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Sanjay Kapoor
Kapoor in 2011
Born(1965-10-17)October 17, 1965
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film producer
Years active1995–present
Spouse
Maheep Kapoor
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(m. 1997)​
Children2, including Shanaya
FatherSurinder Kapoor
RelativesSee Surinder Kapoor family

Sanjay Surinder Kapoor (17 October 1965[1]) is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Hindi film and television.[2] Born to producer Surinder Kapoor, Kapoor made his acting debut with Prem (1995) and had his breakthrough with Raja, in the same year.[3]

Kapoor went onto appear in several films as a lead, most successful of which was Sirf Tum (1999). Following unsuccessful films and a hiatus, Kapoor earned praises for his portrayal in the television series Dil Sambhal Jaa Zara (2017–2018) and the web series, The Gone Game (2020–2022) and The Fame Game (2022).[4] Kapoor's other notable films include Shakti: The Power (2002), Luck by Chance (2009), Seetharama Kalyana (2019), Mission Mangal (2019), Merry Christmas (2024) and Murder Mubarak (2024).[5]

Kapoor is the founder and director of Sanjay Kapoor Entertainment Private Limited. He is married to enterpreneur Maheep Kapoor, with whom he has two children.

Early life and background

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Kapoor was born on 17 October 1965 in Mumbai, to Nirmal Kapoor and film producer Surinder Kapoor, into a Punjabi Hindu family which embraces Arya Samaj teachings.[6] He is the youngest of four children. His elder brothers, Boney Kapoor is a film producer; Anil Kapoor is an actor. Actress Sridevi and the producer Mona Shourie Kapoor, both Boney's wives, were his sisters-in-law, and Sandeep Marwah,[7] founder of the Noida Film City and owner of Marwah Studios, is his brother-in-law, married to his sister Reena Marwah.[8] Actors Sonam Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Janhvi Kapoor, Khushi Kapoor, Mohit Marwah and Harshvardhan Kapoor, and film producer Rhea Kapoor are his nephews and nieces.[9] The Kapoor family of Prithviraj Kapoor are also his distant relatives as Prithviraj Kapoor was his father's cousin.[10]

Career

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Film

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Kapoor made his debut in Hindi cinema in 1995 with the movie Prem, opposite newcomer Tabu. Although both debutants rendered fairly decent performances, the movie was delayed for many years as it was in production since 1989. Sanjay was 30 when it finally released, the press then dismissively calling him Hindi industry's "oldest newcomer."[11] It bombed at the box office.[12] Kapoor's next movie was Raja (1995) opposite Madhuri Dixit which was a box office success. He went on to star in several films as a lead actor such as Auzaar (1997), Mohabbat (1997) and Sirf Tum (1999). Apart from the moderately successful Chhupa Rustam: A Musical Thriller (2001) he didn't have much success as a lead actor as most of his films failed at the box office.[13][14] In 2002, he appeared as a villain playing the psychotic husband of Esha Deol in Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe. His performance was praised by critics.[15]

He started playing supporting roles in films like Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003), Julie (2004), Luck By Chance (2009) and Shaandaar (2015).

He turned to producing with his first production Tevar starring his nephew Arjun Kapoor releasing in 2015.[16] He played a cameo appearing alongside his brother Anil for the first time in Mubarakan (2017).

In early 2018, Sanjay was cast in the anthology film Lust Stories as a lead character opposite actress Manisha Koirala.[17][18] In the same year, he was cast in the movie The Zoya Factor as his real life niece Sonam Kapoor's on screen father,[19] and in 2019 in the Kannada film Seetharama Kalyana.[20] In 2020, he appeared in a short film Sleeping Partner opposite actress Divya Dutta.[21]

Television and web career (2003–present)

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He made his debut on television in 2003 appearing in the television serial Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny opposite Karisma Kapoor.

In 2017, he was cast in Vikram Bhatt's television serial Dil Sambhal Jaa Zara opposite Smriti Kalra.[22] The show is about a man marrying a girl much younger than him and how they try to make their marriage work.[23]

In 2018, he landed a role in ALTBalaji's web series Soggy Hoga Tera Baap as Chiraag Arora.[24] In 2019, it was announced that Sanjay eventually opted out of Ekta Kapoor's project, choosing instead Amazon Prime series The Last Hour, which released in 2021, playing the role of DCP Arup Singh.[25]

In 2020, he appeared in The Gone Game, a psychological thriller miniseries on Voot, as Rajeev Gujral. In 2022, he appeared in the Netflix web show The Fame Game as Nikhil More, opposite Madhuri Dixit.

Personal life

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Kapoor with his wife Sandhu

Kapoor married his longtime girlfriend and entrepreneur Maheep Sandhu(born 1967) in December 1997.[26] The couple have two children, daughter Shanaya (born 1999) and son Jahaan (born 2005).[27] His daughter Shanaya is also an actor, who made her debut with Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan (2025).[28]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1995 Prem Shantanu / Sanjay "Sanju" Verma [29]
Raja Raja Patangwala
Kartavya Karan Singh
1996 Beqabu Raja Verma
1997 Mohabbat Gaurav M. Kapoor
Auzaar Yash Thakur
Zameer: The Awakening of a Soul Kishan
Mere Sapno Ki Rani Vijay Kumar
1999 Sirf Tum Deepak [30]
2001 Chhupa Rustam Raja / Nirmal Kumar Chinoy
2002 Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe Dushyant Singh
Soch Raj Matthews
Shakti: The Power Shekhar [31]
2003 Qayamat: City Under Threat Abbas Ramani
Darna Mana Hai Sanjay
Kal Ho Naa Ho Abhay Malhotra Cameo appearance
LOC: Kargil Maj. Deepak Rampal
2004 Jaago Shrikant
Julie Rohan
2005 Anjaane Aditya Malhotra
2006 Unns: Love...Forever Rahul Malhotra [32]
2007 Dosh
Om Shanti Om Himself
2009 Luck By Chance Ranjit Rolly
Kirkit I.M. Romeo
2010 Prince Ali Khan
2014 Kahin Hai Mera Pyar Rahul Kapoor
2015 Shaandaar Harry Fundwani
Mumbhaii – The Gangster
2017 Mubarakan Avtar Singh Bajwa Cameo appearance
2018 Lust Stories Salman Ahmad Dibakar Banerjee's segment
2019 Seetharama Kalyana Dr. Shankar Kannada film [33]
Mission Mangal Sunil Shinde [34]
The Zoya Factor Vijayendra Singh Solanki
2020 Sleeping Partner Sahay Short film [35]
2023 Bloody Daddy Hameed Shaikh [36]
2024 Merry Christmas Ronnie Fernandes [37]
House of Lies Rajveer Singh Chaudhary [38]
Murder Mubarak Rannvijay Singh [39]
2025 Sikandar Nisha's father [40]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003–2004 Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny Amar
2017–2018 Dil Sambhal Jaa Zara Anant Mathur [41]
2020–present The Gone Game Rajeev Gujral [42]
2020–present Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives Himself
2021 The Last Hour DCP Arup Singh [43]
2022 The Fame Game Nikhil More [44]
2023 Made in Heaven Ashok Malhotra Episode: "And They Lived Happily Ever After"

Producer

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Year Title Ref.
2009 Kya Time Hai Yaar
2015 Tevar [45]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2010 Screen Awards Best Ensemble Cast Luck by Chance Won [46]

References

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