Pankaj Kapoor

Trivia

• At present he is seen on the TV series, Naya Office Office, a sequel to his previous hit series Office Office.
• His first National Film Award came with 1989 film, Rakh, which also starred Aamir Khan, in a breakthrough performance himself.
• He appeared in a string of powerful art films that came under the Parallel Cinema category, with leading art films directors, starting with Shyam Benegal's Mandi (1983), Kundan Shah's comedy classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro again in 1983, this was followed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza satirical Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! (1984), Mrinal Sen's hauntingly poignant Khandhar (1984), and Vidhu Vinod Chopra's suspense thriller Khamosh in 1985.
• As a director, he has done over 74 plays and serials, including Mohandas B.A.L.L.B, Wah Bhai Wah, Sahabji Biwiji Ghulamji and Drishtanth, Kanak Di Balli, Albert's Bridge and Panchvan Savaar.
• After graduating from National School of Drama, he did theatre for next four years, till he was offered Gandhi by Richard Attenborough.
• He has appeared in several television serials and films. His most acclaimed film roles till date have been that of Dr. Dipankar Roy in Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1991) and 'Abba ji' in Vishal Bhardwaj's Maqbool (2003), both of which got him National Film Awards.
• Pankaj Kapoor is an Indian theatre, television and film actor from Ludhiana, Punjab, India.