Omkar Kapoor

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Omkar Kapoor
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Kapoor in 2015
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Years active1996–2002
2015–present

Omkar Kapoor is an Indian actor who works in the Bollywood film industry. He began his performing career as a child artist and worked in films like Judwaa , Hero No.1 and Judaai . He made his Bollywood debut as a Parallel Lead actor with his movie Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 .

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Early life

Kapoor started his career with Masoom , where he received immense popularity as a child artist and became the most favourite child artist of that time. Later he got a chance to work with several big stars of the Indian film industry, like Govinda, Anil Kapoor, Urmila Matondkar, Salman Khan and Sridevi. [1]

Career

Omkar Kapoor assisted Bollywood directors like Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Farah Khan and Ahmed Khan, but he really wanted to be an actor and hence gave many auditions, of which he bagged Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2. [2] In 2017, Kapoor starred as Mithilesh Chaturvedi in the web film U, Me Aur Ghar alongside Simran Kaur Mundi. [3] In 2018, he starred as Ankush Patel aka Maggie in the Viu original series Kaushiki. [4]

In 2019, he starred as Varun Kumar Pandey in the comedy film Jhootha Kahin Ka. [5] Kapoor starred as Purva in the ZEE5 web series Bhoot Purva. [6] He also played the supporting role in web series Bhram. In 2020, Kapoor played the role of Neel in the Zee5 short film Forbidden Love: Arranged Marriage. [7] In 2021, Kapoor starred as Dr. Abhijit Verma in the MX Player web series Bisaat alongside Sandeepa Dhar, which was directed by Vikram Bhatt. [8]

In 2023, he starred as Satyansh in the film Lavaste, which depicts the silent agony of unidentified corpses in our culture. [9] In 2024, Kapoor played the role of Siddhanth in Sony SAB show Aangan - Aapno Kaa . [10] He starred as Vikram in the Pocket FM audio series Shaadi Ke Baad. [11] Later that year, he also starred as Vishal Singh in the short film Button. [12]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1996 Masoom Kishan
Ek Ladki Pyari Pyari
Chaahat Vicky
1997 Hero No. 1 Shekhar Jeevannath Tripathi
Judwaa Young Raja
Judaai Romi Verma
Ghoonghat
1998Sham Ghansham
1999 International Khiladi Young Devraj
2000 Mela Gopal
Aaj Ka Nanha FarishtaSuraj
Ek AjoobaBakiya
2002Dil Churaya Apne
2015 Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 Tarun Thakur
2017 U, Me Aur Ghar [13] Mithilesh Chaturvedi
2019 Jhootha Kahin Ka Varun Singh
2023LavasteSatyansh
2024ButtonVishal SinghShort film
TBAProject LoveTBAFilming [14]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Filmi ChakkarChintoo
2014 Siyaasat Mahabat Khan 2 episodes
2024 Aangan - Aapno Kaa Siddhanth

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018KaushikiAnkush "Maggie" Patel
2019Bhoot PurvaPurva
Bhram Aarav Khanna
2020 Forbidden Love NeelEpisode 1
2021BisaatDr. Abhijit Verma
2024Shaadi Ke BaadVikramPocket FM Audio Series

Music videos

YearTitle
2020"Makhmali" [15]
2021"Tauba Tauba" [16]
"Sau Sau Wari Khat Likhe" [17]
"Rona Nahi" [18]
"Meri Mohabbat" [19]
2024"Barsaat" [20]

Awards and nominations

Awards and Nominations
Total
Wins3
Nominations8
YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2015 BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Film Debut-Male Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 Won
Most Entertaining Ensemble CastWon
2016 Apsara Awards Best Debut ActorNominated
Stardust Awards Best Debut ActorNominated
Screen Awards Most Promising Actor DebutNominated
Best Ensemble CastNominated
FOI Online AwardsBest Debut-ActorNominated
2018Talent Track AwardsDigital Jodi Of The Year U, Me Aur Ghar Won
2023Jagran Film FestivalSpecial Mention AwardLavaste

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