Annu Kapoor (Hindi: अनु कपूर , Urdu: ان کپُور, born 20 February 1945^[2] is an Indian actor and television presenter. is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... , “Bombay” redirects here. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA:  , translation: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in area and second largest in population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ... is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Biography

Early life

Annu Kapoor comes from a modest background. He is not affiliated with the Kapoor family. The Kapoor Family is an influential film dynasty in Indias Bollywood cinema. ...

Career

Annu Kapoor made his debut in the film Kaala Patthar in 1979 ^[3]. His career has spanned nearly 34 years including a distinctive presence in Bollywood cinema, television serials, and reality game shows. He is best remembered for his spontaneity and full-of-life compering of the singing show Antakshari produced by silver screen veteran Gajendra Singh. He recently won critical acclaim for his character of a neighbor and debt collector in Raincoat (film) in 2004. This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Bollywood (Hindi: , Urdu: ) is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry in India. ... Antakshari is a musical game played in South Asia, particularly in India and Pakistan. ... Gajendra Singh, is one of the most successful Indian television Producer and Director. ... Raincoat is a 2004 Hindi movie directed by Rituparno Ghosh, starring Ajay Devgan and Aishwarya Rai. ...

In 2007 the mega hit programme Antakshari came back to life on Star One. It was widely publicized in 2006 that it was going to end for ever and a grand grand finale was held for the same. During its initial course of running, Antakshari ran from 1994 to 2006 on Zee TV. STAR One features the next generation of Hindi entertainment with an innovative, diverse mix of programming and cutting edge production values that appeal to urban, upwardly mobile Indian audiences. ... Zee TV is an India-based satellite television channel in the Zee Network umbrella, which carries broadcasts in Hindi, Urdu, and other regional languages of India. ...

Annu's relation with his cohostesses is written about quite often. It is widely believed that either Annu does not get along without friction with his co-hostesses from the hit show Antakshari or that he simply overshadows them with his larger than life presence on stage. Either ways, he has outlived all of his co-stars on the show and has been the only host of a game show to be contracted for twelve years.

Annu Kapoor is now hosting Antakshari: The Great Challenge, Juhi Parmar, on Star Plus.

Annu Kapoor is best known for his wonderful dialogues full of emotion and truthfullness. He is called 'down to earth' by many and on March 31, 2007 he emotionally described his and his generations' nationalism while the newer had none. He slammed the new generation after the audience and contestants could not answer a simple question regarding India's biggest lady singer, known to be the one to have sung the largest number of songs in the whole world - Lata Mangeshkar. He slammed the newer generation for taking into what he called 'terrorist activities' like "pelting stones at the houses of cricketers having lost the World Cup trophy".

Annu Kapoor's intellectual capability is highly appreciated by critics and his thoughtfullness is usually expressed through his emotions in the Antakshari show that he hosts.

Personal life

Not much is known about his personal life. Annu Kapoor is a follower of numerology. With the coming of Antakshari-The Great Challenge on Star One, he has changed the spelling of his last name from Kapoor to Kapur (along with Gajendra Singh who spells his name with an extra 'R' in the first name, and an extra 'I' in the last name.) ^[4] Maharaja Mahtab Chand of Burdwan, 1860 Kapoor or Kapur, (Punjabi: ਕਪੂਰ‌, Hindi: कपूर‌) is the name of a clan of Hindus belonging to the Khatri caste. ... Maharaja Mahtab Chand of Burdwan, 1860 Kapoor or Kapur is a famous Khatri Hindu clan and a modern Indian surname. ...

Filmography

Films

Footnotes

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ Annu Kapoor: Still singing.
3. ^ imdb.com.
4. ^ Antakshari to be cast on Star One.

External links

• Annu Kapoor at the Internet Movie Database