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Mohan Kapur

Mohan Kapur

Indian actor

Mohan Kapur (born 27 October 1965) is an Indian actor and television host who works predominantly in Hindi films and television.

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Career

Mohan is known for being the first television personality in South Asia as the host of the first South Asian original program produced by a satellite network (Zee TV),[1] Saanp Seedi (Snakes & Ladders). Saanp Seedi was the first and only television series launched on satellite in the Asia-Pacific's from 1992 - 1994 which included Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Saanp Seedi is best described as a combination game and talk show starring Kapur with frequent celebrity guests.[2] His TV success led to a crossover in the Indian Film Industry with his first role being the lead antagonist in Beqabu (1996) which eventually led to a career appearing in over 60 films and TV series. He often plays the good guy turned bad, the "surprise antagonist", such as in his roles in the Disney+ Hotstar film Sadak 2 (2020) and his award nominated performance in the Hindi remake of the Israeli series for Disney+ Hotstar Hostages (2019-2020).

Kapur is also known for his work as a voice artist and has dubbed for numerous Hollywood actors including Dwayne Johnson, Tom Hardy, Nicolas Cage, and Jackie Chan.

Kapur has also voiced Doctor Strange in Hindi dubs of his various appearances throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[3] In 2021, he was cast as Yusuf Khan in the MCU titles Ms. Marvel and The Marvels.[4][5] Kapur is fluent in English, Punjabi and Hindi.

Kapur appeared in the films Jolly LLB, Happy New Year, and Mission Mangal.[5]

Filmography

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Films

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Television

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Dubbing roles

Live action films

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Animated films

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References

  1. [1]
    Patel, Ano (23 April 2015). "Mohan Kapur: Everything happened to me by chance". Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
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    "All about dogs". The Telegraph (Kolkata). 30 June 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
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    "Mohan Kapoor turns commentator". The Times of India. 30 August 2009. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012.
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    Dowling, Ahsan (21 October 2021). "Ms. Marvel Actor Hints At A Later Release Date For The Series". Game Rant. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
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    "Ms Marvel's Mohan Kapur on Farhan Akhtar and Fawad Khan's cameos: 'Small to think why focus is on them, they're stars'". Hindustan Times. 4 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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    "The Vaccine War: Review and Story". Kissu. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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    "Interview: एक्टर मोहन कपूर से जानिए- कैसे हो रही है 'ब्लैक विडो' के हिंदी रीमेक पर काम". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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    "Mohan-Suchitra dub for 'Die Hard 4'". 20 June 2007.
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    "Race to Witch Mountain 2009 part 10 hindi.flv". YouTube.com. 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
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    "Image - Tinypic - Free Image Hosting, Photo Sharing & Video Hosting". Tinypic.com. 8 September 2013. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
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    "tv actors turn x-men! - daily.bhaskar.com". 5 March 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  12. [12]
    Bhattacharya, Roshmila. "'I never had the audacity to dream of going to Hollywood'". Rediff. Retrieved 14 October 2022.


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