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Surinder Kapoor
Born(1925-12-23)December 23, 1925
Died24 September 2011(2011-09-24) (aged 85)
NationalityIndian

Surinder Kapoor (23 December 1925 – 24 September 2011) was an Indian film producer. He produced Bollywood films and also served as President of the Film & Television Producers Guild of India from 1995 to 2001. He was born in Peshawar, British India (in present-day Pakistan). Surinder Kapoor belonged to a minority Hindu Pathan[1] family.

He started his film career as a secretary to Bollywood star of the 1960s Geeta Bali.[2] The Dada Saheb Phalke Academy honoured the veteran producer with the L.V. Prasad Phalke Award in 2009.[3]

He died after suffering a cardiac arrest on 24 September 2011.[4][5]

His three sons, Boney, Anil and Sanjay, are also involved in the film industry. His daughter, Reena, is married to Sandeep Marwah of Marwah Films & Video Studios.

Filmography

Bikash Rao

  • Shehzada (1972), producer
  • Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati (1969), producer
  • Tarzan Comes to Delhi (1965), producer
  • Mughal-e-Azam (1960), assistant director

References

  1. ^ a b Talk Back: Eye On India (Interview with Anil Kapoor) Ep33 Pt1. Pakistan: Dawn News. Retrieved 2012-08-23. I'm a Pathan's son... my father, my grandfather they were all Pathans from Peshawar...
  2. ^ "Its all in the family". Times of India. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Bollywood veteran Manoj Kumar felicitated with Phalke Ratna award". Zee news. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Film producer Surinder Kapoor dies". Daily Bhaskar. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  5. ^ Pradhan, Bharathi (2 October 2011). "Separation pangs for Sri". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 March 2012.


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