Kishore Namit Kapoor
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Kishore Namit Kapoor, actor and acting trainer based in Mumbai, India
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| Born | 28 July 1949 Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Actor, author, acting trainer |
Kishore Namit Kapoor (born 1949) is an Indian actor, author and film-acting trainer. He has trained some of the most prominent film and television actors of the Hindi industry including Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra.[1][2][3]
His books on acting, ‘You Are The Instrument, You Are The Player’ and ‘Acting in Everyday Life’ were published in 2003 and 2012 respectively.[4][5]
Early Life and Education
Kishore Namit Kapoor was born in Delhi in post independent India. In 1958, he joined All India Radio (AIR) as a child artist. When Doordarshan, India’s first public service broadcaster, began telecasting live plays in 1962, Kapoor was one of the first child actors to feature in their weekly plays.
He joined K.M. College in 1964, which was prominent in Delhi as the alumni institute of Amitabh Bachchan, Kulbushan Kharbanda and Dinesh Thakur. At Abhyaan, a Delhi theatre group of the time, Kapoor acted in various plays with director Rajendra Nath.
After completing a Masters in Philosophy from Hindu College, Delhi, Kapoor joined the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in 1970.[6] After completing the course, he moved to Mumbai.
Career
Kapoor acted in several films between 1972 to 1991. Aakrant and Sweekar released in 1973.[7] He acted with Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjeev Kumar in Farar (1975) and with Manoj Kumar in Kranti (1981). He also acted in the first full-length television feature film made in India – P. Kumar Vasudev’s Guru (1975).
In television, he was the lead in Pratham Pratishruti, telecast on Doordarashan in 1990 and based on the book by Ashapurna Devi. With Sharukh Khan, he acted in Umeed (1989).
He briefly returned to acting in a short film ‘A Trip to Egypt’ (2014).[8]
In 1983, he founded his own training academy for film and television actors.[9] Over the last three decades, he has trained some of the most prominent actors of this industry.[10]
Personal life
Kapoor has four children. His eldest son, Kabira Namit Kapoor acted with him in 'A Trip To Egypt.'[8] His younger son, Bahaish Kapoor, is a short film director, cinematographer and composer.[11]
Alumni
- Hrithik Roshan
- Kareena Kapoor
- Priyanka Chopra
- Saif Ali Khan
- Ranveer Singh
- Sajid Khan
- Varun Dhawan
- Akshaye Khanna
- Vivek Oberoi
- Shriya Saran
- Sonu Sood
- Mahima Chaudhary
- Allu Arjun
- Anushka Shetty
- Isha Talwar
- Isha Koppikar
- Sonali Bendre
- Yukta Mookhey
- Arjum Ramphal
- Arya Babbar
- Aditi Gowitrikar
- Naveen Prabhakar
- Parizaad Zorabian
- Vicky Kaushal
- Uday Chopra
- Priyanshu Chatterjee
- Sikhander Kher
- Harman Baweja
- Upen Patel
- Nitu Chandra
- Imran Khan
- Neil Nitin Mukesh
- Prateek Babbar
- Ramcharan Teja
- Divya Dutta
- Madalsa Sharma
- Amrinder Gill
- Satinder Sartaj
- Gurmeet Chaudhary
- Vicky Kaushal
- Sonia Mann
- Tina Ahuja
Filmography
- 1992 Nishchaiy
- 1991 Sajan
- 1990 Sailaab
- 1989 Paap Ka Ant
- 1989 Taaqatwar
- 1987 Vishaal
- 1986 Love 86
- 1985 Sarfarosh
- 1984 Phulwari
- 1983 Sun Meri Laila
- 1982 Ashanti
- 1982 Sun Sajna
- 1981 Commander
- 1981 Armaan
- 1981 Kranti
- 1980 Sitara
- 1979 Zulm Ki Pukaar
- 1976 Sajjo Rani
- 1976 Aarambh
- 1975 Faraar
- 1973 Sweekar
- 1973 Aakrant
References
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