Shakti Kapoor
Indian actor and comedian (born 1952)
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- Shakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor ; 3 September 1952) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films.
- In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor teamed up with actors Asrani and Kader Khan as the comical or evil team in over 100 films.
- He contested in Bigg Boss to prove to his children he can stay away from alcohol.
- His father ran a clothes shop in Connaught Place, New Delhi.
- He was then cast as the antagonist in the movie.
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WikipediaShakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor; 3 September 1952) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in over 700 films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor teamed up with actors Asrani and Kader Khan as the comical or evil team in over 100 films. He was a contestant in the Indian reality show Bigg Boss in 2011. He contested in Bigg Boss to prove to his children he can stay away from alcohol.
Kapoor was born in Delhi into a Punjabi Hindu family. His father ran a clothes shop in Connaught Place, New Delhi. After a long struggle in Bollywood, Kapoor was spotted by Sunil Dutt while he was making Rocky to launch his son Sanjay Dutt. He was then cast as the antagonist in the movie. But Dutt felt that his name "Sunil Kapoor" wouldn't do justice to his villainous stint and hence, "Shakti Kapoor" was born.
Kapoor is married to Shivangi Kapoor (elder sister of actresses Padmini Kolhapure and Tejaswini Kolhapure) and has two children, a son Siddhanth Kapoor and a daughter Shraddha Kapoor. He resides in Juhu, Mumbai.
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