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One is the son of a retired college principal while the other is the son of one of the finest theatre personalities of India. One topped engineering in Delhi and then pursued acting while the other dreamt of becoming an actor for as long as he can remember. One has barely ever shaken a leg on-screen while the other has taken dance lessons from Shiamak Davar. But one aspect that is common to both these fine actors is their ability to deliver stellar performances and the knack to better the same with each movie. Yes, this is the father and son duo of Pankaj Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor.
Having completed his engineering with first rank from New Delhi in 1973, Pankaj Kapoor joined the prestigious National School of Drama in 1976, where he bagged the Best Actor Award in his batch. After doing theatre for four years, his silver-screen break came with Arohan, after which he grabbed the role of Mahatama Gandhi’s secretary, Pyarelal in Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi. He then acted in a variety of films like Kundan Shah’s comedy classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s suspense thriller Khamosh, Shyam Benegal’s Mandi, Mohan Joshi’s Hazir Ho, Mrinal Sen’s Khandhar, and then came his much talked about characterisation of an educated cross-border terrorist in Roja. He also did a handful of television series that he is probably remembered most for, like Karamchand and recently as Musaddi Lal from Office Office. In the days when parallel cinema was at its peak, in 70s-80s, actors such as Naseeruddin Shah, Farukh Sheikh and Pankaj Kapoor carved a niche for themselves. This versatile actor stayed true to his roots in theatre by acting in and directing more than 74 plays and serials. But with Raakh, he bagged what he claims his dearest award of all, his first National Award in 1989.
One is the son of a retired college principal while the other is the son of one of the finest theatre personalities of India. One topped engineering in Delhi and then pursued acting while the other dreamt of becoming an actor for as long as he can remember. One has barely ever shaken a leg on-screen while the other has taken dance lessons from Shiamak Davar. But one aspect that is common to both these fine actors is their ability to deliver stellar performances and the knack to better the same with each movie. Yes, this is the father and son duo of Pankaj Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor.
Having completed his engineering with first rank from New Delhi in 1973, Pankaj Kapoor joined the prestigious National School of Drama in 1976, where he bagged the Best Actor Award in his batch. After doing theatre for four years, his silver-screen break came with Arohan, after which he grabbed the role of Mahatama Gandhi’s secretary, Pyarelal in Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi. He then acted in a variety of films like Kundan Shah’s comedy classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s suspense thriller Khamosh, Shyam Benegal’s Mandi, Mohan Joshi’s Hazir Ho, Mrinal Sen’s Khandhar, and then came his much talked about characterisation of an educated cross-border terrorist in Roja. He also did a handful of television series that he is probably remembered most for, like Karamchand and recently as Musaddi Lal from Office Office. In the days when parallel cinema was at its peak, in 70s-80s, actors such as Naseeruddin Shah, Farukh Sheikh and Pankaj Kapoor carved a niche for themselves. This versatile actor stayed true to his roots in theatre by acting in and directing more than 74 plays and serials. But with Raakh, he bagged what he claims his dearest award of all, his first National Award in 1989.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012. An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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