Tusshar Kapoor

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Tusshar Kapoor
Tusshar Kapoor at the Promotion of 'Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum' 07.jpg
Kapoor promoting Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum in 2012
Born (1976-11-20) 20 November 1976 (age 47)
Alma mater Ross School of Business
Occupation(s)Actor, producer
Years active2001–present
Children1
Parents
Relatives Ekta Kapoor (elder sister)
Abhishek Kapoor (first cousin)

Tusshar Kapoor (born 20 November 1976) is an Indian actor and producer working in Hindi films.

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Early and personal life

(right) with daughter Ekta (center) and son Tusshar (left) in 2016 Jeetendra with his son Tusshar and daughter Ekta.jpg
(right) with daughter Ekta (center) and son Tusshar (left) in 2016

Tusshar Kapoor is the son of actors Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor. His elder sister, Ekta Kapoor is a television and film producer. He attended the Bombay Scottish School where he was in the same class as Abhishek Bachchan. [1] He then studied at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for his BBA degree at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.

Like his father, Tusshar Kapoor is a follower of Nichiren Buddhism. [2] [3] Inspiringly, Kapoor opted for IVF and became a single parent to Laksshya Kapoor through surrogacy in June 2016. [4]

Career

Kapoor with Neha Sharma during audio release of Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum Tusshar Kapoor, Neha Sharma at the Audio release of 'Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum' 12.jpg
Kapoor with Neha Sharma during audio release of Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum

Prior to making his debut as an actor, Kapoor worked with film director David Dhawan as an assistant. Following this, he trained as an actor with Roshan Taneja and Mahendra Verma, in their acting school, and in dance with Nimesh Bhatt. [5] [6]

He made his debut in 2001 under guidance of his Gujarat-based friend Dharmanshu Parmar alias Monty with the blockbuster Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai , a remake of the Telugu super hit Tholi Prema , along with Kareena Kapoor. [7] He received the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his work in the film. He then starred as Rahul in a coming of age film Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa alongside Esha Deol. [8]

Kapoor starred in two more Telugu remakes Jeena Sirf Merre Liye (2002), and Yeh Dil (2003), which fared poorly at the box office. He then appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's production Gayab (2004) and received appreciation for his work [9] though the film was declared below average at the box office. Starting in 2004, Kapoor starred in commercial hits such as Khakee (2004), Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005), Golmaal (2006), Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) in which he essayed the role of gangster Dilip Buwa and received good reviews, Golmaal Returns (2008), Golmaal 3 (2010), The Dirty Picture (2011), Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum (2012), the critically acclaimed Shor in the City (2012), and Shootout at Wadala (2013). [10] [11] [12]

In 2012, Kapoor took part in the "Fashion for a Cause" event which raised money for homeless children. [13] He has co-produced the film Chaar Din Ki Chandni (2012), in which he also starred. [14] He also starred as the lead actor in adult comedies Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 (2016) and Mastizaade (2016) both of which have done average business at the box office. [15]

In 2017 Kapoor once again starred as Lucky in Golmaal Again and the comedy film was a blockbuster. [16] In 2018 he was seen in a cameo in the superhit Simmba , in the song Aankh Marey a part of which he has also voiced. In 2019, he starred as Manav in the ALT Balaji's web horror series Boo Sabki Phategi alongside Mallika Sherawat. [17] In 2020 he produced Laxmii which starred Akshay Kumar, Kiara Advani, Sharad Kelkar and Ashwini Kalsekar. [18] The film is co-produced by his production house Tushar Entertainment. [19]

In 2021, he made his debut as an author with ‘Bachelor Dad’ published by Penguin. The book chronicles his journey as a single parent and addresses some issues facing single fathers. In 2022, Kapoor starred and produced crime-thriller film Maarrich . He played the role of Rajiv Dixit, a fearless cop who is on the hunt to find a murderer. [20]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2001 Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai Karan SharmaWon - Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut
2002 Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa Rahul Vashisht
Jeena Sirf Merre Liye Karan Malhotra
2003 Kucch To Hai Karan
Yeh Dil Ravi Pratap Singh
2004 Shart: The Challenge Jai Kapoor
Gayab Vishnu Prasad
Khakee Sub Inspector Ashwin Gupte
2005 Insan Avinash Kapoor Rana
Kyaa Kool Hai Hum Rahul/Sanju
2006 Golmaal Lucky GillNominated - Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
2007 Good Boy, Bad Boy Rajan Malhotra
Kya Love Story Hai Arjun
Shootout at Lokhandwala Dilip Buwa
Aggar Aryan Mehta
Dhol Sameer (Sam) Arya
Om Shanti Om CameoGuest appearance in the song "Deewangi"
2008 One Two Three Laxmi Narayan
C Kkompany Akshay Kumar
Halla Bol CameoGuest appearance
Sunday CameoGuest appearance in the song "Manzar"
Golmaal Returns Lucky GillNominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2009 Life Partner Bhavesh Patel
2010 Golmaal 3 Lucky Gill
2011 Shor in the City Thilack
Love U...Mr. Kalakaar! Sahil
Hum Tum Shabana Rishi Malhotra
The Dirty Picture Ramakanth
2012 Chaar Din Ki Chandni Veer Vikram Singh
Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum Aditya (Adi)/John
2013 Shootout at Wadala Sheikh Munir
Bajatey Raho Sukhwinder (Sukhi) Baweja
2016 Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 Kanhaiya
Mastizaade Sunny Kele
2017 Poster Boys Cameo
Golmaal Again Lucky Gill
2018 Simmba CameoGuest appearance in song "Aankh Maarey"
2020 Laxmii Producer
2022 Maarrich Rajiv DixitAlso producer
2024 Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2 Himselfcameo

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Booo Sabki Phategi Gopal ALT Balaji series
2023 Pop Kaun? Cameo Disney Plus Hotstar series

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