Anil Kapoor was born on December 24, 1959 in Mumbai, India. He started his acting career in 1979 with a short role in Umesh Mehra’s Hamare Tumhare. He got his first lead role in the film titled Woh Saat Din. Then he won his first Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Yash Chopra’s Mashaal. After that he did many hit films in a row such as Meri Jung, Karma, Andar Bahar, Yudh etc.

But he actually won accolades for his brilliant performance in 1987 release Mr. India. The film was a sci-fi one and he played the role of an invisible man in it. His next release N. Chandra’s Tezaab established him as a superstar in bollywood. He won his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for this film. He gave many hit back to back in the form of Ram Lakhan, Parinda, Kishen Kanhaiya etc.

In year 1992 he once again won Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in Indra Kumar’s Beta. He was seen opposite Madhuri Dixit in the film. He kept on giving hit films such as Judaai, Deewana Mastana, Taal etc. His performance in Pukar won him his first National Award for Best Actor. After a long gap, Anil made a comeback with Anees Bazmee’s multistarrer superhit comedy No Entry. He once again did splendid performance in Anees Bazmee’s second multistarrer film Welcome in year 2007. But his latest release Tashan failed to do well at the box office. His daughter, Sonam Kapoor also made her debut last year with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya alongwith another debutant Ranbir Kapoor.

Some of the hit songs picturised on Anil Kapoor are :

1. Zindagi har kadam ek nayi jung hai jeet jaayenge hum tu agar sang hai - Meri Jung
2. Hai Hai mirche uf uf mirche hai hai mirchi o teri lehar buir teri sehar buri - Biwi No. 1
3. Ek do teen char paanch che saath aath nau dus gyarah barah tehra tera karoon gin gin ke intezar aaja piya aayi bahar - Tezaab
4. E ji o ji lo ji suno ji karta hoon main jo woh tum bhi karo ji one two ka four four to ka one - Ram Lakhan
5. Koyal si teri boli kuhu kuhu kuhu kuhu kuhu surat hai kitni bholi - Beta
6. Ek ladki ko dekha to aisa laga jaise khilta gulaab jaise shayar ka khwaab jaise ujli kiran jaise mann mein hiran - 1942 : A Love Story
7. Jaanam meri jaanam ek pal jiyenge naa hum tum bichadd ke aao ye khayein kasam - Mr. Bechara
8. Main ramta jogi main ramta jogi main prem da pyaala pi aaya main tere dil wich - Taal
9. Sunta hai mera khuda dilo jaan se chaoon tujhko yaara dilrube - Pukar
10. Tera sarapa kais hai humdum jaise chamke dhoop mein shabnam jab se hum hain tumse mile nahi hum rahe nahi hum kiya kiya kya kiya kya kiya re sanam - Welcome