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Born | Bombay, Maharashtra, India | 27 October 1965
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Years active | 1992–present |
Mohan Kapur (born 27 October 1965) is an Indian actor and television host who works predominantly in Hindi films and television.
Mohan is known for being the first television personality in South Asia as the host of the first South Asian original program produced by a satellite network (Zee TV), [1] Saanp Seedi (Snakes & Ladders). Saanp Seedi was the first and only television series launched on satellite in the Asia-Pacific's from 1992 - 1994 which included Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Saanp Seedi is best described as a combination game and talk show starring Kapur with frequent celebrity guests. [2] His TV success led to a crossover in the Indian Film Industry with his first role being the lead antagonist in Beqabu (1996) which eventually led to a career appearing in over 60 films and TV series. He often plays the good guy turned bad, the "surprise antagonist", such as in his roles in the Disney+ Hotstar film Sadak 2 (2020) and his award nominated performance in the Hindi remake of the Israeli series for Disney+ Hotstar Hostages (2019–2020).
Kapur is also known for his work as a voice artist and has dubbed for numerous Hollywood actors including Dwayne Johnson, Tom Hardy, Nicolas Cage, and Jackie Chan.
Kapur has also voiced Doctor Strange in Hindi dubs of his various appearances throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe. [3] In 2021, he was cast as Yusuf Khan in the MCU titles Ms. Marvel and The Marvels . [4] [5] Kapur is fluent in English, Punjabi and Hindi.
Kapur appeared in the films Jolly LLB , Happy New Year , and Mission Mangal . [5]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Beqabu | Zanjarh Singh | |
1997 | Zameer: The Awakening of a Soul | ||
Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi | |||
1998 | Angaaray | Lala Roshanlal's Brother | |
2002 | Deewangee | Vikrant Kapoor | |
2011 | Haunted – 3D | as the priest | |
Game | |||
Bodyguard | |||
Soundtrack | |||
2012 | Bittoo Boss | ||
Hate Story | Cabinet Minister K.Malhotra | ||
Life's Good | |||
Raaz 3: The Third Dimension | as Doctor | ||
2013 | Jolly LLB | Yograj Dewan | |
Inkaar | |||
Sooper Se Ooper | Lal | ||
2014 | Creature 3D | Doctor Moga | |
Happy New Year | Mr.Kapoor Charan's Assistant | ||
Zid | Newspaper Editor Karan | ||
2015 | I | Sushil | Tamil film |
Kamasutra 3D | Kamasutra Guru's Apprentice | ||
2017 | Manjha | Veena's Husband | Marathi film |
2018 | Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se | Marfatia | |
Mitron | Richa's father | ||
Heartbeats | |||
2019 | Mission Mangal | Reporter Durgesh Swami | |
377 Ab Normal | |||
2020 | Sadak 2 | Commissioner Rajesh Puri | |
London Confidential | RK Goyal JT's Secretary | ||
2021 | Squad | Abhay Bhatnagar | |
2021 | Urf Ghanta | Stranger | |
2022 | Life's Good | ||
2023 | The Vaccine War | Dr. Raman Gangakhedkar [6] | |
The Marvels | Yusuf Khan | English film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992–1994 | Saanp Seedhi | ||
1995–1997 | Surf Wheel of Fortune | ||
1995 | Philips Top 10 | ||
1996 | O Daddy | ||
1996–1999 | Hip Hip Hurray | Criminal | |
1999 | Saturday Suspense | ||
2002–2004 | Kittie Party | Reva's Brother in law | 2003-2004 |
2008 | Zindagi Badal Sakta Hai Hadsaa | Manoviraj Singh | |
2010 | CID | Jeevan | Episodic role in episode 612 |
Ishaan | |||
100% De Dana Dan | Ring Announcer | ||
Kitani Mohabbat Hai 2 | Rudra Pratap Singhania | ||
2012 | Hum Ne Li Hai Shapath | Mr. Yashvardhan | |
2012–2013 | Amrit Manthan | Mr. Oberoi | |
2014 | Everest | Major Sameer Khanna | |
2017–2018 | Savitri Devi College & Hospital | Dr. Anand Malhotra | |
2019 | Hostages | Subramanian | |
Only for Singles | |||
2020 | Black Widows | Lalit | Web series [7] |
2021 | Crime Next Door | ||
2022 | Ms. Marvel | Yusuf Khan | Main role; Disney+ miniseries |
2024 | Karmma Calling | Nikhil Setia | Disney+ web series |
Film title | Actor | Character | Dub language | Original language | Original release year | Dub release year | Notes |
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Live Free or Die Hard [8] | Bruce Willis | John McClane | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
Race to Witch Mountain | Dwayne Johnson | Jack Bruno | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | The Hindi dub was re-titled as: "Res Tisari Duniya Tak", which translates to: "Race to Third World". After the original ending credits for the DVD release of the Hindi dub, Mohan Kapoor's name was mentioned on the Hindi dubbing credits, and it's also written in the Hindi language. [9] [10] |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Dennis Quaid | General Hawk | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |
X-Men: First Class [11] | Kevin Bacon | Sebastian Shaw | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
Captain America: The First Avenger | Hugo Weaving | Johann Schmidt / Red Skull | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | This character was portrayed by Ross Marquand in Avengers: Infinity War and was voiced by Kishore Bhatt in Hindi. |
The Dark Knight Rises [12] | Tom Hardy | Bane | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | |
Fast & Furious 6 | Dwayne Johnson | Luke Hobbs | Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 | Rajesh Jolly dubbed this character in Fast Five. |
Furious 7 | Dwayne Johnson | Luke Hobbs | Hindi | English | 2015 | 2015 | |
The Fate of the Furious | Dwayne Johnson | Luke Hobbs | Hindi | English | 2017 | 2017 | |
Green Lantern | Mark Strong | Sinestro | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Nicolas Cage | Balthazar Blake | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | |
The Karate Kid | Jackie Chan | Mr. Han | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | On 25 June 2011, A Second Hindi dub was made for UTV Action produced in-house by UTV Software Communications. Samay Raj Thakkar voiced this character in that dub. |
Rush Hour 2 | Don Cheadle | Kenny (uncredited cameo) | Hindi | English | 2001 | 2011 | |
The Green Hornet | Christoph Waltz | Bloodnofsky | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
Tron: Legacy | Jeff Bridges | Kevin Flynn / Clu | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | Performed alongside Chetanya Adib who voiced Garrett Hedlund as Sam Flynn and Shakti Singh who voiced Bruce Boxleitner as Alan Bradley / Tron in Hindi. |
Exodus: Gods and Kings | John Turturro | Seti I | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | |
Jurassic World | Vincent D'Onofrio | Vic Hoskins | Hindi | English | 2015 | 2015 | |
Priest | Karl Urban | Black Hat | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
The Wolverine | Haruhiko Yamanouchi | Ichirō Yashida | Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 | |
Assassin's Creed | Jeremy Irons | Alan Rikkin | Hindi | English | 2016 | 2016 | |
Doctor Strange | Benedict Cumberbatch | Dr. Stephen Strange | Hindi | English | 2016 | 2016 | |
Thor: Ragnarok | Benedict Cumberbatch | Dr. Stephen Strange (cameo) | Hindi | English | 2017 | 2017 | |
Avengers: Infinity War | Benedict Cumberbatch | Dr. Stephen Strange | Hindi | English | 2018 | 2018 | |
Avengers: Endgame | Benedict Cumberbatch | Dr. Stephen Strange | Hindi | English | 2019 | 2019 | |
Spider-Man: No Way Home | Benedict Cumberbatch | Dr. Stephen Strange | Hindi | English | 2021 | 2021 | |
Alita: Battle Angel | Christoph Waltz | Dr. Dyson Ido | Hindi | English | 2019 | 2019 | |
I | Himself | Sushil | Hindi | Tamil | 2015 | 2015 | |
Why Him? | Bryan Cranston | Ned Flemming | Hindi | English | 2016 | 2016 | |
Leo | Gautham Vasudev Menon | Joshy Andrews | Hindi | Tamil | 2023 | 2023 | |
The Marvels | Himself | Yusuf Khan | Hindi | English | 2023 | 2023 |
Film title | Original Voice(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
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Rio | George Lopez | Rafael | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
Rio 2 | George Lopez | Rafael | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | |
The Angry Birds Movie | Peter Dinklage | Mighty Eagle | Hindi | English | 2016 | 2016 | |
The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Peter Dinklage | Mighty Eagle | Hindi | English | 2019 | 2019 |
Series title | Original Actor | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
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Jack Ryan | Wendell Pierce | James Greer | Hindi | English | 2018–present | 2018–present | Amazon Original Series |
Ms. Marvel | Himself | Yusuf Khan | Hindi | English | 2022 | 2022 | Disney+ miniseries |
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