Tusshar Kapoor (born 20 November 1976) is an Indian Bollywood actor, producer and son of veteran actor Jeetendra and the younger brother of Ekta Kapoor. He was also the co-owner of Balaji Telefilms and Balaji Motion Pictures from (2001-2019). His notable work include Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai (2001), Khakee (2004), Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005), Golmaal - Fun Unlimited (2006), Dhol (2007) and Golmaal Returns (2008).
He is the founder and director of the production house, Tusshar Entertainment House. The debut movie produced by his production house is Laxmmi Bomb.
Early and personal life
Tusshar Kapoor is the son of Bollywood actor Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor. His 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 but Tusshar Kapoor was a more brilliant and outstanding student among the others. 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, Kapoor is a follower of Nichiren Buddhism. Kapoor opted for IVF and became single parent to Laksshya Kapoor through surrogacy in June 2016.
Career
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.
He made his debut in 2001 with the blockbuster Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai, a remake of the Telugu super hit Tholi Prema, along with Kareena Kapoor. He received the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his work in the film. He then starred as Rahul in coming of age film Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa alongside Esha Deol. Kapoor then appeared in two more Telugu remakes Jeena Sirf Merre Liye (2002), and Yeh Dil (2003), which fared moderately well at the box office.
He then appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's production Gayab (2004) which was a moderate box office success and Kapoor received appreciation for his work. 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 has essayed the role of gangster Dilip Buwa, and received good reviews for his work, 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) .
In 2012, Kapoor took part in the "Fashion for a Cause" event which raised money for homeless children. He has co-produced the film Chaar Din Ki Chandni (2012), in which he has also starred. He worked as a lead actor in Bollywood adult comedies Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 (2016) and Mastizaade (2016) both did average business.
In 2017, he starred as Lucky in the comedy film Golmaal Again, which ended up being a blockbuster. In 2018, he was seen in Simmba, in a special appearance as himself in the song "Aankh Marey". He also voiced part of the song.
In 2019, he starred as Manav in the ALT Balaji's web horror series Boo Sabki Phategi alongside Mallika Sherawat, and a movie Laxmmi Bomb as Gaurav.
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
2001 Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai Karan Bollywood debut
2002 Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa Rahul
Jeena Sirf Merre Liye Karan
2003 Kucch To Hai Karan
Yeh Dil Ravi
2004 Shart: The Challenge Jai Kapoor
Gayab Vishnu Prasad
Khakee Sub Inspector Ashwin Gupte
2005 Insan Avinash
Kyaa Kool Hai Hum Rahul
2006 Golmaal Lucky
2007 Good Boy, Bad Boy Rajan Malhotra
Kya Love Story Hai Arjun
Shootout at Lokhandwala Dilip Buwa
Aggar Aryan
Dhol Sameer "Sam" Arya
2008 One Two Three Laxmi Narayan
Om Shanti Om Himself Special appearance in song "Deewangi"
C Kkompany Akshay Kumar
Halla Bol Himself Cameo appearance
Sunday Himself Special appearance in song "Manzar"
Golmaal Returns Lucky
2009 Life Partner Bhavesh
2010 Golmaal 3 Lucky
2011 Shor in the City Tilak
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 Adi
2013 Shootout at Wadala Sheik Munir
Bajatey Raho Sukhi
2016 Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 Kanhaiya
Mastizaade Sunny Kele
2017 Poster Boys Lucky
Golmaal Again Lucky
2018 Simmba Lucky Special Appearance In the song "Aankh Maarey"
2019 Booo Sabki Phategi Manav Web series
2020 Laxmmi Bomb Gaurav Post-production
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