Pankaj Kapur
Biography
Pankaj Kapur (born 29 May 1954) is an Indian actor who has worked in Hindi theatre, television, and films. He has appeared in several television serials and films. He is the recipient of several awards, including a Filmfare Award and three National Film Awards.
His most acclaimed film roles to date have been that of Inspector P.K. in Raakh (1989), Dr. Dipankar Roy in Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1991), and Abba ji, (based on Shakespeare's King Duncan) in Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of Macbeth; Maqbool (2004). He is widely considered one of the best actors in World Cinema.
In the 1980s, he became a household name through the TV series Karamchand, a comedy television series in the detective genre. And in the millennium, Office Office is a comic satire on prevalent corruption in India.
In 1988, he married his second wife, actress Supriya Pathak, daughter of actress Dina Pathak, with whom he has a daughter and a son. His sister-in-law is actress Ratna Pathak Shah, who is married to actor Naseeruddin Shah. His son (from his first marriage to actress Neelima Azeem) is actor Shahid Kapoor.
He made his film debut with Shyam Benegal's film Arohan (1982). Following that he played Mahatma Gandhi's second secretary, Pyarelal Nayyar, in the Richard Attenborough film Gandhi in 1982. Later he dubbed for Ben Kingsley in the Hindi version of the film.
In November 2019, Kapur made his literature debut with his novella 'Dopehri', which he wrote in 1992. Presently he appears in the television series named ‘Naya Office Office’ which itself is a sequel to the previous hit TV series ‘Office Office’. Now the actor can be seen in the movie Bheed, released on March 24, 2023.
