Randhir Kapoor

Randhir Kapoor
Kapoor at the premiere of 3 Idiots (2009)
Born	(1947-02-15) 15 February 1947 (age 69) Chembur, Bombay, India
Occupation	Actor, producer, director
Spouse(s)	Babita Shivdasani (m. 1971)
Children	Karisma and Kareena
Parent(s)	Krishna and Raj Kapoor
Relatives	See Kapoor family

Randhir Kapoor (born 15 February 1947) is an Indian film actor, producer and director, who works in the Hindi film industry. Part of the Kapoor family, he is the son of actor and filmmaker Raj, grandson of actor Prithviraj and the brother of actor Rishi. After working as a child artist in several films, Kapoor made his acting and direction debut with a leading role in the romantic drama Kal Aaj Aur Kal (1971), a moderate box-office success. Subsequently, Kapoor's starring roles in the dramas Jeet (1972) and Raampur Ka Lakshman (1972), and the erotic thriller Jawani Diwani (1972), and the romantic comedies Hamrahi (1974), Haath Ki Safai (1974), Lafange (1975) and Ponga Pandit (1975), established him as a leading actor of Hindi cinema. Kapoor's career declined in the mid 80s, and failed to propel his career forward. However, Kapoor's directed-blockbuster romantic drama Henna (1991), proved to be the most commercially successful film of the decade, and was chosen as the Indian submission to the Oscar. His biggest commercial success came with the two-part comedy film series Housefull (2010– 2012), both of which earned over ₹1 billion (US$15 million) worldwide and featured him in supporting roles.

Kapoor is married to actress Babita since 1971, with whom he has two daughters, actresses Karisma and Kareena Kapoor. The couple separated in 1998, but reconciled in 2007, after living separately for several years.