Tusshar Kapoor

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Tusshar Kapoor
Tussar Kapoor at filmfare.jpg
Kapoor in 2011
Born (1976-11-20) 20 November 1976 (age 47)
Alma materRoss School of Business
OccupationActor, producer and founder of Tusshar Entertainment House
Years active2001–present
Children1[1]
Parent(s)Jeetendra (father)
Shobha Kapoor (mother)
RelativesEkta Kapoor (sister)
Abhishek Kapoor (first cousin)

Tushar Kapoor (born 20 November 1976) is an Indian actor and producer who appears in Hindi films. His notable works include Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai (2001), Khakee (2004), Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005), Dhol (2007), Shootout at Wadala (2013). He gained recognition for his role as Lucky in the Golmaal film series.

Son of veteran actor Jeetendra, he is the founder and director of the production house, Tusshar Entertainment House. The debut film produced by his production house is Laxmii. He also co-owned Balaji Telefilms and Balaji Motion Pictures from 2001 to 2019.

Early and personal life[edit]

Jeetendra (right) with daughter Ekta (center) and son Tusshar (left) in 2016

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[edit]

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 poorly at the box office. He then appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's production Gayab (2004) which was declared a below average at the box office but 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]

In 2020 he produced Laxmii which starred Akshay Kumar, Kiara Advani, Sharad Kelkar and Ashwini Kalsekar.[18] The film is co-produced by his production house Tushar Entertainment.[19]

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Role Notes
2001 Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai Karan
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 Guest Appearance In The Song "Deewangi"
C Kkompany Akshay Kumar
Halla Bol Himself Guest Appearance
Sunday Himself Guest Appearance In The 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 Aditya “Adi”/John
2013 Shootout at Wadala Sheikh Munir
Bajatey Raho Sukhi
2016 Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 Kanhaiya
Mastizaade Sunny Kele
2017 Poster Boys Lucky Cameo
Golmaal Again Lucky
2018 Simmba Himself Guest Appearance In The Song "Aankh Maarey"

Producer[edit]

Year Film Notes References
2020 Laxmii Disney+ Hotstar [20]

Web Series[edit]

Year Title Role Platform Season Notes
2019 Booo Sabki Phategi Gopal ALT Balaji First

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. Tusshar Kapoor: "I am a follower of Nichiren Buddhism so I...". Bollywood Hungama. YouTube. 5 June 2018.
  4. "Tusshar Kapoor opens up on Buddhism and fatherhood - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  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.
  18. "Laxmmi Bomb teaser: Akshay Kumar film to release on Nov 9 on Disney+ Hotstar, actor promises a big blast on Diwali". Hindustan Times. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  19. "Akshay Kumar-starrer 'Laxmmi Bomb' gets a release date, will premiere on OTT platform on Diwali". Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020 – via The Economic Times.
  20. The Hindu Net Desk (16 September 2020). "'Laxmmi Bomb' teaser: Akshay Kumar film to release on November 9". Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.

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