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Rishi Kapoor

Acting

Born September 4, 1952 · Bombay, Maharashtra, India

Died April 30, 2020

Also known as ऋषि कपूर · chintu · Риши Капур

Biography

Rishi Raj Kapoor was an Indian actor, film director, and producer who worked in Hindi films. He was the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award in a career that spanned 50 years. Born into the Kapoor family,he made his debut as an adolescent, in his father Raj Kapoor's film Mera Naam Joker (1970), for which he won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist. As an adult, his first lead role was opposite Dimple Kapadia in the teen romance Bobby (1973), which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Between 1973 and 2000, Kapoor starred as the romantic lead in 92 films. Some of his notable films during this period include Khel Khel Mein (1975), Kabhi Kabhie (1976), Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), Sargam (1979), Karz (1980), Prem Rog (1982), Saagar (1985), Nagina (1986), Chandni (1989), Henna (1991) and Deewana (1992). For his performance in Do Dooni Chaar (2010), he won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critics). He was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. His final film appearance was in Sharmaji Namkeen (2022), which was released posthumously. Kapoor met his wife, actress Neetu Singh while working in films on film set. They have 2 children. He died of leukemia on 30 April 2020, aged 67. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rishi Kapoor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Filmfare Awards

Filmography50+ titles

Bade Ghar Ki Beti

1989as Gopal

Doosara Aadmi

1977as Karan Saxena

Kaun Sachcha Kaun Jhootha

1997as CBI Officer Karan Saxena

Paraya Ghar

1989as Arun

Gharana

1988as Vijay Mehra

Naqab

1989as Imran

Damini

1993as Shekhar Gupta

Karz

1980as Monty

Duniya

1984as Ravi

Nagina

1986as Rajiv

Naseeb

1981as Sunny

Kapoor & Sons

2016as Amarjeet Kapoor

Om Shanti Om

2007as Rishi Kapoor

Jab Tak Hai Jaan

2012as Imraan (Special Appearance)

Banjaran

1991as Kumar Singh Sesodia / Suraj

Chandni

1989as Rohit Gupta

Sharmaji Namkeen

2022as Brij Gopal Sharma

Amar Akbar Anthony

1977as Akbar

Mulk

2018as Murad Ali Mohammed

Do Dooni Chaar

2010as Santosh Duggal

Fanaa

2006as Zulfikar Ali Beg

Deewana

1992as Ravi

D-Day

2013as Iqbal Seth

Luck by Chance

2009as Rommy Rolly

Saagar

1985as Ravi

Rajma Chawal

2018as Raj Mathur

Hum Tum

2004as Arjun Kapoor

Coolie

1983as Sunny

Agneepath

2012as Rauf Lala

Kabhi Kabhie

1976as Vikram "Vicky" Khanna

The Romantics

as Self

Love Aaj Kal

2009as Veer Singh Panesar (Older)

Namastey London

2007as Manmohan Malhotra

Yaraana

1995as Raj

Bobby

1973as Raja Nath

Patiala House

2011as Gurtej Singh Kahlon a.k.a. Bauji

Aurangzeb

2013as Ravikant Phogat

Pati Patni Aur Woh

1978as Cameo

Koffee with Karan

2004as Self

Raju Chacha

2000as Siddhant Rai

Student of the Year

2012as Dean Yoginder Vasisht

The Body

2019as Jairaj Rawal

A Pure Desi Romance

2013as Goyal

Sindoor

1987as Mr. Kumar (Guest Appearance)

Bewakoofiyaan

2014as Vinod Kumar Sehgal a.k.a. V. K. Sehgal

Housefull 2

2012as Chintu Kapoor

Aa ab Laut Chalen

1999Director, Producer

Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic

2008as god

Prem Granth

1996as Somen

Sheshnaag

1990as Bhola