Sharad Kapoor

Sharad Kapoor
Kapoor in 2010
Born	(1976-02-13) 13 February 1976 (age 49) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupation(s)	Actor, assistant director
Years active	1994–present
Website	www.sharadskapoor.com

Sharad Kapoor (born 13 February 1976) ^{[1] [2]} is an Indian actor, who works in Hindi and Bengali movies and television. Having debuted in Mera Pyara Bharat in 1994, Kapoor has acted in many films throughout his career, including Jai Ho , Tamanna , Lakshya , and Josh . ^{[3] [4]} He also worked as an assistant director on the movie Lakshmanrekha .

Early life and education

He was born and brought up in Kolkata, West Bengal into a Punjabi family with roots in Peshawar (modern-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan), to an architect father, and in school and college days apart from theatre he competed in sports such as cricket, snooker and swimming, being educated at the St. Xavier's College. ^[5]

Controversies

Allegations of sexual harassment

On 30 November 2024, it was reported that Kapoor faced accusations of misbehaving and sexual harassment and a case was registered by Mumbai Police and he was summoned for questioning. ^{[6] [7]}

In an interview, Kapoor dismissed the allegations, stating, "I am unaware of any case filed against me. I just returned from New York, and while the police have contacted me, I am in Kolkata. The incident did not happen, and I cannot implicate anyone falsely." ^[8]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Language	TV Channel
1995	Swabhimaan	Grover	Hindi	DD National
	Aankhen
1996	Chahat aur Nafrat	Vishal Saxena		Zee TV

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
1994	Mera Pyara Bharat		Hindi
1995	Hum Bhi
1996	Dastak	Sharad Sule
1997	Vishwavidhaata	Jai Verma/Ravi Khanna
	Tamanna	Sajid Khan
	Ankhon Mein Tum Ho	Pratap/Ranjit
	Achena Atithi	Pratap/Ranjit	Bengali
1998	Iski Topi Uske Sarr	Jai Malhotra	Hindi
1999	Sar Ankhon Par	Sharad Kapoor
	Trishakti	Mahesh (Munna)
	Kahani Kismat Ki	Advocate Prabhu Asish Kapoor
	Bhagya Bidhata	Advocate Prabhu Asish Kapoor	Bengali
2000	Aaghaaz	Laxman (Pushpa's brother)	Hindi
	Josh	Prakash Sharma
	Khauff	Inspector Arjun (Ritu's fiancé)
	Radheshyam Seetaram
2001	Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta	Adarsh
	Censor
	Hadh	Shiva
2002	Hathyar	Pakya
	Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat	Rahul Thakral
	Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani	Victor
	Yeh Hai Jalwa	Vikram
	Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein	Rudra Pratap Singh
	Lal Salaam	Dr. Khanna
2003	LOC Kargil	Major Vijay Bhaskar
	Patth	Avinash
	Tada	Uday Rana
	Kash Aap Hamare Hote	Randeep Raj Mankotia
	Zinda Dil	Arjun
2004	Lakshya	Major Binod Sengupta
	Chot - aaj isko kal tereko	Inspector Laal
	Plan
	Kalo Chita	Pradip Gurung	Bengali
2005	Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena	CBI Inspector Sardeshai/Inspector Vijay Kapoor	Hindi
	Sauda – The Deal
	Chaahat – Ek Nasha	Jaidev
	Parinam	Raghu/ Raghabendra	Bengali
	Swami Chintai	Raja
2006	Panchhi		Hindi
2007	Dahek	Vikram Luthra
2010	Wanted	CBI Inspector Salim Khan	Bengali
	Kolkata the metro life
2014	Hook Ya Crook		Hindi
	Jai Ho	Inspector Siddiqui
2019	Jabariya Jodi	Daddan Yadav
	Cabaret	Vikram Batwal (Ex-IB Officer)		Released on ZEE5 [9]
2022	No Means No	Shekar Oberoi
	The Good Maharaja

Awards and nominations

• 2001:Nominated: Filmfare Best Villain Award for Josh ^[3]

References

1. "Sharad Kapoor". Hollywood.com . Archived from the original on 22 October 2016.
2. "Birthday: Sharad Kapoor started his acting life with this film". News Track. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
3. "About Sharad Kapoor" . Retrieved 31 August 2016.
4. Tribune.com.pk (25 November 2011). "Sharad Kapoor: In Pakistan and loving it". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
5. Shah, Vipul (January 2008). "The headline says – Everyone's favourite TV star Sharad Malhotra". G Magazine.
6. "Actor Sharad Kapoor Faces Sexual Harassment Allegations; Police Registers FIR In Mumbai". English Jagran. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
7. "Josh actor Sharad Kapoor accused of misbehaving with woman, case registered". India Today. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
8. "Sharad Kapoor: दुष्कर्म के आरोपों पर 'जोश' अभिनेता शरद कपूर ने तोड़ी चुप्पी, केस दर्ज होने पर दी यह प्रतिक्रिया". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 December 2024.
9. "Cabaret releases, finally". Deccan Chronicle. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

• Sharad Kapoor at IMDb