Sanjay Kapoor
Kapoor in 2016
Born (1965-10-17) 17 October 1965 (age 58)[1]
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)Actor, film producer
Years active1995–present
Spouse
Maheep Sandhu
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(m. 1997)​
Children2
Parent
RelativesSee Surinder Kapoor family

Sanjay Surinder Kapoor (born 17 October 1965)[2][3] is an Indian actor and film producer. He works in Hindi cinema, Indian television and web series.[4] He is a member of the Surinder Kapoor family. Kapoor is the founder and director of Sanjay Kapoor Entertainment Private Limited.[5][6]

Early life and background

Kapoor was born to Nirmal Kapoor and film producer Surinder Kapoor. He has three older siblings Boney Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and Reena Marwah.[7] Actors Sonam Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Janhvi Kapoor, Khushi Kapoor, Mohit Marwah and Harshvardhan Kapoor, and film producer Rhea Kapoor are his nephews and nieces. The Kapoor family of Prithviraj Kapoor are also his distant relatives as Prithviraj Kapoor was his father's cousin.

Career

Sanjay in 2011

Film career and few successes (1995–present)

Kapoor made his debut in Hindi cinema in 1995 with the movie Prem, opposite newcomer Tabu. Although both debutants rendered fairly decent performances, the movie was delayed for many years as it was in production since 1989. On release, it bombed at the box office.[8] Kapoor's next movie was Raja (1995) opposite Madhuri Dixit which was a box office success. He went on to star in several films as a lead actor such as Auzaar (1997), Mohabbat (1997) and Sirf Tum (1999). Apart from the moderately successful Chhupa Rustam: A Musical Thriller (2001) he didn't have much success as a lead actor as most of his films failed at the box office.[9][10] In 2002, he appeared as a villain playing the psychotic husband of Esha Deol in Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe. His performance was praised by critics.[11]

He started playing supporting roles in films like Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003), Julie (2004), Luck By Chance (2009) and Shaandaar (2015).

He turned to producing with his first production Tevar starring his nephew Arjun Kapoor releasing in 2015.[12] He played a cameo appearing alongside his brother Anil for the first time in Mubarakan (2017).

In early 2018, Sanjay was cast in the anthology film Lust Stories as a lead character opposite actress Manisha Koirala.[13][14] In the same year, he was cast in the movie "The Zoya Factor" as his real life niece Sonam Kapoor's on screen father,[15] and Kannada film "Seetharama Kalyana".[16] In 2020, he appeared in a short film "Sleeping Partner" opposite actress Divya Dutta.[17]

Television and web career (2003–present)

He made his debut on television in 2003 appearing in the television serial Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny opposite Karisma Kapoor.

In 2017, he was cast in Vikram Bhatt's television serial Dil Sambhal Jaa Zara opposite Smriti Kalra.[18] The show is about a man marrying a girl much younger than him and how they try to make their marriage work.[19] He even landed a role in ALTBalaji's web series Soggy Hoga Tera Baap as Chiraag Arora.[20] He has also been cast in the TV film "Fashion Street" as Sanjay Thakur. In 2020, he appeared in The Gone Game as Rajeev Gujral.

He then appeared in The Last Hour in 2021, as DCP Arup Singh. In 2022, he appeared in the Netflix web show The Fame Game as Nikhil More, opposite Madhuri Dixit.

Personal life

Sanjay with his wife Maheep

He married his longtime girlfriend and former actress Maheep Sandhu in 1997. The couple have two children, Shanaya and Jahaan Kapoor.[21]

Filmography

Films

Year Movie Name Role Notes
1995 Prem Shantanu/Sanjay Verma
Raja Raja Patangwala
Kartavya Karan Singh
1996 Beqabu Raja Verma
1997 Mohabbat Gaurav M. Kapoor
Auzaar Yash Thakur
Zameer: The Awakening of a Soul Kishan
Mere Sapno Ki Rani Vijay Kumar
1999 Sirf Tum Deepak
2001 Chhupa Rustam: A Musical Thriller Raja/ Nirmal Kumar Chinoy Dual Role
2002 Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe Dushyant
Soch Raj Matthews
Shakti: The Power Shekhar
2003 Qayamat: City Under Threat Abbas Ramani
Darna Mana Hai Sanjay
Kal Ho Naa Ho Abhay (Cameo)
LOC Kargil Maj. Deepak Rampal, 17 JAT
2004 Jaago Shrikant
Julie Rohan
2005 Anjaane – The Unknown Aditya Malhotra
2006 Unns: Love...Forever Rahul Malhotra
2007 Dosh
Om Shanti Om Himself
2009 Luck By Chance Ranjit Rolly
Kirkit I.M. Romeo
2010 Prince CBI Officer Ali Khan
2014 Kahin Hai Mera Pyar Rahul Kapoor
2015 Shaandaar
Mumbhaii – The Gangster
2017 Mubarakan Avtar Singh Bajwa Cameo
2018 Lust Stories Salman Anthology film
2019 Seetharama Kalyana Doctor Shankar Kannada film
Mission Mangal Sunil Shinde Supporting role
The Zoya Factor Vijayendra Singh Solanki
2020 Sleeping Partner Short film
2023 Bloody Daddy Hameed Shaikh Jio Cinema release[22]
2024 Merry Christmas Ronnie Fernandes
Murder Mubarak Rannvijay Singh Netflix release[23]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2003–2004 Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny Amar Recurring role
2017–2018 Dil Sambhal Jaa Zara Anant Mathur Lead role
2019 FamJam
2020 Fashion Street Sanjay Thakur Lead role
2020–present The Gone Game Rajeev Gujral Voot Miniseries
2020–present Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives Mahdeep's husband
2021 The Last Hour[24] DCP Arup Singh Amazon Prime series
2022 The Fame Game[25] Nikhil More Netflix series
2023 Made in Heaven Ashok Malhotra Amazon Prime series season 2

Producer

Year Movie
2009 Kya Time Hai Yaar
2015 Tevar

References

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  21. ^ "Shanaya Kapoor: Here's The Future Star Kid to Watch Out For". News 18. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  22. ^ "Bloody Daddy movie review: This Shahid Kapoor-starrer serves everything half-baked". Hindustan Times. 9 June 2023.
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  25. ^ "Finding Anamika Release Date and Time, Cast, Trailer and When is It Coming out? - indvox". 15 March 2021. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

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