Kamal Kapoor
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Kamal Kapoor | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 February 1920 |
| Died | 2 August 2010 (aged 90) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Actor. director. producer |
| Years active | 1946–1997 |
| Notable work | Don (1978) |
| Spouse |
Suman Devi (m. 1945) |
| Children | 5, including Kapil Kapoor |
| Relatives | Ravindra Kapoor (brother) Prithviraj Kapoor (first-cousin) Ramesh Behl (son-in-law) Goldie Behl (grandson) |
| Family | Kapoor family Behl family |
Kamal Kapoor (22 February 1920 – 2 August 2010) was an Indian actor and producer who acted in around 600 Hindi, Punjabi and Gujarati films.[1][2]
Kamal Kapoor was born on 22 February 1920 in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India. Kapoor completed his studies in Lahore's DAV college. He was cousin of Prithviraj Kapoor (their mothers were sisters) and maternal grandfather of Goldie Behl.[3][4]
He had five children - three sons and two daughters. His younger daughter is the wife of film-maker Ramesh Behl and mother of Goldie Behl.
Career
He started his career working as a protagonist through the 1940s-50s. His first film was Door Chalen, which was released in 1946. He started playing a villain in the 1960s-70s. Some of his popular roles are those of the father of Raj Kapoor in Aag and Narang in Don.[5]
