- Born
- Birth nameSunil Kapoor
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Shakti Kapoor is one of the most comic actors to grace the Bollywood screen. Since the start of his career he has done more than 300 films. He had been often nominated for the Filmfare Award in the most comic performance category. His on-screen pairing with another comic actor Kader Khan as the latter's son has often led to laughable comedies. When the Mumbai film industry competed with its American counterpart in serving the audience the 'show must go on' formula of 'sex and violence' this actor became one of the most recognized faces of the hodge-podge filmdom. His very notable performances include Nandu of the David Dhawan masterpiece Raja Babu.
- IMDb mini biography by: Akanshima
- SpouseShivangi Kapoor(1982 - present) (2 children)
- Children
- Frequent movie lines "Aaou", meaning "ouch", spoken in a teasing manner.
- Often played greedy villainous characters.
- Frequently collaborates with director Priyadarshan.
- Often has a comical punchline.
- Acted in a major controversial scene in Mere Agosh Mein. Shakti Kapoor was seen having oral sex with a topless actress. The Indian censor board refused to pass the film for months.
- Formed an on screen hit pairing with Kader Khan.
- He was born a day before late actor Rishi Kapoor was born in September 1952.
- His longevity and legend status can be attributed to his willingness to adapt to change. He was a out-and-out villain and nothing else. Then he must have realized that it will not serve him long. Newcomers are entering the industry by the dozens. He became a comedian. He took the opportunity the south producers offered. The rest, as they say, is history.
- Contested and worked in the 2004 Indian Parliament election from the Indian National Congress Party.
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