Birthday Special: When Sanjay Kapoor made a promising debut in Bollywood with this film

The Hindi film industry produced some iconic films in the 1990s. Actors like Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, and Aamir Khan were huge hits in the 90s. These stars still rule Bollywood. Now he has achieved superstar status and has many fans. The 1990s saw the emergence of many new actors. One of them was Sanjay Kapoor. He is the younger brother of Anil Kapoor and Boney Kapoor. The actor celebrates his 58th birthday today. So, let’s take a look at his journey in Bollywood.

Sanjay Kapoor made his acting debut with the 1995 film Prem. Tabu was also introduced as a female protagonist in this film. Despite much hype, the film underperformed at the box office and was declared a failure. According to reports, there were many deficiencies in the directorial department, which affected the film. After Sanjay Kapoor’s debut film was a huge failure at the box office, Sanjay Kapoor’s second film was also released in the same year. In the film, titled ‘Raja’, Sanjay co-starred with popular actress Madhuri Dixit. The film was a huge hit at the box office and everyone loved their chemistry. The songs from this movie also attracted a lot of attention. Most of the credit for Raja’s success went to Madhuri Dixit.

Sanjay then had to wait another four years for his next hit. In 1999, he produced a film called Surf Tum which became a huge hit at the box office. The film also featured Priya Gill as the female lead and people liked their fresh combination in the film. After the success of his two films, ‘Raja’ and ‘Saaf Tum’, Sanjay Kapoor’s career did not last long in the industry. All his other films failed to impress the audience and were declared failures.

One of the main reasons for his downfall in the industry was that he rejected many blockbuster movies. One such film was Tere Naam. Earlier, the film was said to be directed by Anurag Kashyap and Sanjay Kapoor was offered the lead role. Later, Anurag Kashyap was replaced by Satish Kaushik and Salman Khan was chosen to play the lead role. This film is one of the most successful films in Salman’s career.