Sanjay Kapoor

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Sanjay Kapoor
Sanjay Kapoor at the special screening of 'Neerja'.jpg
Kapoor in 2016
Born (1965-10-17) 17 October 1965 (age 59) [1]
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film producer
Years active1995–present
Spouse
Maheep Kapoor
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(m. 1997)​
Children2
Father Surinder Kapoor
RelativesSee Surinder Kapoor family

Sanjay Surinder Kapoor (born 17 October 1965) [2] is an Indian actor and film producer. He works in Hindi cinema, Indian television and web series. [3] He is a member of the Surinder Kapoor family. Kapoor is the founder and director of Sanjay Kapoor Entertainment Private Limited. [4] [5]

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Early life and background

Kapoor was born to Nirmal Kapoor and film producer Surinder Kapoor into a Punjabi Hindu family which embraces Arya Samaj teachings. [6] He has three older siblings Boney Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and Reena Marwah. [7] Actors Sonam Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Janhvi Kapoor, Khushi Kapoor, Mohit Marwah and Harshvardhan Kapoor, and film producer Rhea Kapoor are his nephews and nieces. The Kapoor family of Prithviraj Kapoor are also his distant relatives as Prithviraj Kapoor was his father's cousin.

Career

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Sanjay in 2011

Film career and few successes (1995–present)

Kapoor made his debut in Hindi cinema in 1995 with the movie Prem , opposite newcomer Tabu. Although both debutants rendered fairly decent performances, the movie was delayed for many years as it was in production since 1989. Sanjay was 30 when it finally released, the press then dismissively calling him Hindi industry's "oldest newcomer." [8] It bombed at the box office. [9] Kapoor's next movie was Raja (1995) opposite Madhuri Dixit which was a box office success. He went on to star in several films as a lead actor such as Auzaar (1997), Mohabbat (1997) and Sirf Tum (1999). Apart from the moderately successful Chhupa Rustam: A Musical Thriller (2001) he didn't have much success as a lead actor as most of his films failed at the box office. [10] [11] In 2002, he appeared as a villain playing the psychotic husband of Esha Deol in Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe . His performance was praised by critics. [12]

He started playing supporting roles in films like Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003), Julie (2004), Luck By Chance (2009) and Shaandaar (2015).

He turned to producing with his first production Tevar starring his nephew Arjun Kapoor releasing in 2015. [13] He played a cameo appearing alongside his brother Anil for the first time in Mubarakan (2017).

In early 2018, Sanjay was cast in the anthology film Lust Stories as a lead character opposite actress Manisha Koirala. [14] [15] In the same year, he was cast in the movie The Zoya Factor as his real life niece Sonam Kapoor's on screen father, [16] and in 2019 in the Kannada film Seetharama Kalyana. [17] In 2020, he appeared in a short film Sleeping Partner opposite actress Divya Dutta. [18]

Television and web career (2003–present)

He made his debut on television in 2003 appearing in the television serial Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny opposite Karisma Kapoor.

In 2017, he was cast in Vikram Bhatt's television serial Dil Sambhal Jaa Zara opposite Smriti Kalra. [19] The show is about a man marrying a girl much younger than him and how they try to make their marriage work. [20]

In 2018, he landed a role in ALTBalaji's web series Soggy Hoga Tera Baap as Chiraag Arora. [21] In 2019, it was announced that Sanjay eventually opted out of Ekta Kapoor's project, choosing instead Amazon Prime series The Last Hour, which released in 2021, playing the role of DCP Arup Singh. [22]

In 2020, he appeared in The Gone Game , a psychological thriller miniseries on Voot, as Rajeev Gujral. In 2022, he appeared in the Netflix web show The Fame Game as Nikhil More, opposite Madhuri Dixit.

Personal life

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Sanjay with his wife Maheep

He married his longtime girlfriend and former actress Maheep Sandhu in 1997. The couple have two children, Shanaya and Jahaan Kapoor. [23]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Prem Shantanu/Sanjay VermaActing debut
Raja Raja Patangwala
Kartavya Karan Singh
1996 Beqabu Raja Verma
1997 Mohabbat Gaurav M. Kapoor
Auzaar Yash Thakur
Zameer: The Awakening of a Soul Kishan
Mere Sapno Ki Rani Vijay Kumar
1999 Sirf Tum Deepak
2001 Chhupa Rustam: A Musical Thriller Raja/ Nirmal Kumar ChinoyDual role
2002 Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe Dushyant
Soch Raj Matthews
Shakti: The Power Shekhar [24]
2003 Qayamat: City Under Threat Abbas Ramani
Darna Mana Hai Sanjay
Kal Ho Naa Ho Abhay (Cameo)
LOC Kargil Maj. Deepak Rampal, 17 JAT
2004 Jaago Shrikant
Julie Rohan
2005 Anjaane – The Unknown Aditya Malhotra
2006Unns: Love...ForeverRahul Malhotra [25]
2007Dosh
Om Shanti Om Himself
2009 Luck By Chance Ranjit Rolly
KirkitI.M. Romeo
2010 Prince CBI Officer Ali Khan
2014 Kahin Hai Mera Pyar Rahul Kapoor
2015 Shaandaar
Mumbhaii – The Gangster
2017 Mubarakan Avtar Singh BajwaCameo
2018 Lust Stories SalmanAnthology film
2019 Seetharama Kalyana Doctor Shankar Kannada film
Mission Mangal Sunil ShindeSupporting role
The Zoya Factor Vijayendra Singh Solanki
2020 Sleeping Partner Short film
2023 Bloody Daddy Hameed Shaikh Jio Cinema release [26]
2024 Merry Christmas Ronnie Fernandes
Murder Mubarak Rannvijay Singh Netflix release [27]

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003–2004 Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny AmarRecurring role
2017–2018 Dil Sambhal Jaa Zara Anant MathurLead role
2020–present The Gone Game Rajeev Gujral Voot miniseries
2020–present Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives Himself
2021 The Last Hour DCP Arup Singh Amazon Prime series
2022 The Fame Game [28] Nikhil More Netflix series
2023 Made in Heaven Ashok Malhotra Amazon Prime series season 2

Producer

YearMovie
2009Kya Time Hai Yaar
2015 Tevar

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