Shakti Kapoor
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| Born |
Sunil Sikanderlal Kapoor 3 September 1952 Delhi, India |
| Alma mater |
Kirori Mal College Film and Television Institute of India |
| Occupation | Actor, Comedian |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Spouse(s) | Shivangi Kapoor (m. 1982) |
| Children |
Siddhanth Kapoor Shraddha Kapoor |
| Relatives | See Kapoor family |
Shakti Kapoor (born as Sunil Sikanderlal Kapoor on 3 September 1952 ) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in more than 700 films throughout his career. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor teamed up with actor Kader Khan as the comical or evil duo in over 100 films. He was a contestant in the Indian reality show Bigg Boss.
Shakti Kapoor was born in Delhi, India to a Punjabi family. His father ran a tailor shop in Connaught Place, New Delhi. He thought the name Sunil Kapoor was too weak for a villain, so he changed his name to Shakti Kapoor.
As a struggler in Bollywood, initially Shakti Kapoor did many small inconsequential roles in movies, all the while looking out for a suitable role as a leading man. The years 1980–81 established Shakti Kapoor as an actor in Bollywood with two of his movies Qurbani and Rocky. In 1983, Kapoor had roles in Himmatwala and the Subhash Ghai directed movie Hero. Kapoor had played villain roles in both these movies. In the nineties, he often diversified to positive comic roles and performed them with equal finesse. He has been nominated for the Filmfare Award in the Best Comedian category and won once, for his performance as Nandu in David Dhawan's film, Raja Babu. Some of his comic roles have been as Inspector Bhinde in Insaaf, Prasad in Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri, Crime Master Gogo in Andaz Apna Apna, Tohfa, as Batuknath in ChaalBaaz and as Goonga in Bol Radha Bol.
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