பிரபல பாலிவுட் தயாரிப்பாளரும் நடிகை ஸ்ரீதேவியின் கணவருமாகிய போனி கபூர் 1953 நவம்பர் 11 இல் பிறந்தார் Early years and personal life Kapoor was born on 11 November 1953 in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is the son of the late Surinder Kapoor who was a Bollywood film producer. Boneys brothers (Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor) are actors and producers. Boney was married to late Mona Shourie Kapoor with whom he has two children, Arjun Kapoor and Anshula. Arjun made a dashing debut in the 2012 hit Ishaqzaade while Anshula currently works with Google after graduating from Columbia University. Boney then married Indian actress Sridevi on 2 June 1996. The couple have two daughters, Janhvi and Khushi. 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 blockbuster Mr India starring Anil Kapoor and Sridevi. The film 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 Sridevis Miss Hawa Hawaii performance, and Amrish Puris quote Mogambo khush hua (Mogambo is pleased), which is one of the most famous quotes of Bollywood and has become synonymous with Puri.[1] The Mogambo character is also considered to be one of the best villains in Bollywood history.[1] Laxmikant-Pyarelals music performed well too, especially the song Hawa Hawaii which is very popular till today. The film has often been featured in different lists of top Bollywood films. Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films.[2] This was the last film that the writing duo Salim-Javed wrote together. They had split up earlier in 1982, but came back for one last film. The film was also remade in Tamil as En Rathathin Rathame, starring K. Bhagyaraj.[3] 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.[4] Described by Rediff as one of the most iconic films of its time,[5] it became one of the highest grossing hits of the year[6] and also found a place in Hindustan Times list of Top 10 Patriotic Films of Hindi Cinema.[7] 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 also 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 Anils 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.[8] 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 Kapoors 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 organization 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 was a blockbuster and got critical acclaim at the 2004 Austin Film Festival and New York Asian Film Festival [9] It is the second film in the Gangster (film series) and a sequel to the blockbuster Satya. It was followed by a sequel, D. Film critic Rajeev Masand has labeled it (along with its prequel Satya) one of the most influential movies of the past ten years. [10] The film marked the introduction of a new genre of film making, a variation of film noir[11] that has been called Mumbai noir, of which he is the acknowledged master.[12] His 2004 film Run starring Abhishek Bachchan went on to become a box office hit. Following this the comedy No Entry produced by him became Bollywoods biggest hit of 2005. The film gained a lot of popularity grossing Rs. 430,000,000.[13] In 2009, Boney Kapoor produced Wanted starring Salman Khan. The film broke many records at the box office upon release, due to Khans comeback. Wanted was also the 2nd highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year 2009.[14] Wanted had an excellent opening, grossing Rs. 44 crore in the first week.[15] It shattered records in Pakistan, grossing over Rs. 1,75 crores in its first weekend, which was a record for any Indian film.[16] It grossed Rs. 101.25 crore in India and Rs. 26.06 crore overseas. The film was elevated to Blockbuster verdict.[17][18][19]
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