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Randhir Raj Kapoor was born on Saturday 15 February 1947 (age 76; as of 2023) in Chembur, Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Mumbai). His zodiac sign is Aquarius. Before the partition of India, his family moved to Mumbai from Kapur Haveli in Peshawar (now in Pakistan) to pursue his acting career. Randhir is a high school graduate and went on to study at Colonel Brown Cambridge School, Dehradun. Randhir started his acting career in the 1970s.
Randhir as a child
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 10″
Weight (approx): 90 kg
Hair color: salt and pepper
Eye Color: Brown Brown
family
parents and siblings
Randhir’s father, Raj Kapoor, was an Indian actor and film director who died in 1988, and his mother, Krishna Kapoor, a housewife who died in 2018. She has two sisters, Rema Jain and Ritu Nanda (deceased), and two brothers, Rajiv Kapoor, Rajiv Kapoor on February 19, an Indian actor who broke the heart of 20 actors. Or Indian actor and filmmaker who died on April 30, 2020 after suffering from leukemia.
Randhir Kapoor with his parents and siblings
Randhir Kapoor with siblings
wife and children
On November 6, 1971, Randhir married his long-time partner actress Babita Kapoor in a grand ceremony. They have two daughters, Kareena Kapoor and Karima Kapoor, both actresses. In the 1980s, Randhir and his wife, Babita, began to experience some obstacles in their marriage, which eventually led to them living separately for a while. However, the couple reunited in 2007.
Randhir and Babita with their daughters
Randhir Kapoor with wife Babita Kapoor and daughters Karima and Kareena
Other Relatives Randhir Kapoor is one of the grandsons of actor and producer Prithviraj Kapoor and grandson of actor Trilok Kapoor. Randhir Kapoor’s nephews include actors Ranbir Kapoor, Adhar Jain and Armaan Jain and businessman Nikhil Nanda.
Randhir Kapoor with Ranbir Kapoor
Relationships/affairs
Before marrying Babita Kapoor, he dated her for a long time. According to reports, they first met on the sets of the 1971 Bollywood film ‘Kal Aaj Aur Kal’.
Randhir Kapoor with Babita
religion
He follows Hinduism
signature/autograph
Autographed photo of Randhir Kapoor
Career
Beautiful
Randhir first appeared in ‘Shree 420’ (1955) and ‘Do Ustad’ (1959) as a child artist. Randhir Kapoor made his acting and directorial debut with Kal Aaj Aur Kal (1971), starring his wife, father and grandfather. The film did moderately well at the box office.
Kal Aaj aur Kal poster featuring Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor and Randhir Kapoor
In 1972, Randhir worked in three consecutive films, namely Jetty, Rampur Ka Lakshmani and Jawani Deewani.
Randhir Kapoor movie “Jeet”
His lead film Rickshawala (1973) was a remake of MGR’s hit film Rickshawkaran (1971), opposite Neetu Singh as the new heroine; The film was a failure. After “Khazana” in 1987, he did not appear in films for 10 years.
Poster of Randhir Kapoor’s movie Khazana
Kapoor returned to acting after a 10-year hiatus with the 1997 film Ladies Only.
Producer
Randhir Kapoor began producing Henna (1991) with his father Raj Kapoor in 1988; Randhir took over the film as a director after his father’s death. The film, starring actor Rishi Kapoor and Pakistani actress Zeba Bakhtiar, was a huge success. In 1996 he produced ‘Prem Granth’ starring Madhuri Dixit and Rishi Kapoor and in 1999 he produced ‘Aa Ab Laut Chale’, Aishwarya Rai and Akshay Khanna.
Poster of the movie “Prem Grant”.
Director
He became an assistant director on the film Jhuk Gya Aasman (1968) starring Rajendra Kumar. He later did ‘Kal Aaj Aur Kal’ in 1971, which was also his debut film as an actor, followed by ‘Dharam Karam’ in 1975 and ‘Henna’ in 1991.
Poster of the movie “Henna”.
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- He was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Director for Henna (1991).
Facts/Trivia
- Randhir’s nickname is ‘Dabu’.
- Randhir Kapoor did not lead a privileged life. During school, he traveled by bus and train.
- His directorial venture Henna (1991) led to a trip to Pakistan, where he received a kind gesture from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was clearly a fan of his father Raj Kapoor and his uncles Shami Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor.
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