Jhakaas then, Jhakaas now: Anil Kapoor

Anil Kapoor’s career graph has outrun that of many star sons. Of all the expendables, the Slumdog 

Millionaire (2008) actor redirected his own career path when he went to Hollywood and did the OTT series 24 (2013) and even a miss-if-you-blink appearance in Mission Impossible: The Ghost Protocol (2011). On home ground, he aged gracefully and moved into senior parts when he played Priyanka Chopra’s dad in Dil Dhadakne Do (2015). And unlike his contemporaries, Deol and Dutt, this Kapoor never slid into oblivion. He was relevant in many films and franchises like Welcome (2007), Welcome Back (2015), Animal (2023) and Fighter (2024), etc.

Director Suresh Triveni, who directed Kapoor in the OTT original film Subedaar (2026), said, “On set, Anil ji was a 

zealous and disciplined actor. He’s a legend for a reason. He loves his work and I loved directing him.”

His elder brother, producer Boney Kapoor, also agrees that “Anil is to the movies born; films are his heartbeat.”

He was one of the first Indian actors after Amitabh Bachchan to protect his personality rights.

PS: Sometimes films like War 2 (2025) and Savi (2024) have let the actor down with their shoddy scripts and underwritten parts for him. However, Anil has not let anything keep him down for long. As he returns with another season of 24 this month, his audience is all set to welcome him back into their drawing rooms.