Person · Actor

Shakti Kapoor

Born

1952

From

New Delhi, India

Also:
Music Department

521

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Decades active

In short · Acting since 1976, 6 decades active, 521 credits.

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Biography

Shakti Kapoor is a prominent comic actor in Bollywood, having appeared in more than 300 films since the beginning of his career. He has been frequently nominated for the Filmfare Award in the Best Comic Performance category. His on-screen pairing with comic actor Kader Khan, in which he played the role of the latter's son, has resulted in several memorable comedies. As the Mumbai film industry competed with its American counterpart in delivering the "show must go on" formula of "sex and violence," Kapoor became one of the most recognizable faces in the eclectic Indian film industry. Among his notable performances is the role of Nandu in David Dhawan's film *Raja Babu*.