Shakti Kapoor had to struggle long in the early days of his career. Once, he was hungry for several days, then reached Sunil Dutt to ask for work. Then he had to eat a lot of food there.
Who Gave Shakti Kapoor a new name and work: Bollywood’s well-known villain and comic actor Shakti Kapoor will celebrate his birthday on 3 September. Recently, he shared a precious anecdote of his film life in RJ Anmol’s podcasts of rj anmol. He told that he had come to meet Sunil Dutt’s desire to work in Ajanta Art. Taking care of his hunger, Sunil Dutt asked him if he would take food. Shakti Kapoor refused, although he was hungry for three days. He was hungry very fast. Sunil Dutt recognized his gesture and condition, the boy is hungry. Dutt, after knowing his condition, said, “Clear” go to eat, “he showed his sensitivity to the young actor.
Shakti Kapoor lies to Sunil Dutt in this meeting
Shakti Kapoor told that he lied to Sunil Dutt that he was looking for the first film, while he had done small roles in three films. After this meeting, he got work in Sanjay Dutt’s debut film Rocky. During this time he got the new name “Karan Kapoor”, which was also approved by Nargis Dutt, but later named him “Shakti Kapoor”. The name proved to be helpful in recognizing him as a villain.
Shakti Kapoor worked in 700+ films
Shakti Kapoor has played villain and comic in more than 700 films in his career. Among his most memorable films, “Andaz Apna Apna” played the character of Crime Master Gogo, who is still discussed today. He has got a different place in Bollywood in a character role with Villain and Comic. Her daughter Shraddha Kapoor has also become a big star. This year, her superhit movie Stree 2 has made a lot of buzz at the box office. Shraddha likes her father’s Gogo character the most. She has recreated it many times.