Kamal Kapoor
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Kamal Kapoor कमल कपूर ਕਮਲ ਕਪੂਰ |
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Born | Lahore, British India |
22 February 1920
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Mumbai, India |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1946-97 |
Spouse(s) | Suman Devi (m. 1945) |
Children | 5 including; Kapil Kapoor (Director) |
Relatives | Ravinder Kapoor (brother) |
Kamal Kapoor (Hindi: कमल कपूर) was an Indian actor and producer who acted in around 600 Hindi, Punjabi and Gujarati films.[1][2]
Early life
He was born in 1920 in Lahore, Punjab, British India.[3] He completed his studies in Lahore's DAV college. He was cousin of Prithviraj Kapoor & maternal grandfather of Goldie Behl.[4]
Career
He started his career working as a hero through the 1940s-50s. His first film was Door Chalen, which was released in 1946 . He played the lead in the movie Door Chalen. He started playing the role of a villain in the 1960s-70s. Some of his popular roles are those of the father of Raj Kapoor in Aag and Narang[5] in Don.
Filmography
This is a selected list
Year | Film | Role |
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1947 | Dak Bangla | |
Hatimtai | ||
1948 | Aag | Advocate Khanna |
1961 | Reshmi Rumal | Deepak |
1962 | Ek Musafir Ek Hasina | Ranjeet |
1965 | Shaheed | Public Prosecutor |
Jab Jab Phool Khile | Rai Bahadur Chunnilal Khanna | |
1967 | Taqdeer | Vijay |
Raaz | Sunil's Friend | |
1968 | Raja Aur Runk | Commander Vikram |
1970 | Sachaa Jhutha | Commissioner of Police |
1972 | Pakeezah | Nawab Zafar Ali Khan |
Seeta Aur Geeta | Ravi's Father | |
Gora Aur Kala | Dilawar Singh | |
1973 | Black Mail | Dr. J.K. Shetty |
1978 | Don | Narang |
1985 | Mard | General Dyer |
1989 | Toofan | ACP Sharma |
1991 | Indrajeet | Principal |
1997 | Akhri Sanghursh | Patel's Partner |
References
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External links
- Kamal Kapoor at IMDB