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Boney Kapoor
Kapoor in 2012
Born
Achal Kapoor

(1955-11-11) 11 November 1955 (age 69)[1][2]
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm producer
Spouses
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    (m. 1983; div. 1996)​
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    (m. 1996; died 2018)​
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Children4 (including Arjun Kapoor & Anshula Kapoor and Janhvi Kapoor & Khushi Kapoor)
Parent(s)Surinder Kapoor
Nirmal Kapoor
RelativesSee Kapoor family

Boney Kapoor (born Achal Kapoor, 11 November 1955[1]) is an Indian film producer who has produced numerous Bollywood films like Mr. India, No Entry, Judaai and Wanted to his credit. He was married to actress Sridevi until her death in 2018. He is the elder brother of actors Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor and father of actor Arjun Kapoor.

Personal life

Boney Kapoor was born in 1955, the son of the late Surinder Kapoor who was a Bollywood film producer. His brothers (Anil and Sanjay) are actors and producers.

Kapoor was married to Mona Shourie in 1983 and the couple have two children, Arjun Kapoor (born 1985) and Anshula (born in 1987). Arjun made his acting debut in the 2012 movie Ishaqzaade while Anshula graduated from Barnard College.[4]

Boney married Indian actress Sridevi on 2 June 1996. The couple had two daughters, Jhanvi (born March 6, 1997)[5] and Khushi (born November 5, 2000).[6] On 24 February 2018, Sridevi died[7] in Dubai due to a cardial arrest in her hotel in Dubai.

Career as producer

Boney Kapoor started his career working under legends like Shakti Samanta. The most famous film produced by him remains the Shekhar Kapur directed sci-fi film Mr India starring Anil Kapoor and Sridevi. It was the second biggest hit of 1987 and remains a cult classic in India. The film was known for several of its lines and songs, including Sridevi's "Miss Hawa Hawaii" performance and Amrish Puri's quote "Mogambo khush hua" (Mogambo is pleased), which is one of the most famous quotes of Bollywood and has become synonymous with Puri.[8] The Mogambo character is considered to be one of the best villains in Bollywood history.[8]

Laxmikant-Pyarelal's music performed well too, especially the song "Hawa Hawaii" which is very popular till today. Mr India has often been featured in lists of top Bollywood films. Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films.[9] This was the last film that the duo Salim-Javed wrote together. They had split up earlier in 1982, but came back for one last film. It was remade in Tamil as En Rathathin Rathame, starring K. Bhagyaraj.[10] in Kannada as Jai Karnataka, starring Ambareesh. On the centenary of Indian cinema, Mr. India has been declared one of the 100 Greatest Indian Films of All Time.[11] Described by Rediff as "one of the most iconic films of its time",[12] it became one of the highest grossing hits of 1987.[13] and also found a place in Hindustan Times list of 'Top 10 Patriotic Films of Hindi Cinema'.[14]

His other early productions include Hum Paanch which played a key role in establishing actors like Mithun Chakraborty and Amrish Puri in Bollywood. Boney Kapoor also launched many big stars of the Hindi film industry. His production Woh Saat Din launched brother Anil Kapoor, Prem launched younger brother Sanjay Kapoor and Tabu, and Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe launched actress Esha Deol. He is considered one of the most lavish producers of Bollywood who produced one of the most expensive films in the history of Hindi cinema: Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja in 1993. In 1997, he produced the box office hit Judaai starring Sridevi, Anil Kapoor and Urmila Matondkar.

Boney Kapoor was managing Anil's career well until 1999 and in 2000 he produced Pukar starring Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Namrata Shirodkar, Danny Denzongpa and Om Puri. The film was critically acclaimed and a moderate success at the box office.[15] It won two National Film Awards, including the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration and the National Film Award for Best Actor for Anil Kapoor's performance.

In 2002, he produced Company directed by Ram Gopal Varma starring Ajay Devgan, Mohanlal, Manisha Koirala, Vivek Oberoi, and Antara Mali. It is a fictional exposé of the Mumbai underworld, loosely based on the Indian mafia organisation D-Company, known to be run by Dawood Ibrahim. The film received positive reviews from critics as well as audience and won six out of the eleven awards it was nominated for at the Filmfare Awards. The film received critical acclaim at the 2004 Austin Film Festival and New York Asian Film Festival.[16]

It is the second film in the Gangster series and a sequel to the film Satya. It was followed by a sequel, D. Film critic Rajeev Masand has labelled it (along with its prequel Satya) one of the "most influential movies of the past ten years."[17] Company marked the introduction of a new genre of film making, a variation of film noir[18] that has been called Mumbai noir, of which he is the acknowledged master.[19]

His 2004 film Run starring Abhishek Bachchan was a box office failure.[20] Following this the comedy No Entry produced by him became Bollywood's biggest hit of 2005. It gained a lot of popularity grossing Rs. 430,000,000.[21]

In 2009, Boney Kapoor produced Wanted starring Salman Khan. The film broke many records at the box office upon release, due to Khan's comeback. Wanted was the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2009.[22] It had an excellent opening, grossing Rs. 440 million in the first week.[23] It shattered records in Pakistan, grossing over Rs. 1750 million in its first weekend, which was a record for any Indian film.[24] It grossed Rs. 1012.5 million in India and Rs. 260.6 million overseas.[25][26][27]

Filmography

Year Film Producer Notes
1980 Hum Paanch Yes
1983 Woh Saat Din Yes
1987 Mr. India Yes
1992 Raat Yes
1992 Drohi Yes
1993 Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja Yes
1995 Prem Yes
1996 Loafer Yes
1997 Judaai Yes
1999 Sirf Tum Yes
2000 Pukar Yes
2000 Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai Yes
2002 Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe Yes
2002 Company Yes
2002 Shakti Yes
2003 Khushi Yes
2004 Run Yes
2004 Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na Yes
2005 Bewafaa Yes
2005 No Entry Yes
2009 Wanted Yes
2010 Milenge Milenge Yes
2015 Tevar Yes
2017 Mom Yes

References

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  2. ^ Profile, TimesofIndia.com; accessed 24 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Sridevi, Bollywood leading lady of '80s and '90s, dies at 54". Associated Press. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Mumbai Mirror". MumbaiMirror.
  5. ^ "Articles". Sridevi: The Last Empress of Bollywood. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  6. ^ "rediff.com, Movies: Showbuzz! Boney, Sridevi's daughter called Khushi". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Bollywood actress Sridevi passes away at the age of 54". Dehubs. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  8. ^ a b Top 20 Villains of Bollywood
  9. ^ Kanwar, Rachna (3 October 2005). "25 Must See Bollywood Movies". Indiatimes movies. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Kollywood: Ms. Indias and Ms. Worlds – I, IndiaGlitz. 20 May 2010
  11. ^ ibnlive. "100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time".
  12. ^ Rediff (9 October 2012). "PIX: The Changing Faces of Sridevi".
  13. ^ Boxofficeindia.com. "Box Office 1987". Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ Hindustan Times. "Top 10 Patriotic Films". Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ Box office 2000. boxofficeindia.com
  16. ^ David (16 June 2006). "The Films of Ram Gopal Varma – An Overview". Cinema Strikes Back. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ Rajeev Masand (18 July 2008). "Masand's Verdict: Contract, mangled mess of Satya, Company". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  18. ^ Rachel Dwyer (30 May 2005). "Behind The Scenes". Outlook Magazine. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  19. ^ Aruti Nayar (16 December 2007). "Bollywood on the table". The Tribune. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  20. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. ^ "Box Office 2005". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  22. ^ "Bollywood is Tollywood's fan". Times of India. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  23. ^ "Qatar Tribune" (PDF). Retrieved 17 August 2010. [dead link‍]
  24. ^ Johnny Vaz (26 September 2009). "Salman's Wanted collects 7.5 m in Pakistan". IBN. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  25. ^ "Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide (IND Rs)". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  26. ^ "Box Office 2009". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  27. ^ "The Weekly Voice" (PDF). Retrieved 17 August 2010. [dead link‍]
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