Annu Kapoor

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Annu Kapoor
Born Annu Kapoor
February 20, 1956 (1956-02-20) (age 55) [1]
India Jhalawar, Rajasthan, India
Occupation Film actor
Years active 1979–present

Annu Kapoor (Hindi: अनु कपूर, Urdu: ان کپُور, born 20 February 1956)[2] is an Indian film actor and television presenter, best remembered for hosting the singing reality show Antakshari.

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[edit] Early life

Annu Kapoor was born in Jhalawar in Rajasthan, India.

[edit] Career

Annu Kapoor made his debut in the film Mandi directed by Shyam Benegal in 1979.[3] His career has spanned nearly 31 years including a distinctive presence in Bollywood cinema, television serials, and reality game shows. He is best remembered for hosting the singing show Antakshari produced by silver screen veteran Gajendra Singh. He recently won critical acclaim for his character of a neighbor and debt collector in Raincoat (film) in 2004.

In 2007 the mega hit programme Antakshari came back from the dead on Star One. It was widely publicized in 2006 that it was going to end for ever and a grand grand finale was held for the same. During its initial course of running, Antakshari ran from 1993 to 2006 on Zee TV.

Annu Kapoor hosted Antakshari: The Great Challenge, Juhi Parmar, on Star Plus.

Annu Kapoor also acted as Kabir in a DD serial by the same name. He has also recently acted in the movie 7 Khoon Maaf

The Golden Era - With Annu Kapoor: The show is a reminiscence of Indian cinema with veteran Anu Kapoor. The show is a walk through the melodious and heart touching era of Bollywood music. The show is divided into three harmonious segments followed by some memorable songs. Show starts with ins and outs of Bollywood and ends with a poetic feel which left you in the mood of nostalgia. It’s a mesmerizing journey of an hour from 9 to10 only on Mastiii channel. http://vimeo.com/29774233

[edit] Personal life

Annu Kapoor is a follower of numerology. With the coming of Antakshari-The Great Challenge on Star One, he has changed the spelling of his last name from Kapoor to Kapur (along with Gajendra Singh who spells his name with an extra 'R' in the first name, and an extra 'I' in the last name.) [4]

In the 3 October 2007 episode of the DD National show Music, Masti aur Dhoom, Anu Kapoor stated that he wanted to become a surgeon, but he could not afford to study as his family was poor. In an episode of the DD National show Wheel Smart Shrimati, he mentioned that he was born in Jhalawar in rajasthan......

He is the ex-brother-in-law of actor Om Puri. His sister, Seema Kapoor, a documentary film-maker, married Om Puri in 1990 & was divorced by the actor in 1993.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Seasons India :: Star Directory - Profiles
  2. ^ "Annu Kapoor: Still singing". http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/22annu.htm. 
  3. ^ "imdb.com". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0438465/. 
  4. ^ "Antakshari to be cast on Star One". http://www.internationalreporter.com/news/read.php?id=1623. 

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