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Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor; 3 September
Shakti Kapoor
1952)[2] is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood
films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi
films, he has featured in over 600 films.[3][4] In the 1980s
and 1990s, Kapoor teamed up with actor Asrani and
Kader Khan as the comical or evil team in over 100
films.[5] He was a contestant in the Indian reality show
Bigg Boss in 2011.

Early life Kapoor in 2011

Kapoor was born in Delhi into a Punjabi Hindu family. Born Sunil Kapoor
His father ran a clothes shop in Connaught Place, New 3 September 1952
Delhi. After a long struggle in Bollywood, Kapoor was Delhi, India
spotted by Sunil Dutt while he was making Rocky to Education Kirori Mal College
launch his son Sanjay Dutt. He was then cast as the Film and Television
antagonist in the movie. But Dutt felt that his name Institute of India
"Sunil Kapoor" wouldn't do justice to his villainous stint
Occupations Actor · comedian
and hence, "Shakti Kapoor" was born.[6][7]
Years active 1974–present

Personal life Spouse Shivangi Kapoor ​(m. 1982)


[1]

Kapoor is married to Shivangi Kapoor (elder sister of Children Siddhanth Kapoor (son)
actresses Padmini Kolhapure and Tejaswini Kolhapure)
and has two children, a son Siddhanth Kapoor and a Shraddha Kapoor
(daughter)
daughter Shraddha Kapoor. He resides in Juhu,
Mumbai.[8] Family See Kapoor family and
Mangeshkar-Hardikar-

Career Abhisheki-Kolhapure
family (in-laws)
As a struggler in Bollywood, initially Shakti Kapoor did
many inconsequential roles in movies, all the while looking out for a suitable role as a leading man.
He started his Bollywood journey with movie Khel Khilari Ka (starring Darmendra and Hema
Malini) in 1977. The years 1980–81 established Shakti Kapoor as an actor in Bollywood with two of
his movies, where he was villain – Qurbani and Rocky. In 1983, Kapoor had roles in Himmatwala
and the Subhash Ghai directed movie Hero. Kapoor had played villain roles in both these movies.

In the 1990s, he often diversified to positive comic roles and performed them with equal finesse in
movies like Raja Babu.[9] He has been nominated for the Filmfare Award in the Best Comedian
category and won once, for his performance as Nandu in David Dhawan's film, Raja Babu. Some of
his comic roles have been as Inspector Bhinde in Insaaf, Prasad in Baap Numbri Beta Dus
Numbri, Crime Master Gogo in Andaz Apna Apna, Tohfa, as Batuknath in ChaalBaaz and as
Goonga in Bol Radha Bol.

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