Aditya Raj Kapoor (born 1 July 1956) is an

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actor and filmmaker and retired businessman from the

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. He is the son of late actor

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and actress

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. Kapoor is best known for his work as an assistant director in several Hindi films and his English language directorial films like ''Shamaal'', '' Don't Stop Dreaming'' (2007) and ''

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'' (2007). His company has developed amusement parks in

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and Delhi.

Family

Aditya Raj is the member of well known

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of Indian film industry. He was born to actor

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. He is the grandson of actor

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, cousin of actors

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and

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. He is uncle to actors

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and

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. Aditya Raj Kapoor is married to Priti Kapoor and has two children, a son named Vishwapratap Raj Kapoor and a daughter Tulsi Kapoor.

Career

After finishing his school education, Kapoor started his professional career as an assistant director with his uncle

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for the 1973 romantic film ''

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'' and thereafter he worked as assistant director in films like ''

Satyam Shivam Sundaram ''Satyam Shivam Sundaram'' () is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film produced and directed by Raj Kapoor and written by Jainendra Jain, starring Shashi Kapoor and Zeenat Aman. The film's original soundtrack was composed by Laxmik ...

'' (1978), ''

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'' (1985), ''

Saajan ''Saajan'' () is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Lawrence D'Souza and produced by Sudhakar Bokade. It stars Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan in lead roles, with Kader Khan, Reema Lagoo and Laxmikant Berde ...

'' (1991), ''Dil Tera Aashiq'' (1993), ''Papi Gudia'' (1996) and ''

Aarzoo Aarzoo (transl. ''Desire'') is a 1999 Indian Hindi romance film directed by Lawrence D'Souza stars Madhuri Dixit, Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal and Reema Lagoo. The film was primarily filmed in Mumbai, but some scenes ...

'' (1999). After a hiatus from Bollywood, Kapoor made a comeback as writer and director of '' Don't Stop Dreaming'' and ''

'' (both 2007). Kapoor's first important role as an actor came with

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's ''

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'' (2010). Previously he had appeared in minor roles in ''Satyam Shivam Sundaram'' – where he was Shashi Kapoor's body double and ''Dil Tera Aashiq''. Following ''Chase'' he played the role of a businessman who falls in love with a prostitute in ''Mumbai 118''. Kapoor also starred in ''

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'' (2010), ''

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'' (2010), '' Say Yes to Love'' (2012) and ''

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'' (2011). In 2014 he participated in the bike-ride ''India Hai'' that covered several Indian states and some nearby countries like

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and

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. In the same year Kapoor appeared in the

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-directed television series ''

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''. He also owns a truck and warehouse business. His construction company has developed the amusements parks Fantasy Land in Mumbai and

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in Delhi.

Filmography

Director

*'' Don't Stop Dreaming'' (2007) *''

'' (2007)

Assistant Director

*''

'' (1973) *''

'' (1978) *''

'' (1985) *''

'' (1991) *''

Dil Tera Aashiq ''Dil Tera Aashiq'' ( en, Heart is your lover) is a 1993 Indian Bollywood romantic comedy film directed by Lawrence D'Souza. The film stars Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit in pivotal roles. This film is loosely based on the 1892 American play ''C ...

'' (1993) *''

Papi Gudia ''Papi Gudia'' () is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language horror film directed by Lawrence D'Souza, starring Karisma Kapoor, Avinash Wadhavan, Tinnu Anand and Shakti Kapoor. The film is heavily inspired by the American film series '' Child's Play'' and ...

'' (1996) *''

'' (1999)

Actor

*''

'' (2010) *''Mumbai 118'' (2010) *''

'' (2010) *''

'' (2011) *'' Say Yes to Love'' (2012) *''

'' (television series)

References

External links

Aditya Raj Kapoor's Official Blog
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kapoor, Aditya Raj Living people Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors from Mumbai Film directors from Mumbai Film producers from Mumbai Hindi-language film directors Punjabi people Aditya Raj 1956 births