Tusshar Kapoor

Tusshar Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor, producer and son of veteran actor Jeetendra and the younger brother of Ekta Kapoor. He was also the co-owner of Balaji Telefilms and Balaji Motion Pictures from 2001-2019. His notable work include Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai (2001), Khakee (2004), Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005), Dhol (2007), One Two Three (2008) and the Golmaal film series.

Tusshar Kapoor
Kapoor in 2011
Born	(1976-11-20) 20 November 1976 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Ross School of Business
Occupation	Actor, producer and founder of Tusshar Entertainment House
Years active	2001–present
Children	Laksshya Kapoor [1]
Parent(s)	Jeetendra (father) Shobha Kapoor (mother)

He is the founder and director of the production house, Tusshar Entertainment House. The debut movie produced by his production house is Laxmmi Bomb.

Early and personal life

Tusshar Kapoor is the son of Bollywood actor Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor. His sister Ekta Kapoor is a television and film producer. He attended the Bombay Scottish School where he was in the same class as Abhishek Bachchan.[2] He then studied at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for his BBA degree at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. Like his father, Kapoor is a follower of Nichiren Buddhism.[3][4] Kapoor opted for IVF and became single parent to Laksshya Kapoor through surrogacy in June 2016.[1]

Career

Kapoor with Neha Sharma during audio release of Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum

Prior to making his debut as an actor, Kapoor worked with film director David Dhawan as an assistant. Following this, he trained as an actor with Roshan Taneja and Mahendra Verma, in their acting school, and in dance with Nimesh Bhatt.[5][6]

He made his debut in 2001 under guidance of his Gujarat based friend Dharmanshu parmar urff monty with the blockbuster Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai, a remake of the Telugu super hit Tholi Prema, along with Kareena Kapoor.[7] He received the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his work in the film. He then starred as Rahul in coming of age film Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa alongside Esha Deol.[8] Kapoor then appeared in two more Telugu remakes Jeena Sirf Merre Liye (2002), and Yeh Dil (2003), which fared moderately well at the box office.

He then appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's production Gayab (2004) which was a moderate box office success and Kapoor received appreciation for his work.[9] Starting in 2004, Kapoor starred in commercial hits such as Khakee (2004), Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005), Golmaal (2006), Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) in which he has essayed the role of gangster Dilip Buwa, and received good reviews for his work, Golmaal Returns (2008), Golmaal 3 (2010), The Dirty Picture (2011), Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum (2012), the critically acclaimed Shor in the City (2012), and Shootout at Wadala (2013) .[10][11][12]

In 2012, Kapoor took part in the "Fashion for a Cause" event which raised money for homeless children.[13] He has co-produced the film Chaar Din Ki Chandni (2012), in which he has also starred.[14] He worked as a lead actor in Bollywood adult comedies Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 (2016) and Mastizaade (2016) both did average business.[15]

In 2017, he starred as Lucky in the comedy film Golmaal Again, which ended up being a blockbuster.[16] In 2018, he was seen in Simmba, in a special appearance as himself in the song "Aankh Marey". He also voiced part of the song.

In 2019, he starred as Manav in the ALT Balaji's web horror series Boo Sabki Phategi alongside Mallika Sherawat, [17]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2001	Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai	Karan	Bollywood debut
2002	Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa	Rahul
	Jeena Sirf Merre Liye	Karan
2003	Kucch To Hai	Karan
	Yeh Dil	Ravi
2004	Shart: The Challenge	Jai Kapoor
	Gayab	Vishnu Prasad
	Khakee	Sub Inspector Ashwin Gupte
2005	Insan	Avinash
	Kyaa Kool Hai Hum	Rahul
2006	Golmaal	Lucky
2007	Good Boy, Bad Boy	Rajan Malhotra
	Kya Love Story Hai	Arjun
	Shootout at Lokhandwala	Dilip Buwa
	Aggar	Aryan
	Dhol	Sameer "Sam" Arya
2008	One Two Three	Laxmi Narayan
	Om Shanti Om	Himself	Special appearance in song "Deewangi"
	C Kkompany	Akshay Kumar
	Halla Bol	Himself	Cameo appearance
	Sunday	Himself	Special appearance in song "Manzar"
	Golmaal Returns	Lucky
2009	Life Partner	Bhavesh
2010	Golmaal 3	Lucky
2011	Shor in the City	Tilak
	Love U...Mr. Kalakaar!	Sahil
	Hum Tum Shabana	Rishi Malhotra
	The Dirty Picture	Ramakanth
2012	Chaar Din Ki Chandni	Veer Vikram Singh
	Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum	Adi
2013	Shootout at Wadala	Sheik Munir
	Bajatey Raho	Sukhi
2016	Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3	Kanhaiya
	Mastizaade	Sunny Kele
2017	Poster Boys	Lucky	Special Appearance
	Golmaal Again	Lucky
2018	Simmba	Lucky	Special Appearance In the song "Aankh Maarey"
2019	Booo Sabki Phategi	Manav	Web series
2020	Laxmmi Bomb	Gaurav	Post-production
2020	Jersey	Vinay

References

1. Sahadevan, Sonup (27 June 2016). "Tusshar Kapoor becomes father to baby boy using surrogacy". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
2. "Tusshar Kapoor shares Abhishek Bachchan's picture on Friendship Day". The Times of India. 4 August 2015. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
3. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n4Lhy_dCMLU
4. https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/tusshar-kapoor-opens-up-on-buddhism-and-fatherhood/articleshow/64495946.cms
5. "A star arrives in style". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 February 2005. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
6. "'Kya Kool Hain Hum 3' banned by Censor Board". Deccan Chronicle. 8 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
7. "Satish Kaushik: Ruslaan fits TEREE SANG just as Tusshar did in MKKH - bollywood news : glamsham.com". www.glamsham.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
8. Hungama, Bollywood. "Dinesh Hingoo - Latest Photos, Videos, News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
9. Hungama, Bollywood. "Gayab Review - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
10. "Review: Shor In The City". NDTV. 29 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
11. "Review: Shor In The City is brilliant stuff!". Rediff.com. 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
12. "Shor In The City Movie Review". The Times of India. 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
13. "Tusshar Kapoor at Fashion for a Cause 2012 – The Times of India". Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
14. "Tusshar Kapoor turns producer – The Times of India". Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
15. "Kya Kool Hai Hum 3 to take on Akshay Kumar's Airlift". www.indicine.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
16. "Golmaal Again: Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty team up again". www.indicine.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
17. "Booo-Sabki Phategi trailer: Tusshar Kapoor, Mallika Sherawat's web-series to release on June 17". NewsX. 15 June 2019. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

External links

• Tusshar Kapoor on IMDb
• Tusshar Kapoor on Bollywood Hungama
• Tusshar Kapoor on Bollywoodcds