Sanjay Kapoor

Sanjay Kapoor (born 17 October 1965)[3] is an Indian film actor and producer.[4] He is known for starring in the Bollywood hit film Raja as Raja and Anant Mathur on Dil Sambhal Jaa Zara that aired on Star Plus.[5]

For the politician, see Sanjay Kapoor (politician). For the fictional EastEnders character, see Sanjay Kapoor (EastEnders).

Sanjay Kapoor
Sanjay Kapoor at Suzanne Roshan's The Charcoal Project Launch
Born (1965-10-17) 17 October 1965[1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor, producer
Years active1995–present
Spouse(s)
Maheep Sandhu
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(m. 1997)​
Children2
Parent(s)Surinder Kapoor
Nirmal Kapoor
RelativesSee Surinder Kapoor family and Kapoor family[2]

He is the founder and director of Sanjay Kapoor Entertainment Private Limited company with his wife Maheep Sandhu. The debut movie produced by their production house was Tevar.[6]

Family background and marriage

Kapoor was born to Nirmal Kapoor and film producer Surinder Kapoor. He has three older siblings Boney Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and Reena Marwah.[7] He married his longtime girlfriend and former actress Maheep Sandhu in 1997. The couple have two children, Shanaya and Jahaan Kapoor.[8] Actors Sonam Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Janhvi Kapoor, Mohit Marwah and Harshvardhan Kapoor, and film producer Rhea Kapoor are his nephews and nieces. The Kapoor family of Prithviraj Kapoor are also his distant relatives as Prithviraj Kapoor was his father's cousin.[9]

Career

Kapoor made his debut in Hindi cinema in 1995 with the movie Prem, opposite newcomer Tabu. Although both debutants rendered fairly decent performances, the movie was delayed for many years as it was in production since 1989. On release, it bombed at the box office.[10] Kapoor's next movie was Raja (1995) opposite Madhuri Dixit which was a box office success. He went on to star in several films as a lead actor such as Auzaar (1997), Mohabbat (1997) and Sirf Tum (1999). He didn't have much success as a lead actor as most of his films failed at the box office.[11] In 2002, he appeared as a villain playing the psychotic husband of Esha Deol in Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe. His performance was praised by critics[12]

He made his debut on television in 2003 appearing in the television serial Karishma - The Miracles of Destiny opposite Karisma Kapoor. He played supporting roles in films like Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003), Julie (2004), Luck By Chance (2009) and Shaandaar (2015).

He turned to producing with his first production Tevar starring his nephew Arjun Kapoor releasing in 2015.[13] He played a cameo appearing alongside his brother Anil for the first time in Mubarakan (2017). In 2017, he was cast in Vikram Bhatt's television serial Dil Sambhal Jaa Zara opposite Smriti Kalra.[14] The show is about a man marrying a girl much younger than him and how they try to make their marriage work.[15] In early 2018, Sanjay was cast in the anthology film Lust Stories as a lead character opposite actress Manisha Koirala.[16][17] In the same year, he was cast in the movie "The Zoya Factor" as his real life niece Sonam Kapoor's on screen father,[18] and Kannada film "Seetharama Kalyana".[19] He even landed a role in ALTBalaji's web series Soggy Hoga Tera Baap as Chiraag Arora.[20] In 2020, he appeared in a short film "Sleeping Partner" opposite actress Divya Dutta.[21] He has also been cast in the TV film "Fashion Street" as Sanjay Thakur.

Filmography

Films
YearMovie NameRoleNotes
1995PremShantanu/Sanjay Verma
RajaRaja
KartavyaKaran Singh
1996BeqabuRaja Verma
1997MohabbatGaurav M. Kapoor
AuzaarYash Thakur
Zameer: The Awakening of a SoulKishan
Mere Sapno Ki RaniVijay Kumar
1999Sirf TumDeepak
2001Chhupa Rustam: A Musical ThrillerRaja/Nirmal Kumar Chinoy
2002Koi Mere Dil Se PoochheDushyant
SochRaj Matthews
Shakti: The PowerShekhar
2003Qayamat: City Under ThreatAbbas Ramani
Darna Mana HaiSanjay
Kal Ho Naa HoAbhay (Cameo)
LOC KargilMaj. Deepak Rampal, 17 JAT
2004JaagoShrikant
JulieRohan
2005Anjaane: The UnknownAditya Malhotra
2006Unns: Love...ForeverRahul Malhotra
2007Dosh
Om Shanti OmHimself
2009Luck By ChanceRanjit Rolly
KirkitI.M. Romeo
2010PrinceCBI Officer Ali Khan
2014Kahin Hai Mera PyarRahul Kapoor
2015Shaandaar
Mumbhaii - The Gangster
2017MubarakanAvtar Singh BajwaCameo
2018Lust StoriesSalmanAnthology film
2019Seetharama KalyanaDoctor ShankarKannada film
Mission MangalSunil ShindeSupporting role
The Zoya FactorVijayendra Singh Solanki
FamJamWeb series
BedhabGod of Death (Yamraj)Post-production
2020Sleeping PartnerShort film

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2003-2004 Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny Amar Recurring role
2017-2018 Dil Sambhal Jaa Zara Anant Mathur Lead role
2019 The Last Hour Arup 10 episodes
2020 Fashion Street Sanjay Thakur Lead role
2020 The Gone Game Rajeev Gujral Voot Miniseries

Producer
Year of releaseMovie NameNotes/Ref
2009Kya Time Hai Yaar
2014Tevar

References
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