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Karan Kapoor (born 18 January 1962) is an Indian photographer, actor and model. He is the son of actors

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and

Jennifer Kendal Jennifer Kendal (28 February 1934 – 7 September 1984) was an English actress and the founder of the Prithvi Theatre. She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the film '' 36 Chowringhee Lane'' (1981). Her oth ...

. His paternal grandfather was

Prithviraj Kapoor Prithviraj Kapoor (born Prithvinath Kapoor; 3 November 1906 – 29 May 1972) was an Indian actor who is also considered to be one of the founding figures of Hindi cinema. He was associated with IPTA as one of its founding members and establish ...

and his paternal uncles are

Raj Kapoor Raj Kapoor (pronunciation: �aːd͡ʒ kəpuːɾ born Shrishti Nath Kapoor; also known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor; 14 December 1924 2 June 1988) was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered one of th ...

and

Shammi Kapoor Shammi Kapoor (born Shamsher Raj Kapoor; (pronounced �ʌmːi kʌpuːɾ 21 October 1931 – 14 August 2011) was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards, winning in the categories of Best Actor f ...

. His elder brother

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and younger sister

Sanjana Kapoor Sanjana Kapoor (born 1967) is an Indian theatre personality and former film actress. She is the daughter of actors Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kapoor. She ran the Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai from 1993 to February 2012. Biography Sanjna Kapo ...

have also acted in some films. His maternal grandparents,

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and Laura Kendal, were actors who toured India and Asia with their theatre group, Shakespearana, performing Shakespeare and Shaw. The Merchant Ivory film, ''

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'', was loosely based on the family, which starred his father and his maternal aunt, actress

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Personal life

Karan Kapoor was born on 18 January 1962 to actor

and British theatre actress

. Early in his career he was a popular model made famous by the

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advertisement campaign and he also acted in ''

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'' (1986), opposite

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as well as later in '' Loha'' with

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. Karan now runs a photography company in the UK. He was married to English model Lorna Tarling Kapoor; the couple are now separated. They have a daughter, Aliya Kapoor and son Zak Kapoor. Kapoor has two siblings. His brother

formerly acted in Bollywood movies and now runs ad company ''Adfilms Valas''. Kunal was married to filmmaker

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's daughter Sheena, who is a well known photographer. They also have two children, Shaira and Zahan. Kunal and Sheena are now divorced.Meet the Kapoors
,

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. His sister

runs the

Prithvi Theatre Prithvi Theatre is one of Mumbai's best known theatres. It was built by Shashi Kapoor and his wife Jennifer Kapoor in memory of Prithviraj Kapoor, Shashi's father, who had dreamt of having a "home" for his repertory theatre company, Prithvi Th ...

. Jennifer Kapoor was

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d with terminal

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in 1982 and succumbed to the disease in 1984.

Career

He made his debut in Shyam Benegal's critically acclaimed 1978 film '' Junoon'', which also featured his parents and both siblings. He had a minor part in his father's production '' 36 Chowringhee Lane'' (1981). He appeared in the British television series '' The Jewel in the Crown'' in 1984. Karan had a short presenting stint for the BBC's Asian magazine Network East in 1994. He made his debut in mainstream Bollywood films with ''

'' (1986), alongside

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and

. He later acted in '' Loha'' (1987) and ''Afsar'' in 1988, but did not have many offers as an actor. He also modeled major Indian brands, including

. He has since become a photographer and lives in

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, with his wife Lorna, his daughter Aliya, and Zach, his son. After a gap of nearly 25 years, Karan has now come back into the public and returned to India with a series of his photography exhibitions, ''Time & Tide''. Karan's ''Time & Tide'' photography exhibition started in his home town Mumbai in November 2016 then taking place in Bangalore, Kolkata, New Delhi, Ahmedabad & Jaipur throughout 2017. Karan has done much research in the

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communities and travelled through various parts of India in the 1980s to meet these communities and has taken photographs. His articles were published in the BBC, Indian Express, Hindustan Times and other newspapers in November 2016. In his recent interview, Karan said that he is quite keen to do more photography projects in India, because his children have now grown up so he could spend more time in India. Karan also said that he was always interested in photography since his childhood even though being a part of very famous Bollywood family of Kapoors. Karan's elder brother

is now a leading ad-maker of India and younger sister

runs the Junoon foundation to promote arts, culture and drama.

Filmography

Actor

TV Series

*'' The Jewel in the Crown'' (1984 British TV Series on

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) as Colin Lindsey *''South of the Border'' (1990 British TV Series) as Max Wilding *''The Tooting Lions'' (1993 British TV movie) as Kool *'' BBC Network East 1994

Still photographer

* ''

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'' (1984) * ''

Utsav ''Utsav'' (Hindi: उत्सव; English: Festival) is a 1984 Hindi erotic drama film, produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by Girish Karnad. The film is based on play '' Mrichakatika'' ('' The Little Clay Cart'') by Śūdraka. The film s ...

'' (1984)

Miscellaneous Crew

* '' Vijeta'' (1982)

Awards

His photograph "Old Couple" won the International Photography Awards 2009 in the People/Lifestyle category. It was one of five nominations he received that year.

References

External links

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Karan Kapoor

Karan Kapoor interview on Photography Bang! Bang!

Karan Kapoor Interview on MumbaiMirror

Article about Karan Kapoor in BangaloreMirror

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