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 6.0, 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.
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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 Milestones
Film debut
View film →Highest rated: Maqbool (7.4)
View film →Pankaj Kapoor by the Numbers
If you watched every Pankaj Kapoor film back-to-back, you'd be at it for roughly 23 hours. Most-paired with Pankaj Kapur — 6 films together.
Filmography
See all 30 credits →
Collaboration Network
The Constellation
Top 8 most-paired collaborators. Bubble size and line thickness reflect how many films they share with Pankaj Kapoor.
Career Analytics
Language Distribution
Films by Decade
Top Co-Actors
See all →Pankaj Kapoor has worked most frequently with Vishal Bharadwaj (3 films), Pankaj Kapur (6 films), Naseeruddin Shah (2 films), Om Puri (2 films), and Hrishita Bhatt (2 films).
