Tusshar Kapoor


Tusshar Kapoor 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, Khakee, Kyaa Kool Hai Hum, Dhol, One Two Three and the Golmaal film series.
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. 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 under guidance of his Gujarat based friend Dharmanshu parmar urff monty 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, and Yeh Dil, which fared moderately well at the box office.
He then appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's production Gayab 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, Kyaa Kool Hai Hum, Golmaal , Shootout at Lokhandwala in which he has essayed the role of gangster Dilip Buwa, and received good reviews for his work, Golmaal Returns , Golmaal 3, The Dirty Picture, Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum, the critically acclaimed Shor in the City, and
Shootout at Wadala .
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, in which he has also starred. He worked as a lead actor in Bollywood adult comedies Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 and Mastizaade 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,

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2001Mujhe Kuch Kehna HaiKaranBollywood debut
2002Kyaa Dil Ne KahaaRahul
2002Jeena Sirf Merre LiyeKaran
2003Kucch To HaiKaran
2003Yeh DilRavi
2004Jai Kapoor
2004GayabVishnu Prasad
2004KhakeeSub Inspector Ashwin Gupte
2005InsanAvinash
2005Kyaa Kool Hai HumRahul
2006GolmaalLucky
2007Good Boy, Bad BoyRajan Malhotra
2007Kya Love Story HaiArjun
2007Shootout at LokhandwalaDilip Buwa
2007AggarAryan
2007DholSameer "Sam" Arya
2008One Two ThreeLaxmi Narayan
2008Om Shanti OmHimselfSpecial appearance in song "Deewangi"
2008C KkompanyAkshay Kumar
2008Halla BolHimselfCameo appearance
2008SundayHimselfSpecial appearance in song "Manzar"
2008Golmaal ReturnsLucky
2009Life PartnerBhavesh
2010Golmaal 3Lucky
2011Shor in the CityTilak
2011Love U...Mr. Kalakaar!Sahil
2011Hum Tum ShabanaRishi Malhotra
2011The Dirty PictureRamakanth
2012Chaar Din Ki ChandniVeer Vikram Singh
2012Kyaa Super Kool Hai HumAdi
2013Shootout at WadalaSheik Munir
2013Bajatey RahoSukhi
2016Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3Kanhaiya
2016MastizaadeSunny Kele
2017Poster BoysLuckySpecial Appearance
2017Golmaal AgainLucky
2018SimmbaLuckySpecial Appearance In the song "Aankh Maarey"
2019Booo Sabki PhategiManavWeb series
2020Laxmmi BombGauravPost-production
2020JerseyVinay