ACTOR

Rajiv Kapoor

1962 - 2021

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Rajiv Raj Kapoor (25 August 1962 – 9 February 2021) was an Indian actor, film producer, film director and a member of the Kapoor family, best known for his lead role in Ram Teri Ganga Maili. He was the youngest son of Raj Kapoor, a Bollywood actor-director-producer. His elder brothers Randhir Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor were also successful Bollywood actors. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rajiv Kapoor has received more than 5,450,353 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Rajiv Kapoor is the 9,443rd most popular actor (down from 9,197th in 2019), the 1,058th most popular biography from India (down from 920th in 2019) and the 193rd most popular Indian Actor.

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  • 18

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  • 1.66

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  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rajiv Kapoor ranks 9,443 out of 13,578. Before him are Virginia Gardner, Rosie Malek-Yonan, Ekin Koç, Ramy Youssef, Tinnu Anand, and Bea Benaderet. After him are Rachel Hurd-Wood, Eri Fukatsu, Aarón Díaz, Bar Paly, Sandra Hess, and Sayaka Kanda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Rajiv Kapoor ranks 677. Before him are Stefano Colantuono, Jorge Bom Jesus, Hubert Strolz, Holger Fach, Wei Qingguang, and Rajkumar Hirani. After him are Dan Bittman, Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi, John Laurinaitis, Al Pitrelli, Justin Cronin, and Robert Wells. Among people deceased in 2021, Rajiv Kapoor ranks 676. Before him are Terry Cooper, Theuns Jordaan, Porfirio Armando Betancourt, Michael R. Clifford, Jamal Al-Qabendi, and Adrian Metcalfe. After him are Sayaka Kanda, Conn Findlay, Dustin Diamond, Charlie Robinson, Bill Brock, and Medina Dixon.

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In India

Among people born in India, Rajiv Kapoor ranks 1,058 out of 1,861. Before him are Ravi Teja (1968), Mallika Sarabhai (1954), Joseph Parecattil (1912), Reena Roy (1957), Rajkumar Hirani (1962), and Tinnu Anand (1945). After him are Vikram Batra (1974), Pooja Bhatt (1972), Sohail Khan (1970), Basu Chatterjee (1930), Ranjan Gogoi (1954), and Akhilesh Yadav (1973).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Rajiv Kapoor ranks 193. Before him are Meenakshi Seshadri (1963), Esther Victoria Abraham (1916), Ravi Teja (1968), Mallika Sarabhai (1954), Reena Roy (1957), and Tinnu Anand (1945). After him are Pooja Bhatt (1972), Sohail Khan (1970), Arjun Rampal (1972), Poonam Dhillon (1962), Anushka Shetty (1981), and Alok Nath (1956).

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Television and Movie Roles

Ram Teri Ganga Maili
Narendra 'Naren' Sahay
Ganga Singh lives near Gangotri with her brother, Karam. One day she comes to the assistance of a young man, Narendra Sahay, who has come with a group of Calcutta-based college students to study the source of the holy river Ganga, and to get some holy water for his wheelchair-bound paternal grandma. Both are attracted to each other, and on the next Puran Mashi get married, and spend the night in close intimacy. Narendra leaves, but promises Ganga that he will be back soon. Months go by, but he does not return. She gives birth to a son, and as soon she is able to, she starts her journey to Alipor, Calcutta, to confront Narendra and ensure a better future for their son.
Aug 16o 19856.3 / 10
Toolsidas Junior
Toolsidas
A young boy seeks to master the game of snooker to defend his father’s legacy after a humiliating loss. But first, he’ll need help from a hardened pro.
Mar 4o 20227.6 / 10
Lover Boy
Kishan / Kanhaiya
Lover Boy is a 1985 Indian Bollywood film produced and directed by Shomu Mukherjee. It stars Rajiv Kapoor, Meenakshi Seshadri and Anita Raj in pivotal roles.
Dec 14o 19859.5 / 10