Shakti Kapoor gained popularity through his memorable negative roles in the film industry, but his parents did not like it. Talking about this incident, Shakti told Alpha Neon Studios, ‘When my two big films were released and another big film ‘Insaniyat Ke Dushman’ was released, I asked my parents to go watch the film.

Be it the role of a villain or to win the hearts of people through comedy, it is rarely seen in Hindi cinema. Power of Indian cinema, Shakti Kapoor, is a living example of this. This rare and special art appears in the personalities coming from these two different backgrounds.

Shakti Kapoor has always tied the audience with his unique style, whether it is the ridiculous acts of ‘Crime Master Gogo’ or her scary laugh as a villain, with his performance. Shakti Kapoor achieved a special place in Film Industries on the basis of strong acting and brilliant talent.

Shakti Kapoor’s real name and education
Shakti Kapoor’s real name is Sunil Sikanderlal Kapoor, born in a Punjabi family in Delhi on 3 September 1952. She studied at Kirorimal College, University of Delhi and learned the nuances of acting from Pune’s Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). His start in Bollywood after turning from Delhi to Mumbai was not easy. He made his debut in Bollywood in 1975 with Ranjit Khanal.

Name was changed at the behest of Sunil Dutt

• After many small roles, his talent was recognized by veteran actor Sunil Dutt.
• He was making his son Sanjay Dutt’s debut film ‘Rocky’ (1981) at that time. In this film, he was offered Villain’s role.
• During this time, Sunil Dutt felt that there was no power in the name ‘Sunil Kapoor’, which was necessary for the role of a villain.
• Therefore, Dutt suggested him to change his screen name. In this way, the name ‘Shakti Kapoor’ was born.
• Later, he became synonymous with villain and comic roles in Bollywood.
• He got a big break from the role played in the film ‘Rocky’, which gave a new direction to his career.

Shakti Kapoor dominated by villain and comedy rolls
The decade of 1980 to 1990 was a moment -changing moment for Shakti Kapoor. After the success of ‘Rocky’, Shakti Kapoor made a strong identity in Villain and Comedy Rolls in the 1980s and 1990s. During this, he played memorable roles in more than 100 films in collaboration with Asrani and Kader Khan. He worked in films like ‘Kurbani’, ‘Andaz Apna Apna’, ‘Raja Babu’, ‘Hero No.1’, ‘Ankhi Se Goli Mare’ and ‘Sajan Chale Sasural’.

Work in more than 700 films

• Shakti Kapoor was made a favorite of the audience by comedy timing and unique dialogue delivery.
• Especially in David Dhawan’s films, his pairing with Govinda and Kader Khan was very much liked.
• In ‘Raja Babu’ (1994), his character of Nandu gave him the Filmfare Award for Best Cumidian.
• The dialogue of this character ‘Nandu Sabka Bandhu’, ‘Do not understand, man’ is still on people’s tongue.
• The character of ‘Crime Master Gogo’ in the film ‘Andaz Apna Apna’ (1994) is one of the most comedy characters of Bollywood.
• Apart from this, the ‘Aao Lolita’ dialogue of the film ‘Tohfa’ (1984) made her inspiration for mimician actors.
• At the same time, in ‘Chalbaaz’ (1989), Batuknath’s character became very popular with ‘I am a little small child’ dialogue.
• Shakti Kapoor had the ability that he could easily fit both the roles and comedian roles.
• He worked in more than 700 films in his career.

Marriage to Shivangi Kolhapuri
Apart from the film Zindagi, Shakti Kapoor married Shivangi Kolhapuri (elder sister of actress Padmini Kolhapuri) and has two children Siddhant Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor. Shakti has also appeared in the reality show ‘Bigg Boss’ in 2011, where he revealed about alcohol addiction.