Bollywood has a history of content-driven cinemas, which have become legendary with the storyline, music and of course, character performances. Some actors of B-town are remembered by the roles that they played and made such characters come alive on screens, and Pankaj Kapur is definitely one of them. May it be the Karamchand from Telly ‘Karamchand’ or Jamwal from the film ‘Dus’, Pankaj Kapur made each of them heartfelt. Today is the birthday of this talented actor and team Bollywood Bee wishes him a very happy one!
On his birthday, here is the list of characters that Pankaj Kapur played so skillfully and made mark in the history of Bollywood.
Dr. Dipankar Roy From Ek Doctor Ki Maut
The list had to start with this one. Pankaj Kapur portrayed the character of the harassed doctor who was threatened because of his professional discoveries. Pankaj managed to not just hold us in our seats but also our souls with his ‘Doctor’. It garnered many appraisals for the actor and even national film award.
Juror #3 From Ek Ruka Hua Faisla
The guilt felt juror who views the court case from the perspective of his personal life is portrayed by Kapur so apt that even made us peek into our relationships.
Liaqat From Roja
The Kashmiri militant fighting for the free Kashmir was made memorable by Pankaj Kapur. It was probably one of the antagonists who had an immense impact on the film ‘Roja’ as a whole.
Jahangir Khan From Maqbool
This Vishal Bhardwaj’s take on Shakespeare’s Macbeth was ahead of its time when it was released. Pankaj Kapur’s Abbaji was portrayed with so poised and power that we almost felt its presence in reality too.
Jamwal from Dus
‘Jamwal’ was the real story catcher in the entire film. The whimsical-genius portrayed by Pankaj Kapur was on the entire another level.
Well, apart from this there have been several other characters portrayed by the Pankaj Kapur won our hearts again and again.
Happy Birthday, Pankaj Kapur!
