Omkar Kapoor

Omkar Kapoor is an Indian actor who works in the Bollywood film industry. He began his performing career as a child artist and worked in films like Judwaa, Hero No.1 and Judaai. He made his Bollywood debut as a Parallel Lead actor with his movie Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2.

Omkar Kapoor
Kapoor in 2015
Occupation
Years active1996–2002
2015–present

Early life

Kapoor started his career with Masoom, where he received immense popularity as a child artist and became the most favourite child artist of that time. Later he got a chance to work with several big stars of the Indian film industry, like Govinda, Anil Kapoor, Urmila Matondkar, Salman Khan and Sridevi.[1]

Career

Omkar Kapoor assisted Bollywood directors like Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Farah Khan and Ahmed Khan, but he really wanted to be an actor and hence gave many auditions, of which he bagged Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2.[2] In 2017, Kapoor starred as Mithilesh Chaturvedi in the web film U, Me Aur Ghar alongside Simran Kaur Mundi. In 2018, he starred as Ankush Patel aka Maggie in the Viu original series Kaushiki.[3]

In 2019, he starred as Varun Kumar Pandey in the comedy film Jhootha Kahin Ka.[4] Kapoor starred as Purva in the Zee5 web series Bhootpurva. He also played the supporting role in web series Bhram. In 2020, Kapoor played the role of Neel in the Zee5 short film Forbidden Love: Arranged Marriage.[5] In 2021, Kapoor starred as Dr. Abhijit Verma in the MX Player web series Bisaat alongside Sandeepa Dhar, which was directed by Vikram Bhatt.

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes
1996 Masoom Kishan
Ek Ladki Pyari Pyari
Chaahat Vicky
1997 Hero No. 1 Shekhar Jeevannath Tripathi
Judwaa Young Raja
Judaai Romi Verma
Ghoonghat
1998 Sham Ghansham
1999 International Khiladi Young Devraj
2000 Mela Gopal
Aaj Ka Nanha Farishta Suraj
Ek Ajooba Bakiya
2002 Dil Churaya Apne
2015 Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 Tarun Thakur
2017 U, Me Aur Ghar[6] Mithilesh Chaturvedi
2019 Jhootha Kahin Ka Varun Singh

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1993 Filmi Chakkar Chintoo
2014 Siyaasat Mahabat Khan 2 episodes

Web series
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Kaushiki Ankush "Maggie" Patel
2019 Bhoot Purva Purva
Bhram Aarav Khanna
2021 Bisaat Dr. Abhijit Verma
2020 Forbidden Love Neel Episode 1

Music videos
Year Title
2020"Makhmali"[7]
2021 "Tauba Tauba"[8]
"Sau Sau Wari Khat Likhe"[9]
"Rona Nahi"[10]
"Meri Mohabbat"[11]

Nominations
Year Award Category Work Result
2016 Apsara Awards Best Debut Actor Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 Nominated

References
  1. "News91". Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. "Popular child actor Omkar Kapoor is nervous for his dream debut". Deccan Chronicle. October 2015. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  3. Sumer Singh Case Files: Kaushiki Season 1 Review: An average fast-paced thriller, retrieved 15 April 2021
  4. Entertainment, Quint (3 July 2019). "'Jhootha Kahin Ka' Trailer: Rishi Kapoor Caught in a Web of Lies". TheQuint. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. "Arranged Marriage, Forbidden Love". GQ India. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  6. "Web Talkies launches India's first web-based feature film 'U Me Aur Ghar'". Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  7. Makhmali Full Video Song Arpita Chakraborty Feat. Omkar Kapoor, Ana Ilmi | Latest Video Song 2020, retrieved 15 April 2021
  8. Tauba Tauba - Omkar Kapoor & Khushbu| Anand Raaj Anand | Zee Music Originals | main nahi pyaar karda, retrieved 15 April 2021
  9. Sau Sau Wari Khat Likhe - Omkar, Sidhika & Khushbu |Goldie S, Srishti B|Kausar J|Zee Music Originals, retrieved 15 April 2021
  10. Rona Nahi - Pranutan Bahl & Omkar Kapoor | Raj Barman , Piyush Shankar, Manoj M| Zee Music Originals, retrieved 21 July 2021
  11. Meri Mohabbat - Omkar Kapoor, Sidhika Sharma | Saaj Bhatt | Amjad Nadeem Aamir | Zee Music Originals, retrieved 17 August 2021
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