Anil Kapoor

Anil Kapoor (born 24 December 1956) is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, in addition to Indian television and international films. In a career spanning over 40 years as an actor and since 2005 as a producer, Kapoor has appeared in more than 100 films. He has received several accolades, including two National Film Awards and seven Filmfare Awards.

Born to film producer Surinder Kapoor, he made his Bollywood debut with a small role in the romance ''Hamare Tumhare'' (1979) before starring in the Telugu film ''Vamsa Vruksham'' (1980) and Kannada film ''Pallavi Anupallavi'' (1983). He emerged as a star with ''Mashaal'' (1984) and went on to establish himself with his roles in the action films ''Meri Jung'' (1985), ''Karma'' (1986), ''Janbaaz'' (1986), ''Mr. India'' (1987), ''Tezaab'' (1988), and ''Ram Lakhan'' (1989).

Kapoor's other commercially successful films include ''Beta'' (1992), (1994), ''Laadla'' (1994), ''Virasat'' (1997), ''Judaai'' (1997), ''Deewana Mastana'' (1997), ''Gharwali Baharwali'' (1998), ''Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain'' (1999) and ''No Entry'' (2005). He won the National Film Award for Best Actor for playing an army man in ''Pukar'' (2000) and a Special Jury Award for producing ''Gandhi, My Father'' (2007). Kapoor has also played supporting roles in ''Taal'' (1999), ''Biwi No. 1'' (1999), ''Welcome'' (2007), ''Race'' (2008), ''Race 2'' (2013), ''Dil Dhadakne Do'' (2015), ''Total Dhamaal'' (2019), ''Jugjugg Jeeyo'' (2022), ''Animal'' (2023) and ''Fighter'' (2024).

Kapoor's first international film role was in Danny Boyle's acclaimed drama ''Slumdog Millionaire'' (2008). He has since starred in the eighth season of the action series ''24'' in 2010 and played a brief role in ''Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol'' (2011). In Indian television, he has starred in the remakes ''24'' (2013–2016) and ''The Night Manager'' (2023). Provided by Wikipedia