Tusshar Kapoor

Tusshar Ravi Kapoor (born 20 November 1976) is an Indian actor and producer who works in Hindi films.

Early and personal life

Jeetendra (right) with daughter Ekta (center) and son Tusshar (left) in 2016

Tusshar Ravi Kapoor is the son of actors Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor. His elder sister, Ekta Kapoor is a television and film producer. He attended the Bombay Scottish School where he was in the same class as Abhishek Bachchan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He then studied at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for his BBA degree at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.

Like his father, Tusshar Kapoor is a follower of Nichiren Buddhism.<ref>Template:Cite AV mediaTemplate:Cbignore</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Kapoor is unmarried and opted for IVF to became a single parent to Laksshya Kapoor through surrogacy in June 2016.<ref name="exp">Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

Kapoor with Neha Sharma during audio release of Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum

Prior to making his debut as an actor, Kapoor worked with film director David Dhawan as an assistant. Following this, he trained as an actor with Roshan Taneja and Mahendra Verma, in their acting school, and in dance with Nimesh Bhatt.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

He made his debut in 2001 under guidance of his Gujarat-based friend Dharmanshu Parmar alias Monty with the blockbuster Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai, a remake of the Telugu super hit Tholi Prema, along with Kareena Kapoor.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He received the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his work in the film. He then starred as Rahul in a coming of age film Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa alongside Esha Deol.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Kapoor starred in two more Telugu remakes Jeena Sirf Merre Liye (2002), and Yeh Dil (2003), which fared poorly at the box office. He then appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's production Gayab (2004) and received appreciation for his work<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> though the film was declared below average at the box office. Starting in 2004, Kapoor starred in commercial hits such as Khakee (2004), Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005), Golmaal (2006), Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) in which he essayed the role of gangster Dilip Buwa and received good reviews, Golmaal Returns (2008), Golmaal 3 (2010), The Dirty Picture (2011), Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum (2012), the critically acclaimed Shor in the City (2012), and Shootout at Wadala (2013).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2012, Kapoor took part in the "Fashion for a Cause" event which raised money for homeless children.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He has co-produced the film Chaar Din Ki Chandni (2012), in which he also starred.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He also starred as the lead actor in adult comedies Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 (2016) and Mastizaade (2016) both of which have done average business at the box office.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2017 Kapoor once again starred as Lucky in Golmaal Again and the comedy film was a blockbuster.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2018 he was seen in a cameo in the superhit Simmba, in the song Aankh Marey a part of which he has also voiced. In 2019, he starred as Manav in the ALT Balaji's web horror series Boo Sabki Phategi alongside Mallika Sherawat.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2020 he produced Laxmii which starred Akshay Kumar, Kiara Advani, Sharad Kelkar and Ashwini Kalsekar.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The film is co-produced by his production house Tushar Entertainment.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2021, he made his debut as an author with ‘Bachelor Dad’ published by Penguin. The book chronicles his journey as a single parent and addresses some issues facing single fathers. In 2022, Kapoor starred and produced crime-thriller film Maarrich. He played the role of Rajiv Dixit, a fearless cop who is on the hunt to find a murderer.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
2001	Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai	Karan Sharma	Won - Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut
2002	Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa	Rahul Vashisht
	Jeena Sirf Merre Liye	Karan Malhotra
2003	Kucch To Hai	Karan
	Yeh Dil	Ravi Pratap Singh
2004	Shart: The Challenge	Jai Kapoor
	Gayab	Vishnu Prasad
	Khakee	Sub Inspector Ashwin Gupte
2005	Insan	Avinash Kapoor Rana
	Kyaa Kool Hai Hum	Rahul/Sanju
2006	Golmaal	Lucky Gill	Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
2007	Good Boy, Bad Boy	Rajan Malhotra
	Kya Love Story Hai	Arjun
	Shootout at Lokhandwala	Dilip Buwa
	Aggar	Aryan Mehta
	Dhol	Sameer (Sam) Arya
	Om Shanti Om	Himself	Guest appearance in the song "Deewangi"
2008	One Two Three	Laxmi Narayan
	C Kkompany	Akshay Kumar
	Halla Bol	Himself	Guest appearance
	Sunday	Himself	Guest appearance in the song "Manzar"
	Golmaal Returns	Lucky Gill	Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2009	Life Partner	Bhavesh Patel
2010	Golmaal 3	Lucky Gill
2011	Shor in the City	Thilack
	Love U...Mr. Kalakaar!	Sahil
	Hum Tum Shabana	Rishi Malhotra
	The Dirty Picture	Ramakanth
2012	Chaar Din Ki Chandni	Veer Vikram Singh
	Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum	Aditya (Adi) / John
2013	Shootout at Wadala	Sheikh Munir
	Bajatey Raho	Sukhwinder (Sukhi) Baweja
2016	Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3	Kanhaiya
	Mastizaade	Sunny Kele
2017	Poster Boys	Himself	Cameo appearance
	Golmaal Again	Lucky Gill
2018	Simmba	Himawld	Guest appearance in song "Aankh Maarey"
2020	Laxmii	Template:N/a	Producer
2022	Maarrich	Rajiv Dixit	Also producer
2024	Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2	Himself	Cameo appearance
2025	Kapkapiii	Kabir
2026	Template:Pending film	Template:TableTBA	Filming

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Booo Sabki Phategi	Gopal	ALT Balaji series
2023	Pop Kaun?	Cameo	Disney Plus Hotstar series
2024-2025	Dus June ki Raat	Panauti	JioCinema series

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