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Indian actor (born 1947)

Randhir Kapoor (born 15 February 1947) is an Indian retired actor, film producer and director who worked in Hindi cinema.

Part of the Kapoor family, he is the son of actor–filmmaker Raj, grandson of actor Prithviraj and the brother of late actors Rishi Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor.

After working as a child artist in Shree 420 (1955), Kapoor made his acting and direction debut with a leading role in the family drama Kal Aaj Aur Kal (1971), a moderate success at the box office. Subsequently, Kapoor's starring roles in the dramas Jeet (1972), Hamrahi (1974) and the romantic comedies Jawani Diwani (1972), Lafange (1975), Ponga Pandit (1975) and the multi-starrers such as Raampur Ka Lakshman (1972) and Haath Ki Safai (1974).

His career failed to propel forward after 1985, after which he quit acting for over a decade. However, the Kapoor-directed successful romantic drama Henna (1991), earned him a Filmfare Award for Best Dire