Surinder Kapoor (23 December 1925 – 24 September 2011) was an
Indian film producer. He produced Bollywood films and also served as President of the Film & Television Producers Guild of India from 1995 to 2001.
Life and career
He was born in
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital and List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district p ...
,
British India
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(in present-day
Pakistan
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). Surinder Kapoor belonged to a
Punjabi Hindu
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family from Peshawar. His parents educated him in the
Arya Samaj
Arya Samaj () is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas. Dayananda Saraswati founded the samaj in the 1870s.
Arya Samaj was the first Hindu ...
teachings. He is a distant relative of the
Kapoor family.
Prithviraj Kapoor
Prithviraj Kapoor (born Prithvinath Kapoor; 3 November 1906 – 29 May 1972) was an Indian actor who is also considered to be one of the founding figures of Hindi cinema. He was associated with IPTA as one of its founding members and establish ...
, his cousin, is the one who invited him to Bombay to join the
Hindi Film Industry.
He started his film career as a secretary to Hindi film star of the 1950s
Geeta Bali, his nephew,
Shammi Kapoor
Shammi Kapoor (born Shamsher Raj Kapoor; (pronounced Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu, �ʌmːi kʌpuːɾ 21 October 1931 – 14 August 2011) was an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. Kapoor is considered one of the greatest and most s ...
's wife. The Dada Saheb Phalke Academy honoured him with the Shri L V Prasad Phalke award in 2009. When asked in an interview, how he established S.K.International Films, he quoted in an interview "
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna (; born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who worked in Hindi films. Considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema, h ...
who played the title-role in
Shehzada
''Shehzada'' () is a 1972 Bollywood drama film produced by Surinder Kapoor and directed by K. Shankar, set during the British Raj. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Raakhee as the lead pair and the supporting cast included Veena, Pandari Bai ...
was truly of a princely disposition. He started shooting for me without ever discussing the price, saying that we could settle that once the film is made, he said and made banner S. K. International Films became an acknowledged company." His first successful film in Hindi as a producer was Shehzada directed by
K. Shankar which was a remake of Tamil film Idhu Sathiyam (1963). However, Surinder's subsequent release
Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan (film) and Bikash Rao were flops, due to which he went into huge debts. Later as a producer in the 1980s he made good money with his productions, which were remakes of Kannada, Tamil or Telugu films like
Hum Paanch,
Woh Saat Din
''Woh 7 Din'' () is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film
Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the af ...
,
Loafer,
''Judaai'', ''
Sirf Tum
''Sirf Tum'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Ahathian. It was released on 11 June 1999. The film features Sanjay Kapoor, Priya Gill, Sushmita Sen, Jackie Shroff and Mohnish Behl. Shot in Nainital, Kerala and Houst ...
'',
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai,
''Pukar'',
No Entry - all of them starring his son
Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor (born 24 December 1956) is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Hindi cinema, Hindi films, in addition to Indian television and international films. In a career spanning over 40 years as an actor and since 2005 as a ...
in the lead. His younger son,
Sanjay Kapoor was lead actor in
Sirf Tum
''Sirf Tum'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Ahathian. It was released on 11 June 1999. The film features Sanjay Kapoor, Priya Gill, Sushmita Sen, Jackie Shroff and Mohnish Behl. Shot in Nainital, Kerala and Houst ...
.
He died after suffering a
cardiac arrest
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on 24 September 2011.
His three sons,
Boney,
Anil
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* Anil (director), active ...
and
Sanjay, are also involved in the film industry.
Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor (born 24 December 1956) is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Hindi cinema, Hindi films, in addition to Indian television and international films. In a career spanning over 40 years as an actor and since 2005 as a ...
is a successful Bollywood actor. His daughter-in-law
Sridevi married to his eldest son
Boney was a legendary
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...
actress. His daughter, Reena, is married to
Sandeep Marwah of Marwah Films and Video Studios.
Boney is a well known and a famous Producer and
Sanjay acted in several movies.
Filmography
*''
Milenge Milenge
''Milenge Milenge'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film. Largely based on the 2001 film ''Serendipity (film), Serendipity'', the film is directed by Satish Kaushik and stars Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor. Other members of ...
'' (2010), producer
*''
No Entry'' (2005), producer
*''
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai'' (2000), producer
*
''Pukar'' (2000), producer
*''
Sirf Tum
''Sirf Tum'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Ahathian. It was released on 11 June 1999. The film features Sanjay Kapoor, Priya Gill, Sushmita Sen, Jackie Shroff and Mohnish Behl. Shot in Nainital, Kerala and Houst ...
'' (1999), producer
*''
Judaai'' (1997), producer
*''
Loafer'' (1996), producer
*''
Woh Saat Din
''Woh 7 Din'' () is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film
Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the af ...
'' (1983), producer
*''
Hum Paanch'' (1980), producer
*''
Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan'' (1978), producer
*''
Ponga Pandit'' (1975), Producer utv
*''Bikash Rao''
*''
Shehzada
''Shehzada'' () is a 1972 Bollywood drama film produced by Surinder Kapoor and directed by K. Shankar, set during the British Raj. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Raakhee as the lead pair and the supporting cast included Veena, Pandari Bai ...
'' (1972)
*''
Ek Shrimaan Ek Shrimati'' (1969), producer
*''Jab Se Tumhe Dekha Hai'' (1963), producer
*''Tarzan Comes to Delhi'' (1965), producer
*''
Farishta'' (1958), producer
References
External links
*
The Film & Television Producers Guild of India*
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1925 births
2011 deaths
Hindi film producers
People from Peshawar
Producers who won the Best Film on National Integration National Film Award
Kapoor family
Punjabi Hindus
Arya Samajis