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Pankaj Kapoor

Pankaj Kapoor is an Indian actor, best known for Tamil cinema. Pankaj Kapoor began their career in 1985 and has been a prominent figure in the industry for over 41 years. With 30 credits to their name and an average audience rating of 6.4, Pankaj Kapoor remains one of the most prolific and celebrated talents in the industry. Spanning 40+ years, Pankaj Kapoor's career remains one of the longest and most celebrated in Tamil cinema.

Born
30+Known Credits
4.5Avg Rating
veteranCareer Phase

Biography

Pankaj Kapur is an Indian theatre, television and film actor from Ludhiana, Punjab, India. He has appeared in several television serials and films. His most acclaimed film roles to date have been that of Inspector P.K. in Raakh (1989), Dr. Dipankar Roy in Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1991) and Abba ji, (based on Shakespeare's King Duncan) in Vishal Bhardwaj's adaption of Macbeth; Maqbool (2003), all three roles which got him National Film Awards. He along with Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Manoj Bajpai, Irrfan Khan, Kay Kay Menon, Piyush Mishra and Nawazuddin Siddiqui are considered the \"Walking Acting school of India\".\r\nIn the 1980s, he became a household name through the TV series Karamchand, a comedy television series in the detective genre. And in the millennium, Office Office, a comic satire on prevalent corruption in India.

Career Stats

10Films
6.4Avg Rating
29%Hit Ratio?
30Yrs Active
1/10Versatility?
6/10Critical?
veteran?

Personal Info

BornMay 29, 1954
Known Credits30+

Career Milestones

1985

Film debut

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2004

Highest rated: Maqbool (7.4)

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Career Analytics

Language Distribution

Hindi
100%

Films by Decade

1
1980s
1
1990s
4
2000s
4
2010s

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