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{{short description|Indian actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Mohan Kapur
| image = Mohan Kapoor.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Kapur in 2011
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|10|27}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|[[television presenter|television host]]}}
| years_active =
}}
'''Mohan Kapur''' (born 27 October 1965) is an Indian actor and television host who works predominantly in Hindi films and television.

==Career==
Mohan is known for being the first television personality in South Asia as the host of the first South Asian original programme produced by a satellite network ([[Zee TV]]),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Patel |first1=Ano |title=Mohan Kapur: Everything happened to me by chance |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/mohan-kapur-everything-happened-to-me-by-chance/articleshow/47013562.cms |publisher=Times of India |access-date=April 23, 2015 |archive-date=20 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520094431/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/mohan-kapur-everything-happened-to-me-by-chance/articleshow/47013562.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Saanp Seedi'' (Snakes & Ladders). ''Saanp Seedi'' was the first and only television series launched on satellite in the Asia-Pacific's from 1992 - 1994 which included Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. ''Saanp Seedi'' is best described as a combination game, variety and talk show starring Kapur with frequent celebrity guests.<ref>{{cite news |title=All about dogs |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080630/jsp/entertainment/story_9479924.jsp |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]] |date=30 June 2008 |access-date=5 June 2012 |archive-date=12 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812114723/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1080630/jsp/entertainment/story_9479924.jsp |url-status=dead }}</ref> His TV success led to a crossover in the Indian Film Industry, his first role being the lead antagonist in [[Beqabu]] (1996) which eventually led to a career appearing in over 60 film and TV series. He often plays the good guy turned bad, the "surprise antagonist", such as his roles in the [[Disney+ Hotstar]] film ''[[Sadak 2]]'' (2020) and his award nominated performance in the Hindi remake of the Israeli series for [[Disney+ Hotstar]] ''[[Hostages (Indian series)|Hostages]]'' (2019-2020).

Kapur is also known for his work as a [[voice acting|voice artist]] and has [[dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] for numerous [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] actors including [[Dwayne Johnson]], [[Tom Hardy]], [[Nicolas Cage]], and [[Jackie Chan]].

Kapur has also voiced [[Stephen Strange (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Doctor Strange]] in [[Hindi]] dubs of his various appearances throughout the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mohan Kapoor turns commentator |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-30/tv/28203471_1_wrestler-package-deal-eesha-koppikhar |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525165839/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-30/tv/28203471_1_wrestler-package-deal-eesha-koppikhar |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 May 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=30 August 2009 }}</ref> In 2021, he was cast as [[Yusuf Khan (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Yusuf Khan]] in the MCU titles ''[[Ms. Marvel (miniseries)|Ms. Marvel]]'' and ''[[The Marvels]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dowling |first=Ahsan |date=2021-10-21 |title=Ms. Marvel Actor Hints At A Later Release Date For The Series |url=https://gamerant.com/ms-marvel-release-date-hint-mohan-kapur/ |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=Game Rant |language=en-US |archive-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531051715/https://gamerant.com/ms-marvel-release-date-hint-mohan-kapur/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Kapur is fluent in [[English language|English]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and [[Hindi]].

Kapur appeared in the films ''[[Jolly LLB]]'', ''[[Happy New Year (2014 film)|Happy New Year]]'', and ''[[Mission Mangal]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-06-04 |title=Ms Marvel's Mohan Kapur on Farhan Akhtar and Fawad Khan's cameos: 'Small to think why focus is on them, they're stars' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/ms-marvel-s-mohan-kapur-on-farhan-akhtar-and-fawad-khan-s-cameos-small-to-think-why-focus-is-on-them-they-re-stars-101654332158398.html |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=27 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827162013/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/ms-marvel-s-mohan-kapur-on-farhan-akhtar-and-fawad-khan-s-cameos-small-to-think-why-focus-is-on-them-they-re-stars-101654332158398.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{Pending films key}}
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Beqabu]]''
| Zanjarh Singh
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|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997
| ''[[Zameer: The Awakening of a Soul]]''
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| ''[[Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi]]''
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| 1998
| ''[[Angaaray (1998 film)|Angaaray]]''
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|-
| 2002
| ''[[Deewangee]]''
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|-
| rowspan="4" | 2011
| ''[[Haunted – 3D]]''
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|-
| ''Game''
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|-
| ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]''
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|-
| ''Soundtrack''
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|-
| rowspan="4" | 2012
| ''[[Bittoo Boss]]''
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|-
| ''[[Hate Story]]''
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|-
|''Life's Good''
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|-
| ''[[Raaz 3: The Third Dimension]]''
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|-
| rowspan="3" | 2013
| ''[[Jolly LLB]]''
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|-
| ''[[Inkaar (2013 film)|Inkaar]]''
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|-
| ''[[Sooper Se Ooper]]''
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|-
| rowspan="3" | 2014
| ''[[Creature 3D]]''
| Doctor Moga
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|-
| ''[[Happy New Year (2014 film)|Happy New Year]]''
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|-
| ''[[Zid (2014 film)|Zid]]''
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|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| ''[[I (2015 film)|I]]''
| Sushil
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film
|-
| ''[[Kamasutra 3D]]''
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|-
| 2017
| ''[[Manjha]]''
|Veena's Husband
|[[Marathi language|Marathi]] film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2018
|''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se]]''
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|-
| ''[[Mitron]]''
| Richa's father
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|-
| [[Heartbeats (2017 film)|''Heartbeats'']]
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|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
|''[[Mission Mangal]]''
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|-
|''377 Ab Normal''
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|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
|''[[Sadak 2]]''
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|-
|''[[London Confidential]]''
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|-
| 2021
|''[[Squad (2021 film)|Squad]]''
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|-
| 2021
| ''[[Urf Ghanta]]''
| Stranger
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|-
| 2022
|''[[Life's Good (film)|Life's Good]]''
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|-
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| ''[[The Marvels]]''
| Yusuf Khan
| [[English language|English]] film
|-
|{{Pending film|[[The Vaccine War]]}}
|{{TBA}}
|India's first [[Biotechnology|Bio-science]] film
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
| 1992–1994
| ''Saanp Seedhi''
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|-
| 1995–1997
| ''Surf Wheel of Fortune''
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|-
| 1995
| ''Philips Top 10''
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|-
| 1996
| ''O Daddy''
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|-
| 1996–1999
| [[Hip Hip Hurray (TV series)|''Hip Hip Hurray'']]
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|-
| 1999
| ''[[Saturday Suspense]]''
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|-
| 2002–2004
| ''[[Kittie Party]]''
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|-
| 2008
| ''[[Zindagi Badal Sakta Hai Hadsaa]]''
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|-
| rowspan="4" | 2010
| [[CID (Indian TV series)|''CID'']]
| Jeevan
| Episodic role in episode 612
|-
| [[Ishaan: Sapno Ko Awaaz De|''Ishaan'']]
|
|
|-
| ''[[100% De Dana Dan]]''
| Ring Announcer
|
|-
| ''[[Kitani Mohabbat Hai (season 2)|Kitani Mohabbat Hai 2]]''
| Rudra Pratap Singhania
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[SuperCops vs Supervillains|Hum Ne Li Hai Shapath]]''
| Mr. Yashvardhan
|
|-
| 2012–2013
| ''[[Amrit Manthan]]''
| Mr. Oberoi
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|-
| 2014
| ''[[Everest (Indian TV series)|Everest]]''
| Major Sameer Khanna
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|-
| 2017–2018
| ''[[Savitri Devi College & Hospital]]''
| Dr. Anand Malhotra
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''[[Hostages (Indian TV series)|Hostages]]''
| Subramanian
|
|-
| ''Only for Singles''
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|-
| 2020
| ''[[Black Widows (web series)|Black Widows]]''
| Lalit
|Web series<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview: एक्टर मोहन कपूर से जानिए- कैसे हो रही है 'ब्लैक विडो' के हिंदी रीमेक पर काम |url=https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/web-series-review-know-from-actor-mohan-kapoor-how-the-hindi-remake-of-black-widow-is-going-on-20772602.html |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014085340/https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/web-series-review-know-from-actor-mohan-kapoor-how-the-hindi-remake-of-black-widow-is-going-on-20772602.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| ''Crime Next Door''
|
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Ms. Marvel (miniseries)|Ms. Marvel]]''
| Yusuf Khan
| Main role; [[Disney+]] miniseries
|}

==Dubbing roles==

===Live action films===
{| class="wikitable"
! Film title !! Actor !! Character !! Dub language !! Original language !! Original release year !! Dub release year !! Notes
|-
| ''[[Live Free or Die Hard]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_mohan-suchitra-dub-for-die-hard-4_1104763|title = Mohan-Suchitra dub for 'Die Hard 4'|date = 20 June 2007}}</ref> || [[Bruce Willis]] || [[John McClane]] || Hindi || English || 2007 || 2007 ||
|-
| ''[[Race to Witch Mountain]]'' || [[Dwayne Johnson]] || Jack Bruno || Hindi || English || 2009 || 2009 || The Hindi dub was re-titled as: '''"Res Tisari Duniya Tak"''', which translates to: '''"Race to Third World"'''. After the original ending credits for the DVD release of the Hindi dub, Mohan Kapoor's name was mentioned on the Hindi dubbing credits, and it's also written in the Hindi language.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHwz4xvUvsU |title=Race to Witch Mountain 2009 part 10 hindi.flv |publisher=YouTube.com |date=2009-12-31 |accessdate=2013-09-07 |archive-date=7 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007210313/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHwz4xvUvsU |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2yx52lt&s=5 |title=Image - Tinypic - Free Image Hosting, Photo Sharing & Video Hosting |publisher=Tinypic.com |date=2013-09-08 |accessdate=2013-09-15 |archive-date=20 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520055136/http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2yx52lt&s=5 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra]]'' || [[Dennis Quaid]] || [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|General Hawk]] || Hindi || English || 2009 || 2009 ||
|-
| ''[[X-Men: First Class]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-05 |title=tv actors turn x-men! - daily.bhaskar.com |url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-tv-actors-turn-x-men-2177025.html?PRVNX= |access-date=2022-10-14 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305132027/http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-tv-actors-turn-x-men-2177025.html?PRVNX= |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>|| [[Kevin Bacon]] || [[Sebastian Shaw (character)|Sebastian Shaw]] || Hindi || English German Russian French || 2011 || 2011 ||
|-
| ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'' || [[Hugo Weaving]] || [[Red Skull|Johann Schmidt / Red Skull]] || Hindi || English || 2011 || 2011 || This character was portrayed by [[Ross Marquand]] in [[Avengers: Infinity War]] and was voiced by [[Kishore Bhatt]] in Hindi.
|-
| ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhattacharya |first=Roshmila |title='I never had the audacity to dream of going to Hollywood' |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/mohan-kapur-i-never-had-the-audacity-to-dream-of-going-to-hollywood/20220714.htm |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref>|| [[Tom Hardy]] || [[Bane (DC Comics)|Bane]] || Hindi || English || 2012 || 2012 ||
|-
| ''[[Fast & Furious 6]]'' || [[Dwayne Johnson]] || [[Luke Hobbs]] || Hindi || English || 2013 || 2013 || [[Rajesh Jolly]] dubbed this character in [[Fast Five]].
|-
| ''[[Furious 7]]'' || [[Dwayne Johnson]] || [[Luke Hobbs]] || Hindi || English || 2015 || 2015 ||
|-
| ''[[The Fate of the Furious]]'' || [[Dwayne Johnson]] || [[Luke Hobbs]] || Hindi || English || 2017 || 2017 ||
|-
| ''[[Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern]]'' || [[Mark Strong]] || [[Sinestro]] || Hindi || English || 2011 || 2011 ||
|-
| ''[[The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010 film)|The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]'' || [[Nicolas Cage]] || Balthazar Blake || Hindi || English || 2010 || 2010||
|-
| ''[[The Karate Kid (2010 film)|The Karate Kid]]'' || [[Jackie Chan]] || Mr. Han '''(First Dub)''' || Hindi || English || 2010 || 2010 || On 25 June 2011, A Second Hindi dub was made for UTV Action produced in-house by [[UTV Software Communications]]. [[Samay Raj Thakkar]] voiced this character in that dub.
|-
| ''[[Rush Hour 2]]'' || [[Don Cheadle]] || Kenny (uncredited cameo) || Hindi || English || 2001 || 2011 ||
|-
| ''[[The Green Hornet (2011 film)|The Green Hornet]]'' || [[Christoph Waltz]] || Bloodnofsky || Hindi || English || 2011 || 2011 ||
|-
| ''[[Tron: Legacy]]'' || [[Jeff Bridges]] || Kevin Flynn / Clu || Hindi || English || 2010 || 2010 || Performed alongside [[Chetanya Adib]] who voiced [[Garrett Hedlund]] as Sam Flynn and [[Shakti Singh (actor)|Shakti Singh]] who voiced [[Bruce Boxleitner]] as Alan Bradley / Tron in Hindi.
|-
| ''[[Exodus: Gods and Kings]]'' || [[John Turturro]] || [[Seti I]] || Hindi || English || 2014 || 2014 ||
|-
| ''[[Jurassic World]]''|| [[Vincent D'Onofrio]] || Vic Hoskins || Hindi || English || 2015 || 2015 ||
|-
| ''[[Priest (2011 film)|Priest]]''|| [[Karl Urban]] || Black Hat || Hindi || English || 2011 || 2011 ||
|-
| ''[[The Wolverine (film)|The Wolverine]]''|| [[Haruhiko Yamanouchi]] || Ichirō Yashida || Hindi || English || 2013 || 2013 ||
|-
| ''[[Assassin's Creed (film)|Assassin's Creed]]''|| [[Jeremy Irons]] || [[List of Assassin's Creed characters#21st Century characters|Alan Rikkin]] || Hindi || English || 2016 || 2016 ||
|-
| ''[[Doctor Strange (2016 film)|Doctor Strange]]''|| [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] || [[Stephen Strange (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Dr. Stephen Strange]] || Hindi || English || 2016 || 2016 ||
|-
| ''[[Thor: Ragnarok]]''|| [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] || [[Stephen Strange (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Dr. Stephen Strange]] (cameo) || Hindi || English || 2017 || 2017 ||
|-
| ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]''|| [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] || [[Stephen Strange (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Dr. Stephen Strange]] || Hindi || English || 2018 || 2018 ||
|-
| ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]''|| [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] || [[Stephen Strange (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Dr. Stephen Strange]] || Hindi || English || 2019 || 2019 ||
|-
| ''[[Spider-Man: No Way Home]]'' || [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] || [[Stephen Strange (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Dr. Stephen Strange]] || Hindi || English || 2021 || 2021 ||
|-
| ''[[Alita: Battle Angel]]'' || [[Christoph Waltz]] || Dr. Dyson Ido || Hindi || English || 2019 || 2019 ||
|-
| ''[[I (2015 film)|I]]'' || Himself || Sushil || Hindi || Tamil || 2015 || 2015 ||
|-
| ''[[Why Him?]]'' || [[Bryan Cranston]] || Ned Flemming || Hindi || English || 2016 || 2016 ||
|-
|}

===Animated films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Film title !! Original Voice(s) !! Character(s) !! Dub Language !! Original Language !! Original Year release !! Dub Year release !! Notes
|-
| ''[[Rio (2011 film)|Rio]]'' || [[George Lopez]] || Rafael || Hindi || English || 2011 || 2011 ||
|-
| ''[[Rio 2]]'' || [[George Lopez]] || Rafael || Hindi || English || 2014 || 2014 ||
|-
| ''[[The Angry Birds Movie]]'' || [[Peter Dinklage]] || Mighty Eagle || Hindi || English || 2016 || 2016 ||
|-
| ''[[The Angry Birds Movie 2]]'' || [[Peter Dinklage]] || Mighty Eagle || Hindi || English || 2019 || 2019 ||
|}

===TV series===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Series title !! Original Actor !! Character(s) !! Dub Language !! Original Language !! Original Year release !! Dub Year release !! Notes
|-
| ''[[Jack Ryan (TV series)|Jack Ryan]]'' || [[Wendell Pierce]] || James Greer || Hindi || English || 2018–present || 2018–present || [[Amazon Prime Video|Amazon Original Series]]
|-
| ''[[Ms. Marvel (miniseries)|Ms. Marvel]]'' || Himself || Yusuf Khan || Hindi || English || 2022 || 2022 || [[Disney+]] miniseries
|}

==See also==
*[[Dubbing (filmmaking)]]
*[[List of Indian Dubbing Artists]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1018245}}

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[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]

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