Kamal Kapoor
Kamal Kapoor | |
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![]() Kapoor in the film Dak Bunglow | |
Born | |
Died | 2 August 2010 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | (aged 90)
Occupation | Actor. director. producer |
Years active | 1946–1997 |
Notable work | Don (1978) |
Spouse |
Suman Devi (m. 1945) |
Children | 5, including Kapil Kapoor |
Relatives | Ravindra Kapoor (brother) Prithviraj Kapoor (first-cousin) Ramesh Behl (son-in-law) Goldie Behl (grandson) |
Family | Kapoor family Behl family |
Kamal Kapoor (22 February 1920 – 2 August 2010) was an Indian actor and producer who acted in around 600 Hindi, Punjabi and Gujarati films.[1][2]
Early and personal life
[edit]Kamal Kapoor was born in 1920 in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India. Kapoor completed his studies in Lahore's DAV college. He was cousin of Prithviraj Kapoor (their mothers were sisters) and maternal grandfather of Goldie Behl.[citation needed]
He had five children - three sons and two daughters. His younger daughter is the wife of film-maker Ramesh Behl and mother of Goldie Behl. His son Kapil Kapoor is a scholar and writer on Indian intellectual traditions.
Career
[edit]He started his career working as a protagonist through the 1940s-50s. His first film was Door Chalen, which was released in 1946. He started playing a villain in the 1960s-70s. Some of his popular roles are those of the father of Raj Kapoor in Aag and Narang in Don.
Selected filmography
[edit]Year | Film | Role |
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1947 | Dak Bunglow | |
Hatimtai | ||
1948 | Aag | Advocate Khanna |
1958 | Mujrim | Police Inspector 'Kumar' |
1961 | Reshmi Rumal | Deepak |
1962 | Ek Musafir Ek Hasina | Ranjeet |
1965 | Shaheed | Public Prosecutor |
Johar-Mehmood in Goa |
Police Supdt Alburqueue | |
Jab Jab Phool Khile | Rai Bahadur Chunnilal Khanna | |
1967 | Taqdeer | Vijay |
Raaz | Sunil's Friend | |
Diwana | Ramdas / Sir Mayadas | |
1968 | Raja Aur Runk | Commander Vikram |
1970 | Mastana (1970 film) | |
Sachaa Jhutha | Commissioner of Police | |
1971 | Johar Mehmood in Hong Kong | Boss |
Mehboob Ki Mehndi | Lawyer, Public Prosceutor | |
1972 | Pakeezah | Nawab Zafar Ali Khan |
Seeta Aur Geeta | Ravi's Father | |
Gora Aur Kala | Dilawar Singh | |
1973 | Mera Desh Mera Dharam | |
Hanste Zakhm | Daulat Singh | |
Black Mail | Dr. J. K. Shetty | |
1974 | Chor Machaye Shor | Jagdish (Rekha's father) |
Insaaniyat | Judge | |
Dil Diwana | Kapoor | |
1975 | Deewaar | Factory Owner |
Khel Khel Mein |
Ajay Father | |
Do Jasoos |
Motilal | |
1977 | Jay Vejay | Mahamantri Maan Singh |
Aafat | Police Commissner | |
Amar Akbar Anthony | Senior Inspector Khanna Adoptive father of Amar | |
Hum Kisise Kum Naheen | Kishorilal | |
1978 | Don | Narang |
Ghata | Kuldeep Pandey | |
1982 | Taaqat (1982 film) | Police Inspector Mahendra Pratap |
Dulha Bikta Hai | Seth Champaklal | |
1983 | Nastik (1983 film) | Seth Ghanshyamdas |
Humse Hai Zamana | Thakur | |
1984 | Hum Hain Lajawab | Thakur Karan Kumar Singh |
Karishmaa | Singh Directorate Superintendent of Police | |
1985 | Meri Jung | Dhaaga sahab |
Mard | General Dyer | |
1987 | Hiraasat | Tom |
Deewana Tere Naam Ka | Thakur | |
1989 | Do Qaidi | Police Commissioner |
Daata | Panna seth | |
Toofan | ACP Sharma | |
1991 | Indrajeet | Principal |
1997 | Aakhri Sanghursh | Patel's Partner |
References
[edit]- ^ Encyclopedia of Bollywood–Film Actors (2010 ed.). Diamond. 10 October 2010. p. 260. ISBN 978-8128828997.
- ^ "Kamal Kapoor". imusti.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
External links
[edit]- Kamal Kapoor at IMDb