Pankaj Kapur
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Pankaj Kapoor is an Indian theatre, television and film actor. He has appeared in several television serials and films. He is perhaps best remembered in the title role in Karamchand, a surpassingly popular television series in the detective genre. He is also known for his role as a struggling scientist in the film Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1991). He made a brief appearance in the British Richard Attenbrough directed film Gandhi in 1982. In 2003 he appeared in the critically acclaimed adaptation of Shakespeare's play Macbeth titled Maqbool.
Bollywood's current heart-throb Shahid Kapoor is Pankaj's son by his first wife Neelima Azeem. Pankaj is now married to Supriya Pathak.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Gandhi (1982)
- Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983)
- Mohan Joshi Haazir Ho (1984)
- Chameli Ki Shaadi (1986)
- Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986) (TV adaptation of 12 Angry Men) [1]
- Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1991)
- Roja (1992)
- Ram Jaane (1995)
- Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003)
- Maqbool (2003)
- Dus (2005)
[edit] TV Serials
- Karamchand (1985-1988)
- Neem ka Ped (1991)