Mohan Kapoor is an Indian actor, television host and voice artist who has lent his voice as a Hindi dubbing artist for several characters in famous Hollywood films including Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Rio (2011), The Angry Birds Movie Has given. 2014), and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2016).
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Wiki/Biography
Mohan Kapoor was born on Wednesday, 27 October 1965 (age 58 years; as in 2023) in Mumbai. He was born and brought up in Mumbai. Their zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 11″
Weight (Approx): 80 kg
Hair Colour: Brown (Semi Bald)
Eye colour: dark brown
Family
parents and siblings
Not much information is available about Mohan Kapoor’s family.
A picture of Mohan Kapoor’s father
Childhood picture of Mohan Kapoor with his mother
relationships/affairs
Mohan was in a live-in relationship with TV actress Achint Kaur. Reportedly, the couple dated each other for 16 years. In 2015, their relationship deteriorated after which he moved to a separate apartment in the same building where Achint lived with her son Preetaranjan.
Mohan Kapoor with his then girlfriend Achint Kaur
livelihood
TV host
In 1992, Mohan became the first South Asian host of a South Asian original program called Saanp Chadhi to be aired on Zee TV, and became a household name after hosting the show.
actor
film
Bollywood
In 1996, he made his acting debut with the film ‘Bekaboo’, in which he played the role of Zanjar Singh.
Mohan Kapoor as Janzar Singh in a scene from the film ‘Bekaboo’ (1996)
He continued to appear in Bollywood films including Bodyguard (2011), Raaz 3: The Third Dimension (2012), Jolly LLB (2013), and Happy New Year (2014).
Hollywood
Mohan has been selected by American film director Nia DaCosta to star in the American superhero film ‘The Marvels’ (2023), which is based on the Marvel Comics. Mohan will play the role of Yusuf Khan in this film. Mohan will share the screen with famous actors Brie Larson and Samuel L Jackson. It is being told that this film will be released on 28 July 2023.
voice artist
In 2007, he made his debut as a Hindi voiceover artist with an American action-thriller film titled Live Free or Die Hard. Other Hollywood films he dubbed include Race to Witch Mountain (2009), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), The Karate Kid (2009), and Jurassic World (2015). He has lent his voice as a dubbing artist to several popular Marvel Cinematic Universe films, including Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Doctor Strange (2016).
web series
In 2019, he appeared in the Hindi remake of an Israeli series titled ‘Hostages’ on Disney+Hotstar. This role earned him a Gold Award nomination for Best Actor in a Negative Role. In 2021, Mohan played Yusuf Khan, the father of Kamala Khan aka Miss Marvel (who is played by Iman Vellani) in the Disney+ and Marvel Studios mini-series titled ‘Ms. Marvel’. She co-starred with Yasmine Fletcher, Laurel Marsden, Matt Lintz, Azhar Usman, Zenobia Shroff and Sagar Shaikh in this mini-series.
Mohan Kapoor as Yusuf Khan in the film ‘Ms Marvel’ (2021)
script writer
In 1997, Mohan worked as a screenwriter for an episode of an Indian television suspense thriller series titled ‘Saturday Suspense’, which aired on Zee TV.
Controversy
Allegation of sexual harassment of a minor
On 27 November 2022, Mohan Kapoor came into limelight when a young girl named Shania accused him of sexually harassing her by sending her objectionable pictures and demanding the same in return. The girl, who was 14 at the time, shared her traumatic experience on Twitter after keeping it confined to herself for 2 years. In her Twitter thread, she exposed Mohan and told how he started flirting with her and sending her unwanted pictures of his private parts.
Tweet posted by the victim against Mohan Kapoor #1
Twitter Thread (2 of 5)
Twitter Thread (3 of 5)
Twitter Thread (4 of 5)
After this Mohan made his Twitter account private and talked to him. In her Twitter thread series, Shania shared a screenshot of her Instagram chat with Mohan Kapoor in which the Ms. Marvel actor allegedly admitted to asking about her nudity and also gave a reason for it.
Twitter Thread (5 of 5)
Facts/General Knowledge
- “I’m a very lazy guy, I like to spend my free time in front of the TV with my three dogs, or maybe go out to see a movie and meet some friends,” he said during an interview.
- Mohan Kapoor is proficient in English, Punjabi and Hindi languages.
- In 2021, Mohan became the victim of a death hoax, in which it was circulated that he was no more. He took to his social media account to inform his followers that it was fake news and that he was healthy and safe.
- During an interview, Mohan expressed his excitement about Kapil Sharma’s show and said,
I can sit all day and watch The Kapil Sharma Show; I can relate to that guy.”
- Mohan enjoys alcoholic beverages on various occasions.
- Mohan is the official dubbing artist of American actor Kevin Bacon.
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