Rajiv Raj Kapoor (25 August 1962 9 February 2021) was an Indian actor, film producer, film director and a member of the

Kapoor family The Kapoor family
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, best known for his lead role in ''

Ram Teri Ganga Maili ''Ram Teri Ganga Maili'' () is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Raj Kapoor. The film stars Mandakini and Rajiv Kapoor in lead roles. Music director Ravindra Jain received a Filmfare Award for this film. The film ge ...

''. He was the youngest son of

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 ...

, the legendary

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actor-director-producer. His elder brothers

Randhir Kapoor Randhir Raj Kapoor (born 15 February 1947) is an Indian actor, film producer and director who worked in Hindi cinema. He was an established actor of the 1970s and received two Filmfare Award nominations. However, his career declined in the ear ...

and late

Rishi Kapoor Rishi Raj Kapoor (4 September 1952 — 30 April 2020) was an Indian actor, film director and producer who worked in Hindi films Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry base ...

were also successful

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s. Famous actors

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 ...

and

Shashi Kapoor Shashi Kapoor (pronounced �əʃi kəpuːɾ (born Balbir Raj Kapoor; 18 March 1938 – 4 December 2017) was an Indian actor and film producer who is best known for his work in Hindi films. A recipient of several accolades, including four Nation ...

were his uncles.

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 ...

was his paternal grandfather and

Trilok Kapoor Trilok Kapoor (11 February 1912 23 September 1988) was an Indian actor and a member of the Kapoor family who worked in Bollywood films. He was the younger brother of actor Prithviraj Kapoor. Early and personal life Trilok was born as the seco ...

was his paternal great-uncle.

Career

Kapoor made his debut in '' Ek Jaan Hain Hum'' in 1983. He played the leading role in his father

's last directorial venture ''

'' in 1985. He acted in several other films with the most notable being ''

Aasmaan ''Aasmaan'' is a 1984 Bollywood movie starring Rajiv Kapoor, Tina Munim, Divya Rana and Mala Sinha. It was directed by Tony Juneja. Rajiv Kapoor plays a double role in the film as Kumar ( as positive character) and lookalike Chandan Singh ( as ...

'' (1984), '' Lover Boy'' (1985), ''

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'' (1985) and ''

Hum To Chale Pardes ''Hum To Chale Pardes'' is a Bollywood family-drama film released in 1988. The film was directed by Ravindra Peepat and written by Anees Bazmee. The musical score was done by Vijay Singh. Starring Rajiv Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor, Anju Mahendru, Ma ...

'' (1988). He made his second last film appearance in ''

Zimmedaaar ''Zimmedaaar'' is a 1990 Indian Bollywood film directed and produced by Santosh Kumar Chauhan. It stars Rajiv Kapoor, Anita Raj and Kimi Katkar in pivotal roles. After this movie, Rajiv Kapoor did not feature in any films for over thirty years ...

'' in 1990 after which he turned to producing and directing. Kapoor also acted in the film '' Aag Ka Darya'' with legendary actors

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and

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which was shot and completed in 1990 but remains unreleased. After his father's death, he assumed the role of producer for the popular film ''

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'' in 1991, which was directed by his elder brother Randhir Kapoor. Further, in 1996 he made his directorial debut with the commercially unsuccessful ''

Prem Granth Prem Granth ( Scripture of love) is an Indian Hindi-language film which was released in India on 22 May 1996. Directed by Rajiv Kapoor, the movie stars Rishi Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit and deals with the subject of rape. It serves as an adaptation ...

'', which starred his brother

and

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. In 1999, he was one of the producers of ''

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'' which was directed by his brother Rishi Kapoor. Since then he was not active in film producing or directing. He was set to make a comeback to acting after 30 years, appearing in the film ''

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'' which had completed filming shortly before his death. It was released on May 21, 2022.

Personal life

In 2001, he married architect Aarti Sabharwal, working paralegal at a Law firm in

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. They divorced in 2003.

Death

Kapoor was staying at his brother Randhir's place when he had a

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during the early hours of 9 February 2021. His elder brother

rushed him to Inlaks Hospital but he was declared dead on arrival by the

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s. He was 58 years old. His last film

, produced by

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, was posthumously released on May 21, 2022.

Filmography

Actor: * '' Ek Jaan Hain Hum'' (1983) ... Vikram Saxena * ''

'' (1984) ... Kumar / Chandan Singh (Double Role) * ''

Mera Saathi ''Mera Saathi'' ( ''My Companion'') is a 1985 Hindi-language action-drama film, produced by K. Kesava Rao under the Sree Brahmarambika Films banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Rajiv Kapoor, Mandakini in ...

'' (1985) ... Shyam * ''

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'' (1985) ... Amar * ''

'' (1985) ... Ravi Kumar / Tony * ''

'' (1985) ... Narendra Sahai "Naren" * '' Lover Boy '' (1985) ... Kishan / Kanhaiya (Double Role) * '' Preeti'' (1986) * '' Zalzala '' (1988) ... Bhole * ''

'' (1988) ... Ajay Mehra * '' Shukriyaa'' (1988) ... Ajay Singh * ''

Naag Nagin '' Naag Nagin '' is a 1990 Bollywood film directed by Ramkumar Bohra and starring Rajiv Kapoor, Mandakini, Raza Murad and Vijayta Pandit. Soundtrack #"Aa Mere Pyar Meri Zindagi Mein Aa" - Shabbir Kumar, Anuradha Paudwal #"Bhagwan Tujhe Aana Hi ...

'' (1989) ... Kuber / Suraj * ''

'' (1990) ... Inspector Rajiv Singh * ''

'' (2022)..... Toolsidas Producer: * ''

'' (1991) (Executive Producer) * ''

'' (1996) (Executive Producer) * ''

'' (1999) (Producer) Editor: * ''

'' (1999) * ''

'' (1996) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director: * ''

Prem Rog ''Prem Rog'' () is a 1982 Hindi-language musical romantic drama directed by Raj Kapoor, with screenplay written by Jainendra Jain and Kamna Chandra. The film tells the story of a man's (Rishi Kapoor) love towards a woman, who is a higher sta ...

'' (1982) * ''

Biwi-O-Biwi ''Biwi-O-Biwi'' (Hindi: बीवी-ओ-बीवी) is a 1981 romantic-comedy Hindi movie. Produced by Raj Kapoor and directed by Rahul Rawail. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Randhir Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon and Yogeeta Bali. The film's music i ...

'' (1981) Director: * ''

'' (1996) Self: * ''

'' (1987)... Himself

References

External links

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