Annu Kapoor

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Born                 :-   Feb 20, 1956, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 
Occupation      :-   Film actor, Anchor, Radio Presenter
Height                :-     5' 7" (170 cm)
Years active      :-   1979 – present
Spouse(s)          :--  Anupama kapoor
Children             :-   4

Annu Kapoor best remembered for his role in Vicky Donor (2012) and hosting the vocal reality show Antakshari from 1993 to 2006. He received Filmfare award as well as National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 'Vicky Donor'.

About Life

Anil Kapoor was born in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on 20 February 1956  and joined the National School of Drama in Delhi in 1976. He changed his name in 1982 to Annu (his nickname), to avoid confusion with actor Anil Kapoor.

Kapoor’s late father, Madanlal, owned a travelling Parsi theatre company which performed in cities and towns. His late mother, Kamal, was a poet and a trained classical singer. After graduating from the National School Of Drama and a brief stint with its repertory company, in 1981 he played a 70-year-old man in the playEk Ruka Hua Faisla in Mumbai. Shyam Benagal saw Kapoor and signed him for his film, Mandi, in 1982.

Annu with wife

Kapoor's entire family is associated with art and patriotism. His mother, Kamal Shabnam Kapoor, was a poet, teacher and scholar of Urdu, Arabic and Persian; few people with her background (a Bengali Brahmin family) have mastered those three languages. Kamal was also fluent in Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Marwadi and several north-Indian dialects. Kapoor has promoted India's positive aspects in his programmes.

His elder brother, Ranjit, is a director and screenwriter and his sister, Seema, is a producer and actor. Kapoor's younger brother, Nikhil, is a writer and lyricist. Annu has four children (three sons—Kavam, Maahir and Evaan—and a daughter, Aradhita) from two marriages. His wife, Anupama, is American by birth.

Career

Kapoor began his career as a stage actor in 1979 and was noticed in 1982's Ek Ruka Hua Faisla, directed by elder brother Ranjeet. Annu made his film debut inMandi (directed by Shyam Benegal) in 1983.^[3] His career has spanned over 30 years, including Bollywood cinema, television serials and game shows. Kapoor is best remembered for hosting the singing show Antakshari – The Great Challenge (later renamed Close-up Antakshari), produced by Zee TV. His performance as an obsessive-compulsive sperm-bank physician in 2012's Vicky Donor met with critical and popular acclaim. Kapoor is scheduled to appear in Yamla Pagla Deewana 2.

In 2007, Antakshari – The National Challenge was relaunched on Star One. The previous year, its "final" episode was telecast; the programme's initial run was from 1993 to 2006. Kapoor appeared as Kabir in a DD National serial of the same name, and in the 2011 film 7 Khoon Maaf.

The Golden Era - With Annu Kapoor on the Mastiii channel is a nostalgia show about Indian cinema, particularly Bollywood music. It is divided into three segments, with the ins and outs of Bollywood and memorable songs.

Currently, he does a radio show on 92.7 Big FM called "Suhaana Safar with Annu Kapoor on 92.7 Big FM". It's a daily show that features Nationally on the largest radio network covering all Hindi speaking radio stations across the country. He recreates the magic of the Golden era with unforgettable melodies of that era and untold stories related to the stars and the films of the HIndi Cinema. The show comes with the tagline "Filmy Duniya Ki Kahi Ankahi Kahaniya".

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