Anil Kapoor Birthday Special: Here's How The Legendary Actor Proves That Age Is Just A Number

Anil Kapoor turns 63 years old. If you compliment him saying you don't look a day older than 40, you are not going overboard because it is true. Anil Kapoor is an enigma. He has brought age at his mercy. He is evergreen and will forever be that. It's not just the way he carries himself. It's also the kinds of movies he has done for more than three decades now and continues to do so. If his pictures say nothing about his real age, his movies speak volumes about this man's fantastic cinematic talent. Anil Kapoor: ‘Never Wanted to Be Completely Comfortable for Fear of Complacency’

Today, we will try to decipher what made this man called Anil Kapoor click even today when his own kids are doing movies in lead roles. What did he do right that while he is still peaking, his peers have resorted to bit roles in movies now.

#Switch in time saves nine!

Anil Kapoor started his career in the late 70s and 80s and his first lead role was in Woh Saat Din which was a restrained form of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. Post that he did a lot of roles where he was the quintessential hero. But in the 90s, he started shifting his focus to movies that had strong women protagonists. Be it Jamai Raja or Judaai or Lamhe or Beta, Anil Kapoor has managed to figure out a niche for himself at a time when Salman, Shah Rukh and Aamir were on a rise. He put his comic flair to use as well. He even did a supporting role in Biwi No 1 which is one of the funniest characters of his. In the 2000s, he changed course again and peppered his filmography with thought-provoking cinema like Nayak or a thriller like My Wife's Murder or a big multi-starrer like Salaam-E-Ishq. Every time a decade posed a challenge, he picked up something new and made it matter. He played a lot of supporting characters but he never had an issue. He proves that you are an actor. Your talent will shine no matter how long the role is.

Guess that's what took him to Hollywood and Slumdog Millionaire and he landed in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. In terms of his work, Anil Kapoor instills persistence in the face of odds. Just keep working and figuring out where you fit in the audience's scheme of things.

In fact, he did Television when it wasn't seen as a medium to move to by established and famous actors. 24 is one of the most-watched shows on TV.

# Fit and Fine

Anil Kapoor is 63 as we mentioned earlier. It takes a lot of hardwork for a man at that age to look so good. Anil Kapoor is a foodie but he knows where to draw the line. Apparently, his wife Sunita takes care of everyone's food at home. As per reports, the actor maintains a disciplined diet and you won't find him partying till the wee hours of the night as he sleeps by 11 pm. He is perhaps the only other actor apart from Akshay Kumar who maintains a strict routine. You don't look like that only because of your genes. FYI, Boney Kapoor is his elder brother.

#Family comes first

It is said that you need to be happy in your life to ooze so much warmth and sunshine around. Anil Kapoor is not just a father but a buddy to his kids. Their posts on each other prove it that he is a complete family person. That's why he is always rooted and grounded. Much of that credit goes to his wife as well.

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