Kamal Kapoor


Kamal Kapoor was an Indian actor and producer who acted in around 600 Hindi, Punjabi and Gujarati films.

Early and personal life

Kamal Kapoor was born on 22 February 1920 in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India. Kapoor completed his studies in Lahore's DAV college. He was cousin of Prithviraj Kapoor and maternal grandfather of Goldie Behl.
He had five children - three sons and two daughters. His younger daughter is the wife of film-maker Ramesh Behl and mother of Goldie Behl.

Career

He started his career working as a protagonist through the 1940s-50s. His first film was Door Chalen, which was released in 1946. He started playing a villain in the 1960s-70s. Some of his popular roles are those of the father of Raj Kapoor in Aag and Narang in Don.