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Indian actor (b. )

Pankaj Kapur (born 29 May ) is an Indian actor who has worked in Hindi theatre, television and films. Recipient of a Filmfare Award and three National Film Awards, his most acclaimed film roles include that of Inspector P.K. in Raakh (), Dr. Dipankar Roy in Ek Doctor Ki Maut () and Abba ji in Maqbool (), the latter based on Shakespeare's King Duncan in Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of Macbeth.^[2]

In the s, he became a household name through the TV series Karamchand, a comedy television series in the detectivegenre.

Chameli Ki Shaadi: V, playing the role of a detective in the TV series Karamchand, for which he received lots of praise. Hair Colour. External links [ edit ]. He got lots of recognition with the sitcom Office Office, in which he played the character of Musaddilal.

And in the millennium, Office Office, a comic satire on prevalent corruption in India.^[2]

In , he married his second wife, actress Supriya Pathak, daughter of actress Dina Pathak, with whom he has a daughter and a son. His sister-in-law is actress Ratna Pathak Shah, who is married to actor Naseeruddin Shah.

His son (from his first marriage to actress Neelima Azeem) is actor Shahid Kapoor.

Early and personal life

Pankaj Kapur was born on 29 May in a Hindu family Ludhiana, Punjab.^[3] He completed his education in Punjab and developed a keen interest in theatre and acting while growing up.

He then enrolled in the National School of Drama to pursue his interest.^[4]

He married actress and dancer Neelima Azeem in They were settled in New Delhi where they had their only child Shahid Kapoor in The couple divorced in ^[1]

Pankaj Kapur went on to marry actress Supriya Pathak in They have one daughter Sanah Kapur and a son Ruhaan Kapur.

On 2 March Sanah married Mayank Pahwa whereas in September Ruhaan married Manukriti Pahwa both siblings being the children of actors Manoj Pahwa and Seema Bhargava Pahwa^[5]

Career

After graduating from National School of Drama, he did theatre for the next four years, until he was offered a role in Gandhi by Richard Attenborough.

Over the years, as a director, he has done over 74 plays and serials, including Mohandas B.A.L.L.B., Wah Bhai Wah, Sahabji Biwiji Ghulamji and Drishtanth, Kanak Di Balli, Albert's Bridge and Panchvan Savaar.^[6]

He made his film debut with Shyam Benegal's film Arohan ().

Following that he played Mahatma Gandhi's second secretary, Pyarelal Nayyar, in the Richard Attenborough film Gandhi in Later he dubbed for Ben Kingsley in the Hindi version of the film.

Thereafter he appeared in a string of art films that came under the parallel cinema category, with leading art films directors, starting with Shyam Benegal's Mandi (), Kundan Shah's comedy Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro again in This was followed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza satirical Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! (), Mrinal Sen's Khandhar (), and Vidhu Vinod Chopra's suspense thriller Khamosh in He appeared in a number of art films, many of which went on to win National Film Awards.

In , he switched to television, with the role of Karamchand jasoos(detective) in the detective-comedy, Karamchand, also starring Sushmita Mukherjee.^[7] Over the years he has been seen in numerous TV serials, including, Kab Tak Pukaroon (Doordarshan) Zabaan Sambhaal Ke (a remake of the English TV series, Mind Your Language), Lifeline with Vijaya Mehta, Neem ka Ped and finally comic interludes in Philips Top 10.

Aitbaar Kapur continued to be associated with parallel cinema, appearing in films like Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro and Mandi , both of which became cult classics. Favorite Director. He was a brilliant student and completed his genius before going to the theater school. Career [ edit ].

Meanwhile, his tryst with art cinema continued, as he starred in films like Chameli Ki Shaadi (), Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (), and Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin (). In , his comic side was visible again in the commercial action film Jalwa, also starring Naseeruddin Shah.

His first National Film Award came with the film, Raakh, which also starred Aamir Khan.

He starred in the classic Punjabi film Marhi Da Diva (). He featured in the Mani Ratnam film Roja directed. (Roja was made in Tamil and later dubbed in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu and Malayalam.)

His strongest performance in the early part of his career came from his lead role of struggling scientist in the film Ek Doctor Ki Maut (), for which he was awarded the National Film Award – Special Jury Award.

In he returned to television with the serial Office Office a satirical take on the prevalent corruption in India.

Pankaj kapur biography of mahatma Asian Television Awards. After graduating from National School of Drama , he did theatre for the next four years, until he was offered a role in Gandhi by Richard Attenborough. Famous Role. Home Town.

In he appeared in Maqbool, Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth. His antagonistic performance as the short-statured, potbellied, shuffle-footed Abbaji in Maqbool got him the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. Meanwhile, he released films like The Blue Umbrella (), Dus () and Halla Bol ().

In , he started to be seen again on TV. In the TV series, Naya Office Office, a sequel to his previous series Office Office.

On 11 January , the Vishal Bharadwaj-directed film Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola, starring Kapur was released.

In November , Kapur made his literature debut with his novella 'Dopehri', which he had written in ^[8][9] Presently he appears in the television series named ‘Naya Office Office’ which itself is a sequel to the previous hit TV series ‘Office Office’.^[10] Now the actor can be seen in the movie Bheed, released on 24 March

Filmography

Director

Writer

Television

Dubbing roles

Live action films

Film Title	Actor(s)	Character(s)	Dub Language	Original Language	Original Year release	Dub Year release	Notes
Gandhi	Ben Kingsley	Mahatma Gandhi	Hindi	English			Pankaj also played Mahatma Gandhiji's Assistant Pyarelal Nayyar in movie

Awards and nominations

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