Age, Biography, and Wiki
As of 2025, Anil Kapoor is 68 years old. He was born in Chembur, Mumbai, India, and has been active in the film industry since the late 1970s. Kapoor's early life and career are marked by his debut in the film "Hamare Tumhare" in 1979, followed by his breakthrough role in "Vamsa Vruksham" in 1980. His career has been highlighted by numerous iconic films and international projects, including "Mr. India," "Slumdog Millionaire," and "24."
| Occupation | Film Producer |
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| Date of Birth | 24 December 1956 |
| Age | 68 Years |
| Birth Place | Bombay, Bombay State, India |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
| Country | India |
Height, Weight & Measurements
Anil Kapoor stands at approximately 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm) tall. However, specific details about his weight and other measurements are not widely available.
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Dating & Relationship Status
Anil Kapoor is married to Sunita Bhavnani, and they have two daughters, Sonam Kapoor and Rhea Kapoor, who are also involved in the film industry. His personal life is well-documented, with a strong focus on family.
The family belongs to the greater Kapoor show business family. He is the second of four children. His elder brother, Boney Kapoor is a film producer and younger brother Sanjay Kapoor is an actor. Actress Sridevi and the producer Mona Shourie Kapoor, both Boney's wives, were his sisters-in-law, and Sandeep Marwah, founder of the Noida Film City and owner of Marwah Studios, is his brother-in-law. The film actors Arjun Kapoor, Mohit Marwah and Ranveer Singh are his nephews, while actresses Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor are his nieces. Prithviraj Kapoor was his father's cousin.
After a few box-office failures, he had successes with films like Loafer (1996), opposite Juhi Chawla. In Judaai, Kapoor's depiction of a loving husband torn between his two wives was appreciated and the film fared well at the box-office. Deewana Mastana (1997), Biwi No.1 (1999) and Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999) were also box office hits, with Biwi No. 1 earning him his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Comedian. Kapoor's unusual characterisation of a zealous, crooked musical superstar in Taal (1999) shocked both audience and critics alike, earning him rave reviews, in addition to his second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He again won rave reviews for his performance in Virasat (1997), a remake of the Tamil film, Thevar Magan (1992), in which he played Kamal Haasan's role. The film proved to be a major box office success, and earned him his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critics), in addition to his seventh nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. He also starred in the unsuccessful Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate, which was filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee's last directorial, along with Juhi Chawla. He shaved his moustache once again for the second half of the film.
In his 2003 release, Calcutta Mail, according to PlanetBollywood.com, he delivered "one of his best performances. His character was defined with ample scope to perform in this screenplay-driven performance and in spite of the strong supporting cast, this really came out as Kapoor's one-man show." According to Bollywood Hungama, he "ignited the silver screen with an authoritative performance" in Musafir alongside Sameera Reddy, Aditya Pancholi, Sanjay Dutt and Koena Mitra. Kapoor performed as the stricken husband in the thriller My Wife's Murder, which he also produced. Anees Bazmee's super-hit comedy No Entry (2005), followed for Kapoor that year. The film went on to become the highest-grossing film of the year, earning him his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Comedian. He was also in the film Bewafaa, playing a rich businessman who is forced to marry the sister of his wife after she passes away in childbirth.
In 2022, Kapoor starred with Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor in the western thriller Thar, produced by Netflix. His portrayal of a 1980s police inspector, earned high praise despite mixed reviews for the film, earned him the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Web Original Film. In June 2022, he played a hedonistic, unfaithful husband and irresponsible father in the family dramedy Jugjugg Jeeyo. Tushar Joshi of India Today called him the film's standout performer, while Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama deemed him "flawless," noting his skilful balancing of dramatic highs and lows. This role earned him his record setting fourth Best Supporting Actor award at the 68th Filmfare Awards.
Kapoor co-produced and made a cameo in female sex comedy Thank You for Coming (2023), which premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in the Gala Presentations section, but turned out to be a financial failure. In the 2023 action film Animal, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Kapoor played a powerful industrialist and strict father to Ranbir Kapoor's character. The controversial film became one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time and Kapoor's highest-grossing film to date, earning him another Filmfare Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
In 2002, Kapoor produced his first film, the comedy Badhaai Ho Badhaai, in which he also starred. It was followed by My Wife's Murder (2005), and Gandhi, My Father (2007). Gandhi, My Father focuses on the relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his son Harilal Gandhi and was awarded the National Film Award – Special Jury Award. He produced the film Shortkut: The Con Is On starring Akshaye Khanna and Arshad Warsi. In 2010, he produced Aisha (2010), starring his daughter Sonam Kapoor and Abhay Deol. The film performed moderately at the box-office, grossing Rs. 155 million in its theatrical run.
In 1984, Kapoor married Sunita Bhavnani, a costume designer with whom he has two daughters and a son. Bhavnani is the cousin of Ranveer Singh's mother. Their elder daughter Sonam Kapoor (born 1985) is a former actress and their younger daughter Rhea Kapoor (born 1987) is a film producer while their son Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor (born 1990) is an actor. Kapoor is referred to as ‘AK’ by his children.
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Net Worth and Salary
As of 2025, Anil Kapoor's net worth is estimated to be around $200 million (approximately INR 1,600 crores) according to some sources, although other reports suggest a net worth of approximately INR 134 crores (around $17 million USD) . His annual salary is estimated at INR 12 crores, with a monthly income of about INR 1 crore. He charges approximately INR 2 crores per movie .
Career, Business, and Investments
Anil Kapoor's career spans over 100 films and shows, with significant roles in both Bollywood and international projects. He ventured into film production in 2002 with "Badhaai Ho Badhaai." His production company, Anil Kapoor Films and Communications Network, has been involved in producing several notable films. Kapoor has also been involved in various endorsement deals and business ventures, contributing to his financial success.
Anil Kapoor (born 24 December 1956) is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, in addition to Indian television and international films. In a career spanning over 40 years as an actor and since 2005 as a producer, Kapoor has appeared in more than 100 films. He has received several accolades, including two National Film Awards and seven Filmfare Awards.
Anil Kapoor's first release of 2000 was Bulandi, in which he played a double role, showing restraint and maturity as the elder Thakur. He won his first National Film Award for Best Actor, in addition to his eighth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in Rajkumar Santoshi's critically acclaimed Pukar (2000). Kapoor again achieved critical and commercial success with Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000). Kapoor performed as Rajeev in the much delayed Karobaar (2000), a film directed by Rakesh Roshan, where Kapoor's dialogue delivery was appreciated. He delivered a powerhouse performance in Shanker's Nayak (2001), which is considered to be his career-best performances.
Kapoor kicked off the decade alongside Aditya Roy Kapur in the prison thriller Malang (2020). Kapoor played a released convict and was praised for his performance. Malang became a commercial success. He next played a fictional version of himself in black comedy AK vs AK, alongside Anurag Kashyap. The names "AK" in the title are the initials of the two leads. Directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, the film was released on Netflix to positive reviews, with Kapoor's performance receiving particular praise as one of the best of his career. This also marked Kapoor's first time working with his son Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor.
Social Network
Anil Kapoor is active on social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter, where he engages with fans and shares updates about his projects.
He was the protagonist in Shekhar Kapur's sci-fi film Mr. India (1987), the biggest hit of the year. The film became one of his biggest box-office hits and shot him to superstardom. In 1988, he won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film, Tezaab, the biggest blockbuster of 1988. The same year also saw the release of Kasam, an action drama directed by Umesh Mehra. Anil proved to be the only saving grace in commercial failures like Ram-Avtar and Vijay. The following year, he delivered Ram Lakhan (which became the second-highest box office earner of 1989) featuring Madhuri Dixit in the chartbuster song One Two Ka Four. In Rakhwala, Kapoor played the role of a tapori, and the film was declared a success. Kapoor's portrayal of an autistic man in Eeshwar (1989) was well-received and established his versatility as an actor, earning him his third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor.
The year 1990 saw him play a dual role, as twin brothers in the highly successful action comedy Kishen Kanhaiya and the same year, he further attained reasonable box-office success with Ghar Ho To Aisa. Kapoor came up with a critically acclaimed performance in Awaargi. Many critics called that his best performance ever but the film flopped at the box office. Also films like Jamai Raja and Jeevan Ek Sanghursh, out of which both of them were remakes of South Indian films, proved to be major flops. These films proved to be a setback in his career as 1990 was supposed to be the crowning year for Kapoor as the Hindi film industry's biggest male star. But with these flops, Anil was on the bad foot.
In 1992, Kapoor received his second Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his hard-hitting performance in Indra Kumar's Beta – the biggest blockbuster of the year opposite Madhuri Dixit. Kapoor was highly impressive with his comic act in Khel and his comic timing was one of the highlights of the film. In 1993, Boney Kapoor's much-delayed mega-budget, Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja was a disaster at the box-office and damaged Kapoor's reputation as the industry's biggest star at the time. The only major success in these years was Laadla (1994) again alongside Sridevi, a film produced by Nitin Manmohan. Kapoor gave a splendid performance as a simpleton lover in the musical romantic drama 1942: A Love Story opposite Manisha Koirala. Kapoor earned his sixth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film. His other 1994 release, Andaz, opposite Juhi Chawla and Karisma Kapoor, was also a success. His 1995 release, Trimurti was a box-office disaster, though Kapoor's performance was positively received, earning him his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Kapoor came up with a decent performance in the moderate critical and commercial success Gharwali Baharwali (1998), opposite Raveena Tandon and Rambha.
His first English language film, Slumdog Millionaire, which was released on 12 November 2008. Yuvvraaj was released on 21 November 2008. Yuvvraaj, with Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, failed to do well at the box-office. On the other hand, Slumdog Millionaire has won a number of international awards and received rave reviews from critics, costing only US$15 million to produce, but pulling in more than $352 million worldwide. In January 2009, he attended the 66th Golden Globe Awards ceremony along with the team of Slumdog Millionaire, which won four Golden Globe Awards. Kapoor demonstrated his well-known enthusiasm after Slumdog won the Academy Award for Best Picture (one of eight awards). He also received a nomination for Best Ensemble at the Black Reel Awards of 2008 and has won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
Anil Kapoor has on rare occasions contributed to the soundtracks of his movies as a singer. One of his first playback songs was the title track of the 1986 Bollywood comedy Chameli Ki Shaadi. The song was comic in nature and depicted the love story of the titular Chameli and her lover Charandas, played by Kapoor. Chameli was portrayed by Amrita Singh. In the same decade, he was credited on the song "Tere Bina Main Nahin Mere Bina Tu Nahin" for the film Woh Saat Din. He is also credited on the song "I Love You" from Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai. In 2008, Kapoor provided a rhyme-like-dialogue to introduce his character in Yashraj's Tashan. His theme was titled "Bhaiyaji ka Tashan". His co-stars in the movie also had their introductions incorporated in the soundtrack, which was composed by Vishal–Shekhar. Akshay Kumar's theme was titled "Bachchan Pandey ka Tashan". Kareena Kapoor's was "Pooja ka Tashan". Saif Ali Khan was credited for "Jimmy ka Tashan". He had one full album, "Welcome" as a co-singer with Salma Agha in 1986. The album was scored by Bappi Lahiri.
Kapoor is regarded as one of the most popular and successful actors of Indian cinema. Known for his performance in films of various genres, he is also one of the few Indian stars to make a mark in mainstream Hollywood with films like Slumdog Millionaire (2008) and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011).
Education
Details about Anil Kapoor's educational background are not extensively documented, but it is known that he began his career at a young age and has been involved in the film industry for most of his life.
In summary, Anil Kapoor is a film legend with a storied career, substantial net worth, and a strong presence both in Indian cinema and international projects. His versatility and enduring appeal have made him one of the most beloved figures in Bollywood.
In 2002, Kapoor performed in the role of a fat man in Badhaai Ho Badhaai, a takeoff from the Hollywood hit, The Nutty Professor. He performed in the Indra Kumar directed film Rishtey. In Om Jai Jagadish, he gave an amazing performance. Kapoor shared the screen with Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan for the first time in Armaan, and played the character of a neurosurgeon.
