J. K. Kapur (24 April 1927 in

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– 2004) was an Indian filmmaker, producer, social activist, and restaurateur. During the

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in 1947, Kapur migrated to

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, India, from modern-day

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, during the partition of India. He founded Copper Chimney in 1972, the award-winning Indian restaurant chain in Mumbai, India with Prem Chaddha. Copper Chimney is part of K Hospitality Corp, an Indian hospitality and food service company, which continues to be owned by the Kapur family today. J. K. Kapur was also the Senior Vice President of the International World

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, President of Worli Woods (NGO in

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), Founder-President of the Senior Citizens Helpline and the Chairman of the Indo-Japanese Committee to improve relations between India and Japan. Kapur produced the historic 1970 Bengali movie, " Sagina Mahato" followed by its Hindi remake, "

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," released on 26 July 1974.

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and

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played the leads in both versions of this tale and Dilip Kumar received various accolades for his role including Best Actor at the BFJA Awards in 1971.

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