Pankaj Kapur is an Indian theatre, television, and film actor. He is the father of actor Shahid Kapoor with his first wife, Neelima Azeem. He has appeared in several television serials and films. His most popular film roles to date have been that of Inspector P.K. in Raakh (1989), Dr. Dipankar Roy in Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1991), and Abba ji, (based on Shakespeare’s King Duncan) in Vishal Bhardwaj’s adaptation of Macbeth; Maqbool (2004), all three roles which got him National Film Awards. In November 2019, he made his literary debut with his novella ‘Dopehri’, which he had written in 1992. He has directed many movies too.
| Pankaj Kapur | |
|---|---|
| Bio | |
| Real Name | Pankaj Kapur |
| Nickname | Pankaj |
| Profession | Actor and Director |
| Popular Role | Mussadi Lal (Office Office) |
| Karamchand (Karamchand) | |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height | in centimeters- 168 cm |
| in meters- 1.68 m | |
| in Feet Inches- 5’ 6” | |
| Weight | in Kilograms- 80 kg |
| in Pounds- 176 lbs | |
| Body Measurements | - Chest: 42 Inches |
| - Waist: 36 Inches | |
| - Biceps: 12 Inches | |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | White |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 1954-05-29 00:00:00 |
| Age (as in 2020) | 66 Years |
| Birth Place | Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Gemini |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
| School | Not Known |
| College | Government College, Ludhiana |
| National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi | |
| Educational Qualifications | Engineer |
| Debut | Film Debut : Arohan (1982) |
| TV Debut : Karamchand (1985–1988) | |
| Family | Father- Not Known (College Principal) |
| Mother- Not Known | |
| Brothers- Not Known | |
| Sisters- Not Known | |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Address | Yari Road, Mumbai |
| Hobbies | Writing |
| Controversies | A person filed a complaint against him in Association of Motion Pictures and TV Programme Producers for copying his script in film "Mausam." |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Food | Rajma Chawal and Pakodas |
| Favourite Actor | Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Marlon Brando and Rajesh Khanna |
| Girls, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
| Wife | Neelima Azeem (Divorced) |
| Supriya Pathak (Actress) | |
| Children | Daughter- Sanah Kapoor |
| Son- Shahid Kapoor (Actor) and Ruhaan Kapoor | |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary | Not Known |
| Net Worth | Not Known |
