Kamal Kapoor


Kamal Kapoor was an Indian actor and producer who acted in around 600 Hindi, Punjabi and Gujarati films.

Early life

He was born in 1920 in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India. He completed his studies in Lahore's DAV college. He was cousin of Prithviraj Kapoor and maternal grandfather of Goldie Behl.

Career

He started his career working as a hero through the 1940s-50s. His first film was Door Chalen, which was released in 1946. He played the lead in the movie Door Chalen. He started playing a villain in the 1960s-70s. Some of his popular roles are those of the father of Raj Kapoor in Aag and Narang in Don.

Selected filmography