

Year
1991	''Phool Aur Kaante''	Ajay
1992	|	Raj "Raju" Verma
rowspan="8">1993	|	Ajay
''Divya Shakti''	Prashant Varma
''Platform (Hindi movie)	Platform''	Rajoo
''Sangram (1993 film)	Sangram''	Raja S. Singh Kanwar
''Shaktiman (1993 film)	Shaktiman''	Amar
''Ek Hi Raasta (1993 film)	Ek Hi Raasta''	Karan Singh
''Bedardi''	Vijay Saxena
''Dhanwaan''	Kashinath
rowspan="4"	1994	|	Arun Saxena
''Kanoon''	Vishal
''Vijaypath''	Karan
''Suhaag (1994 film)	Suhaag''	Ajay R. Sharma/Malhotra
rowspan="4"	1995	|	Jay Bakshi	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
''Hulchul (1995 film)	Hulchul''	Deva
''Gundaraj''	Ajay Chauvan
''Haqeeqat''	Shiva/Ajay
rowspan="3"	1996	|	Ajay Bahadur Saxena
''Jaan (film)	Jaan''	Karan
''Diljale''	Shyam
rowspan="2"	1997	|	Karan
''Ishq (film)	Ishq''	Ajay Rai
rowspan="4"	1998	|	Virendra Pratap Singh
''Pyar To Hona Hi Tha''	Shekhar
''Sar Utha Ke Jiyo''
''Zakhm''	Ajay R. Desai
rowspan="7"	1999	|	Anand Kishore
''Kachche Dhaage''	Aftab
''Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet''	Raju
''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam''	Vanraj
''Hindustan Ki Kasam (1999 film)	Hindustan Ki Kasam''	Ajay/Tauheed
''Gair''	Vijay Kumar/Dev
''Thakshak''	Ishaan Singh
rowspan="2"	2000	|	Vishal/Arun
''Raju Chacha''	Shekhar/Raju Chacha
rowspan="3"	2001	|	Vicky/Rohit Verma
''Lajja (film)	Lajja''	Bulwa
''Tera Mera Saath Rahen''	Raj Dixit
rowspan="4"	2002	Company'' ||	Malik	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
''Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin''	Raja
''The Legend of Bhagat Singh''	Sardar Bhagat Singh
''Deewangee''	Tarang Bharadwaj
rowspan="7"	2003	|	Vishal
''Qayamat: City Under Threat''	Rachit
''Chori Chori (2003 film)	Chori Chori''	Ranbir Malhotra
''Gangaajal''	S.P. Amit Kumar
''Parwana (2003 film)	Parwana''	Parwana
''Zameen (2003 film)	Zameen''	Col. Ranveer Ranawat
''LOC Kargil''	Capt. Manoj Pandey
rowspan="5"	2004	|	Yashwant Angre	Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award
''Masti (2004 film)	Masti''	Inspector Sikander
''Yuva''	Michael Mukherjee
''Taarzan: The Wonder Car''	Deven Chaudhary (Special Appearance)
''Raincoat (film)	Raincoat''	Manoj
rowspan="8"	2005	|	Ajit Rathod
''Blackmail (2005 film)	Blackmail''	Shekhar Mohan
''Zameer (2005 film)	Zameer''	Suraj Chauhan
''Tango Charlie''	Havaldar Mohammed Ali
''Kaal''	Kali Pratap Singh
''Main Aisa Hi Hoon''	Neel
''Apaharan''	Ajay Shastri
''Shikhar (film)	Shikhar''	Gaurav Gupta
rowspan="4"	2006	Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke'' ||	SP Kunal Singh	Bhojpuri Film
''Golmaal (2006 film)	Golmaal''	Gopal
''Omkara (film)	Omkara''	Omkara "Omi" Shukla
''The Awakening (2006 film)	The Awakening''
rowspan="2"	2007	Cash'' ||	Karan/Doc
''Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag''	Hirendra Chavan (Heero)
rowspan="5"	2008	Halla Bol'' ||	Ashfaq Khan/Sameer Khan
''Sunday (Indian film)	Sunday''	ACP Rajveer Randhawa
''U, Me aur Hum''	Ajay
''Mehbooba (2008 film)	Mehbooba''	Karan
''Golmaal Returns''	Gopal
rowspan="2"	2009	''All The Best: Fun Begins''	Prem Chopra
''London Dreams''	Arjun
rowspan="7"	2010	|	Puneet
''Teen Patti (film)	Teen Patti	Sunny
''Raajneeti''	Sooraj
''Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai''	Sultan Mirza
''Aakrosh''	Pratap Kumar
''Golmaal 3''	Gopal
''Toonpur Ka Superrhero	Toonpur Ka Super Hero''	Aditya
rowspan="7"	2011	|	Naren
''Yamla Pagla Deewana''	Narrator
''Ready (2011 film)	Ready''	Raju
''Singham (2011 film)	Singham''	Bajirao Singham
''Rascals (2011 film)	Rascals''	Bhagat
''Tezz''	Ajay
''Power (2011 film)	Power''
rowspan="3"	2012	|		Filming
''S.O.S.-Son Of Sardar''
''Matru Ki Biwi Ka Mann Dola''

Producer

Year !! Film !! Other notes
2000	''Raju Chacha''
2008	''U, Me aur Hum''
2009	''All The Best: Fun Begins''

Director

Year !! Film !! Other notes
2008	''U, Me aur Hum''

References

External links

Ajay Devgn's Official Site

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