Shakti Kapoor is an well known Indian actor & comedian. He was born on 3rd September 1952 in Delhi, India, His roles in Hindi films are known for their negative and comic aspects. He is the father of the famous Indian actress Shraddha Kapoor. In the year 1975, Shakti Kapoor started his career as an actor in the Hindi film ‘Ranjit Khanal’ in which he played the role of Anand. He then appeared in the Hindi films ‘Alibaba Marjinaa’ (1977), ‘Sargam’ (1979), ‘Qurbani’ (1980), and ‘Rocky’ (1981). His Hindi films include ‘Satte Pe Satta’ (1982), ‘Hero’ (1983), and ‘Ghar Ek Mandir’ (1984).

The majority of Shakti’s roles have been negative and comic in more than 700 films. He is considered one of the topmost Bollywood villains of the 1990s. His iconic Hindi films are ‘ChaalBaaz’ (1989), ‘Raja Babu’ (1994), ‘Andaz Apna Apna’ (1994), ‘Coolie No. 1’ (1995), ‘Judwaa’ (1997), ‘Gunda’ (1998), and ‘Hungama’ (2003). Some of his dialogues became very popular such as “Aaaooo Lolita” from the movie Tohfa (1984), “Main Nanha sa Chotta sa Bachcha Hoon” from the film ‘ChaalBaaz’ (1989), and “Nandu sabka bandhu, samajhta nahi hai yaar” from the film ‘Raja Babu’ (1994).

The famous actor, Shakti Kapoor belongs to a Punjabi family. His father, Sikander Lal Kapoor, used to work as a tailor. His mother’s name is Susheela Kapoor. He has one elder sibling and two younger siblings. He has two brothers named Rummy Kapoor & Pravin Kapoor, and a sister named Renu Kapoor. Kapoor is married to Shivangi Kolhapure elder sister of actresses Padmini Kolhapure and Tejaswini Kolhapure and has two children, a son Siddhanth Kapoor and a daughter Shraddha Kapoor.