Entertainment News Desk – Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor needs no introduction today. In his career, he has worked in films like ‘Loafer’, ‘Tezaab’ and ‘No Entry’. Recently he was seen in ‘Animal’. In this he played the role of Ranbir Kapoor’s father and once again won everyone’s hearts with his acting. But, very few people know that behind their success is their hard work. He has faced a lot of pain and troubles before coming into films. At one time he used to live in a garage with his family. He even worked as a spotboy. Actually, we are talking about Anil Kapoor on the occasion of his birthday. He has turned 67 years old.
He was born on 24 December 1956. The actor breathed life into all the characters he played in his career. Sometimes he won the hearts of fans by becoming ‘Hero’ and sometimes ‘Mr. India’ on screen. His family belongs to the film world. His father Surinder Kumar was a well-known cinema producer. But his career did not last long. But Anil Kapoor took his legacy to greater heights. During this period he had to face many difficulties. Saw many ups and downs in life. Anil Kapoor started his career with the film ‘Hamara Tumhare’. It was released in 1979. In this he was seen only in a small role. Along with Hindi, the actor has also worked in South.
He was seen in the film ‘Vansh Vriksham’ in 1980. In the initial days of his career, he worked in many South films. At the same time, he was seen as a lead actor for the first time in the Hindi film ‘Woh Saat Din’ released in 1983. After doing this film, the doors of cinema opened for him. Anil Kapoor lived in Raj Kapoor’s garage. It was not easy for Anil Kapoor to become a successful actor. He faced a lot of hardships in the initial days of his career. When Anil Kapoor came to Mumbai from Pakistan with his family, he did not have a roof over his head. At that time he had taken shelter in Raj Kapoor’s garage. After some time, he rented a house in Mumbai, in which he started living with his family.
While talking to Bollywood Bubble, the actor once told that after having a roof over his head, when the question of earning a living arose, he took up the job of a spotboy to feed his family. He used to survive with the money he earned from this. He used to do many things from dropping the celebrities at the location for shooting to dropping them at the airport. After this, he was made the casting director here, then gradually he also learned the tricks of acting.
When Rajesh Khanna rejected the film, Anil Kapoor became a star.
Anil Kapoor is known for films like ‘Nayak’ and ‘Mr. India’. But very few people know that the actor was not the makers’ first choice for ‘Mr. India’. It was first offered to Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. But both the stars refused to do it, after which it fell into Anil Kapoor’s lap and with the success of the film, his luck shone. Anil Kapoor has won many awards for his excellent acting. He received the National Film Award in the Best Actor category for ‘Pukar’. He also received Filmfare Awards in the Best Actor and Best Supporting categories for ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’.
