Pankaj Kapur is an well known Indian actor & also a talented director. He was born on 29th May 1954 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. He is known for Maqbool (2003), Office Office (2000) and Gandhi (1982) and the Indian actor Pankaj Kapur will also be starring in the upcoming Indian movie Lost (2023). Since 1986, he has been married to Supriya Pathak. They have two children. He was previously married to Neelima Azim. In 1982, Pankaj began his acting debut with Shyam Benegal’s film ‘Arohan’. Later he played the role of Pyarelal in Richard Attenborough’s ‘Gandhi’. Later he appeared in many art films and worked for parallel cinema. The hardcore theatre artist
A renowned actor who has starred in over 74 plays, including ‘Mandi’, ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’, ‘Mohan Joshi Haazir Ho’, ‘Khandhar’, and ‘Khamosh’. Many art films in which Pankaj Kapur played a key role are the national award winning films. In 1986, he turned his focus on the small screen where his role of Jasoos (detective) Karamchand went viral among the audience. Till date, he has appeared in many TV serials like ‘Kab Tak Pukaroon’ ,’Zabaam Sambhaal Ke’ ,’Lifeline’, ‘Neem Ka Ped’ ,’Philips Top 10 ‘ and his most popular TV series is ‘Office Office’.
Pankaj Kapur has showcased his naturalistic and magical performances in the films like ‘Chameli Ki Shaadi’,’Ek Ruka Hua Faisla’ ,’Jalwa’ ,’Raakh’ ,’Roja’ ,’Ek Doctor Ki Maut’, ‘Maqbool’ ,’Blue Umbrella’, ‘Halla Bol’ , ‘Dus’ and ‘Chala Mussaddi – Office Office’. Recently he was seen in a fantastic role of Mandola in Vishal Bhardwaj’s film ‘Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola’.