Randhir Raj Kapoor is an Indian movie star, film manufacturer and film director, who worked in the Hindi film market. He was a well established star of the 1970s and also got 2 Filmfare Award nominations. Nonetheless, his profession decreased in the very early 1980s, complying with which he seldom showed up in films.
Wiki/Bio
| Real Name | Randhir Kapoor |
| Nickname | Daboo |
| Profession | Actor, Director, Producer |
Physical Appearances
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in feet inches- 5’ 10” |
| Weight (approx.) | in Kilograms- 90 kg in Pounds- 198 lbs |
| Eye Colour | Hazel |
| Hair Colour | Salt & pepper |
Personal Life
| Date of Birth | 15 February 1947 |
| Age (as in 2020) | 73 Years |
| Birth Place | Chembur, Bombay, Bombay Presidency, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Aquarius |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Mumbai, India |
| School | Colonel Brown Cambridge School, Dehradun |
| College | Did not attend |
| Educational Qualification | High school graduate |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Address | R K Studios, Chembur, Mumbai 400071 |
Career
Debut |
Film: Do Ustad (1959, child artist)
Kal Aaj aur Kal (1971, Actor)
Director: Kal Aaj aur Kal (1971)
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Relationship & More
Family |
Father– Late Raj Kapoor (Actor, Filmmaker)
Mother– Krishna Kapoor
Brothers– Rishi Kapoor (Actor), Rajiv Kapoor (Actor)
Sisters– Rima Jain, Ritu Nanda
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| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife/Spouse | Babita Kapoor (Actress)
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| Marriage Date | 6 November 1971 |
| Children | Daughters- Karisma Kapoor (Actress)
Kareena Kapoor (Actress)
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Favourite Things
| Favourite Actors | Raj Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan |
| Favourite Actress | Mumtaz |
| Favourite Film | Bollywood: Awaara, Shree 420, Jis Desh Main Ganga Behti Hai, and Jaagte Raho |
Money Factor
| Net Worth | $30 million |
Filmography
Year |
Film |
Role |
Notes |
| 1955 | Shree 420 | Child actor | Debut film as a child actor |
| 1959 | Do Ustad | Young Jaggannath (as Master Daboo) | |
| 1971 | Kal Aaj Aur Kal | Rajesh Kapoor | Debut film as an adult actor |
| 1972 | Raampur Ka Lakshman | Lakshman | |
| 1972 | Jeet | Ratan/Ratanu | |
| 1972 | Jawani Diwani | Vijay Anand |
- Rickshawala(1973)
- Hamrahi(1974)
- Haath Ki Safai(1974)
- Dil Diwana(1974)
- Ponga Pandit(1975) … Bhagwati Prasad Pande/Prem
- Lafange(1975) … Gopal/Sadhu
- Dafaa 302: Indian Penal Code Section 302(1975)
- Dharam Karam(1975) … Dharam
- Khalifa(1976)
- Ginny Aur Johnny(1976)
- Bhala Manus(1976)
- Aaj Ka Mahaatma(1976) … Randhir/Ranvir Varma
- Bhanwar(1976) … Anup/Balbir Singh
- Panchod Mera Naam(1976) … Haraamzaade
- Mazdoor Zindabaad(1976)
- Chacha Bhatija(1977) … Sunder
- Mama Bhanja(1977)
- Kasme Vaade(1978) … Ravi Verma
- Heeralal Pannalal(1978) … Pannalal
- Chor Ke Ghar Chor(1978)
- Bhakti Mein Shakti(1978)
- Aakhri Daku(1978)
- Dhongee(1979) … Anand/Mr. Chimpaklal
- Biwi-O-Biwi: The Fun-Film(1981) … Chander Mohan
- Harjaee(1981) … Ajay Nath
- Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai(1981) … Ramesh Nanda (Guest Appearance)
- Sawaal(1982) … Vikram “Vicky” D. Mehta
- Pukar(1983) … Shekhar
- Jaane Jaan(1983)
- Humse Na Jeeta Koi(1983) … Kishan Singh
- Ram Teri Ganga Maili– 1985
- Khazana(1987) … Romela
- Mother(1999) … Kumar Sinha
- Armaan(2003) … Gulshan Kapoor
- Housefull(2010) …..Kishore Samtani
- Action Replayy(2010) …. Professor Anthony Gonsalves
- Housefull 2(2012)….Dabboo
- Ramaiya Vastavaiya(2013)…. Siddharth, Ram’s Dad
- Desi Magic(TBA)…. Ashok Sexena, Sonia’s Dad
- Super Nani(2014)…Mr Bhatia
Producer
- Henna(1991)
- Prem Granth(1996)
- Aa Ab Laut Chalen(1999)
Director
- Kal Aaj Aur Kal(1971)
- Dharam Karam(1975)
- Henna(1991)
Some Facts About Randhir Kapoor
- Does Randhir Kapoor smoke?: Not known
- Does Randhir Kapoor drink alcohol?: Yes
- Randhir Kapoor began operating in films as quickly as he completed his school.
- The first task Randhir Kapoor obtained as an assistant director for ‘Lekh Tandon’ (Supervisor of ‘Jhuk Gaya Aasman’ (1968 )). Remarkably, his initial work was out of his father Raj
- Kapoor’s manufacturing home.
- Randhir Kapoor needed to go to the work by bus, as his father had taken his car back. He was allowed to ride his cars and truck just on Sundays.
- ‘Kal Aaj Aur Kal’ his launching film as an actor along with a supervisor, had Raj Kapoor and Prithvi Raj Kapoor as his daddy and grand dad respectively, that are his genuine dad and grandpa.
- 2 days after the release of the ‘Kal Aaj Aur Kal’, the Indo-Pak war started, consequently, the movie did not do well.
- Randhir Kapoor remained in a courtship of regarding 6-7 years with Babita Kapoor, before obtaining wed to her.
- His household was against this marriage as Babita was a starlet and his family members did not want any kind of starlet to be their daughter-in-law. But Randhir Kapoor managed to convince them. Significantly, Babita left acting after marital relationship.
- The couple stayed together for almost 16 years but got divided in 1988. Factor being, Randhir Kapoor after back to back failures of his films came to be alcoholic, which was intolerable for Babita as well as additionally she desired her little girl Karisma Kapoor to end up being a starlet, yet Randhir Kapoor was against it.
- Randhir Kapoor as well as his partner lived separately however never ever got divorced as well as typically they are seen together with their daughters and family.