Ram Kapoor#Awards
{{Short description|Indian actor (born 1973)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Ram Kapoor
| image = Ram Kapoor in 2017.jpg
| caption = Kapoor in 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|09|01|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Jalandhar, Punjab, India
| alma_mater = Kodaikanal International School
| occupation = Actor
| known for = {{plainlist|
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| years_active = 1997–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Gautami Kapoor|2003}}
| other_names = Jai (one of his famous Characters)
| children = 2
| signature =
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Ram Kapoor ({{IPA|hns|raːm kəpuːr|}}; born 1 September 1973) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi films and television. One of the highest paid television actor in India,{{Cite web |url=https://www.gqindia.com/entertainment/content/kapil-sharma-to-ram-kapoor-10-highest-paid-indian-tv-actors-who-charge-a-hefty-amount-per-episode |title=Ronit Roy to Ram Kapoor, 10 highest-paid Indian TV actors who charge a hefty amount per episode |website=GQ India |access-date=19 January 2023 |date=30 June 2022 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821231037/https://www.gqindia.com/entertainment/content/kapil-sharma-to-ram-kapoor-10-highest-paid-indian-tv-actors-who-charge-a-hefty-amount-per-episode |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/indian-television-actors-salary-per-month-3037560/ |title=11 television stars who earn more than Bollywood actors per month! |date=18 September 2016 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=10 February 2018 |language=en-US |archive-date=25 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925114453/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/indian-television-actors-salary-per-month-3037560/ |url-status=live}} he is known for portraying Jai Walia in Kasamh Se and Ram Kapoor in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain. He is a recipient of several awards including three ITA Awards and three Indian Telly Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/5118/ram-kapoor-host-rakhi-ka.html|title=Ram Kapoor to host 'Rakhi Ka Swayamvar'|date=29 May 2009|website=deccanherald.com|access-date=23 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223160825/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/5118/ram-kapoor-host-rakhi-ka.html|archive-date=23 December 2017|url-status=live}}
Career
Kapoor made his onscreen debut with the television serial Nyaay (1999). He took up three more shows Heena (1998), Sangharsh (1999) and Kavita (2000).
In 2000, Kapoor acted in popular family drama Ghar Ek Mandir. Kapoor worked with Amir Raza Hussein once again in the play The Fifty Days of War – Kargil which ran for 10 days in New Delhi as a tribute to the heroes of the Kargil War. Kapoor played five characters.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/613359.stm|title=Kargil's theatre of war|publisher=BBC News|access-date=12 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915175344/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/613359.stm|archive-date=15 September 2018|url-status=live}}
In 2001, Kapoor acted in Rishtey, in the serial Kabhi Aaye Na Judaai and made a cameo appearance in Mira Nair's acclaimed film Monsoon Wedding.
He went on to appear in films like Dhadkan (2003) and Awaz - Dil Se Dil Tak, followed by Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi and Bali (2004), a telefilm in which he played Prithvi Singh.
In 2005, Kapoor's was seen in films like Devaki,{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/12687/index.html|title=Hindi Movie List – Latest Bollywood Movies – New Hindi Movies – Bollywood Hungama|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama|website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=12 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515125853/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/12687/index.html|archive-date=15 May 2009|url-status=dead}} Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow and Missed Call.
In 2006, he starred in the show Kasamh Se in the role of Jai Udai Walia.
Kapoor was then seen in the soap opera Basera and participated in two reality shows: Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa as a participant and Rakhi Ka Swayamwar as the host.
Kapoor appeared in minor roles in two films in 2010. The first was the commercially successful Karthik Calling Karthik, with Kapoor playing the role of Kamath Sir. The second, Udaan, was a critically acclaimed and award-winning film directed by Vikrmaditya Motwane and was produced by Anurag Kashyap.
In 2011, he starred on the TV show Bade Achhe Lagte Hain and played the male protagonist Ram Amarnath Kapoor. The show was an instant success and Kapoor's performance was applauded.
He appeared in Bollywood movies Agent Vinod (2012), Student of the Year (2012) and Humshakals (2014).
Personal life
File:Ram Kapoor and Gautami Kapoor at 11th Indian Television Academy Awards.jpg]]
Kapoor met actress Gautami Gadgil in 2000 on the set of Ghar Ek Mandir.{{Cite web |last=Chakraverty |first=Unmana |title=Gautami and Ram Kapoor's love story, from on-screen siblings to real-life love |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/news/gautami-and-ram-kapoor-s-love-story-from-on-screen-siblings-to-real-life-love/ar-BB1nuHv1?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1 |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=www.msn.com}} After dating for two years, the couple got married on 14 February 2003. They are parents to two children.{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/happy-birthday-ram-kapoor-10-interesting-unknown-facts-about-the-bade-achhe-lagte-hai-actor-4823295/|title=Happy Birthday Ram Kapoor: 10 interesting, unknown facts about the Bade Achhe Lagte Hain actor|date=1 September 2017|website=Indian Express}}
Media image
File:Ram Kapoor on the sets of Loveyatri in 2018.jpg
Kapoor established himself among the leading and highest-paid actors of Hindi television. In 2014, he was placed sixth in Rediff.com{{'}}s "Top Television Actors" list.{{cite news |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-televisions-top-10-actors/20140708.htm |title=Television's Top 10 Actors |date=8 July 2014 |work=Rediff |archive-date=11 September 2018 |access-date=3 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911022631/https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-televisions-top-10-actors/20140708.htm}}
Filmography
=Television and web series=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Role ! scope="col" |Notes |
| 1998
| Heena | Dr. Amir | |
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| Sangharsh | Pitambar Tahilyani | |
| Nyaay
| Gaurav Makija | |
| 2000
| Kavita | Rishi Grover | |
| 2000–2001
| Advocate Rahul | |
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| Rajeshwar Agnihotri | |
| Rishtey
| Sujoy Chaudary | Episodic role |
| 2002
| Jai Singh | |
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| ACP Vishal Kapoor / DCP Vishal Kapoor | |
| Dhadkan
| Dr. Rajeev Agarwal | |
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| Bali | Prithvi Singh | |
| Manshaa
| Vinay Kishore Khanna | Dead |
| 2005
| rowspan="2"|Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi | Shadab | |
| 2007–2008
| Jas Thakral | |
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| rowspan="3"|Kasamh Se | Walia | |
| Udai Walia
|Triple role{{efn|name=triple|Ram Kapoor plays in a triple role in this televisions.}} |
| 2006–2009
| Jai Walia | |
| rowspan="3" | 2009
| Contestant | |
| Rakhi Ka Swayamwar
| |
| Basera
| Keshubhai Sanghvi |
| 2010
| Swayamwar 2 – Rahul Dhulaniya Lejaayenge | Host | |
| 2011–2014
| rowspan="2" | Ram Amarnath Kapoor | |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| rowspan="3" | Guest appearance |
| Kahani Comedy Circus Ki
| Guest Host along with Shruti Seth; Holi Special Episode |
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| Sanskaar – Dharohar Apnon Ki | Parmeshwar Patel Kapoor / Paddy |
| Welcome- Bazzi mehman nawazi ki
| Host | |
| 2015
| Ram Ahuja | |
| 2016
| Tamanna | Avinash Arora | |
| 2017–2019
| Karan "KK" Khanna | |
| 2017
| Himself | Episode 9 |
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Zindagi Ki Crossroads | Host | |
| Comedy High School
| Various | |
| rowspan="2" | 2020
| Kidnapper, Psycho killer | |
| A Suitable Boy
| Mahesh Kapoor | |
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| Human | Pratap Munjal | |
| Masaba Masaba
|Shekhar Mirza |
| 2023
| Shamsher Singh Walia | |
| 2024
| Manvender Rai Singh | |
= Films =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| class=" sortable wikitable" |
| style="background:;" | Year
! style="background:;" | Title ! style="background:;" | Role ! style="background:;" | Notes |
|---|
| 2001
| Shelly | |
| 2003
| Arun Mehta | |
| rowspan=4| 2005
| Rohan Sehgal | |
| Missed Call
| Vinay Murthi | |
| Behind the Mirror
| Grandfather | |
| Devaki
| Rahul | |
| 2008
| Jai | Cameo appearance |
| rowspan=2| 2010
| Kamath Sir | |
| Udaan
| Jimmy Singh (Chhotu) | |
| 2011
| Deshraj Diwan | |
| rowspan=3| 2012
| Mr. D.K. Bulani |
| Agent Vinod
| Abu Sayed Nazer | |
| Student of the Year
| Ashok Nanda | |
| rowspan=2|2013
| Mai | Subhash Joshi | |
| Mere Dad Ki Maruti
| Tej Khullar | |
| rowspan=4|2014
| Ranveer Malhotra | |
| Humshakals
| Mamaji Kunwar Amar Nath Singh ("KANS"), Johnny and Balbir Gupta |Triple role{{efn|name=triple role|Ram Kapoor plays in a triple role in this films.}} |
| Lakshmi
| Avinash | |
| Words with Gods
| Om | Segment" "God Room" |
| 2015
| Kuch Kuch Locha Hai{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sunny-Leone-Ram-Kapoor-display-their-comic-side-in-Kuch-Kuch-Locha-Hai/articleshow/45317764.cms|title=Sunny Leone-Ram Kapoor display their comic side in Kuch Kuch Locha Hai – Times of India ►|website=The Times of India|date=30 November 2014 |access-date=1 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202210326/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sunny-Leone-Ram-Kapoor-display-their-comic-side-in-Kuch-Kuch-Locha-Hai/articleshow/45317764.cms|archive-date=2 December 2014|url-status=live}} | Praveen "PP" Patel | |
| rowspan=3|2016
| Vinod Kapoor | |
| Rough Book
| Harshvardhan Kapur | |
| Santa Banta Pvt Ltd
| Sonu Sultan | |
| 2017
| Naveen Vachani | |
| 2018
| Rasik Desai | |
| rowspan=2|2020
| Advocate Pramod Gujral | |
| Bahut Hua Samman
| Lovely Singh | |
| 2021
| Ashok Mirchandani | |
| 2023
| Ashish Kapoor aka AK | |
| 2024
| Rehman Siddiqui | |
Awards
{{Notes}}
File:Ram_Kapoor_at_12th_Indian_Television_Academy_Awards_2012.jpg]]
See also
References
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