Rajiv Kapoor


Rajiv Kapoor is an Indian film actor, producer, director and a member of the Kapoor Family.

Early life

He is the youngest son of actor/director Raj Kapoor and Krishna Raj Kapoor. His elder brothers Randhir Kapoor and late Rishi Kapoor are also Bollywood actors. Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor are his uncles. Prithviraj Kapoor is his paternal grandfather and Trilok Kapoor is his paternal great-uncle.

Career

Rajiv made his acting debut in Ek Jaan Hain Hum in 1983. He played the leading role in his father's last directorial venture Ram Teri Ganga Maili in 1985. He acted in several other films with the most notable being Aasmaan, Lover Boy, Zabardast and Hum To Chale Pardes. He made his last film appearance in Zimmedaar in 1990 after which he turned to producing and directing.
He produced Henna in 1991, directed by his brother Randhir, and in 1996 he made his directorial debut with the commercially unsuccessful PremGranth, which starred his brother Rishi and Madhuri Dixit. In 1999 he produced Aa Ab Laut Chalen which was directed by his brother Rishi. Since then he has not been active in film producing or directing. In 2001, he married to architect Aarti Sabharwal, working as a paralegal at a Law firm in Vaughan.

Filmography

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