Pankaj Kapur

Pankaj Kapur the acclaimed film, television and stage actor signified the young crop of great actors of which Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah and Ifran Khan formed a part. Unlike his other counterparts Kapur hasn’t broken the vow to work only in good Art and Independent projects. A perfect actor Pankaj Kapur did his engineering from New Delhi topping the class and then joined National School Of Drama. Since then he has portrayed many characters flamboyantly. Like Puri, Shah and Khan he didn’t hesitate to portray either a terrorist in Mani Ratnam’s Roja or to play a miser father in ‘Chameli Ke Shaadi’ or either a struggling scientist in ‘Ek Doctor Key Maut’ (probably his most flamboyant role of all). The actor will probably be remembered best for playing King Duncan (William Shakespeare’s Macbeth) inspired character in the critically acclaimed ‘Maqbool’. To add more to Kapur’s flamboyance in Television serials like ‘Karamchand’ to ‘Office Office’ as well as many stage plays hasn’t been hidden.

Movies

Dus

ATC Chief Siddhant Dheer receives information that a terrorist attack will take place on 10 May, led by Jamwaal. Neha, his informant in Canada, tells him of the arrest of Jamwaal’s right-hand man Himmat Mehndi. Siddhant sends his brothers Shekar and Aditya to get hold of Himmat. Dan, a Canadian…

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Finding Fanny

Late one night, an undelivered letter is returned to postmaster and singer Ferdinand ‘Ferdie’ Pinto. He realizes that his one true love Stefanie ‘Fanny’ Fernandes never received the marriage proposal he sent to her forty-six years earlier. Angie, a young widow and Ferdie’s dear friend suggests they go on a…

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Love Khichdi

Vir is a bachelor from a small town working as a sous-chef in a five-star hotel in Mumbai. A handsome, charming, macho idiot who flirts with, yearns for and lusts after any woman who is friendly but seems unattainable. From his man-hating maid, whom he ogles as she wipes his…

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Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon

The Kapoor family are very rich Indians who live in India and want their youngest daughter,Sanjana,to get married to an American-Indian businessman named Prem. Prem is welcomed, and after a few misunderstandings, both Sanjana and Prem fall in love with each other. Then chaos descends upon the Kapoor family when…

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Halla Bol

Ashfaque (Ajay Devgan) is a small town boy aspiring to be a film star in the Hindi film industry. He joins a street theatre group run by a reformed dacoit Sidhu (Pankaj Kapur) who uses street theatre as a medium to bring about an awakening in the masses. Ashfaque struggles…

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Jalwa

Kapil’s (Naseeruddin Shah) younger brother, Buntu, dies as a result of a drug overdose. Kapil vows to put an end to drugs and drug-dealers, by joining the police. He soon attains the title of C.I.D. Inspector. He lives in Bombay with his mom (Kamini Kaushal). One day his friend from…

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Fun Facts

Actress Tarla Mehta is his Aunt in Law. ( Wife Supriya Pathak's aunt).

Uncle to actor's Imaaduddin Shah and his brother Vivaan Shah. They are the children of Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah. Ratna and Pankaj's wife Supriya are sister's.

Father of Shahid Kapoor from his first marriage to Neelima Azim. Second son is Ruhaan Kapoor from second wife Supriya Pathak.

Father of actress Sanah Kapoor. She is engaged to actor Manoj Pahwa son Mayank.

Son in law of Dina Pathak.

Father in law Baldev Pathak use to stitch Rajesh Khanna's clothes. He was a famous tailor.

Married Neelima Azim in 1979.

Starred in the Teleplay "Kisi Ek Phool Ka Naam Lo ""(1984).

Starred in the shelved movie Tulsi Films "" Atmavinaash"" (Azaad Parinda)(1992) Starring Pankaj Kapur

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