# Trilok Kapoor

Trilok Kapoor (11 February 1912 – 23 September 1988) was an Indian actor and a member of the Kapoor family who worked in Bollywood films. He was the younger brother of actor Prithviraj Kapoor.

## Early and personal life

Born in the Kapoor Haveli in Peshawar, he moved to Calcutta and then to Mumbai. His bungalow in Union Park, Chembur, is one of the last remaining bungalows in the area, now renamed Trilok Kapoor Marg. Trilok was born as the second son of Dewan Basheshwarnath Kapoor in a Punjabi family. Like his brother Prithviraj Kapoor he entered the budding Hindi film industry (Bollywood) in the 1930s and was one of the most commercially successful actors of the era.
Kapoor had 2 sons, Vicky Kapoor and Vijay Kapoor. Vicky Kapoor was a lawyer and politician and Vijay Kapoor was a film director. $^{[2]}$

## Career

His first role was the lead in the blockbuster Char Darvesh (1933) opposite Kanan Devi. He played the role of Luv in the 1933 classic hit Seeta directed by Debaki Bose. The film also starred Prithviraj Kapoor as Rama, Gul Hamid as Laxman, and Durga Khote as Sita.
Trilok Kapoor became a prominent lead actor of the 1930s and 1940s and was one of the highest paid film star for several years.
He acted as hero opposite Noor Jehan in the superhit film Mirza Sahiban, her last film in India in 1947 before Noor Jehan moved to Pakistan. He was often paired as hero opposite leading actresses of the era such as Nalini Jaywant, Sushila Rani Patel, Meena Shorey, Sulochana and others. He was paired with Nargis in the superhit movie Pyar ki Baatein.
Later he transitioned to mythological films. He played the role of Rama in Homi Wadia’s 1948 film Shri Ram Bhakta Hanuman and Shiva in Vijay Bhatt's 1954 epic Ramayan. He played many roles in mythological films, and appeared in eighteen movies alongside Nirupa Roy, usually portraying Shiva while she played Parvati. As a pair, their popularity erupted after the 1950 movie Har Har Mahadev which was the highest-grossing film of the year. He starred in the 1955 film Ekadashi as a hero opposite Mala Sinha. He was the lead in Nanabhai Bhatt’s blockbuster film Ram Janma (1951). He played the role of lord Vishnu in the superhit 1955 film Waman Avtar with Nirupa Roy and Shahu Modak which had the hit song Tere Dwar Khada Bhagwan penned by Kavi Pradeep. Devotional songs from his films are very popular till date like “Bholenath se Nirala (Har Har Mahadev), Tere Dwar Khada Bhagwan” (Waman Avtar), and “Pinjare ka panchi” (Naag Mani).
He also produced a movie Shiv Parvati under his banner TK Films in 1962 in which he played the role of Shiva opposite Ragini who played Parvati and Jeevan who played the role of Narad Muni.
Later he switched to playing character roles through the 1970s until his death in 1988. His notable films were Kachche Dhaage, Chor Chor, Darwaza, Saboot, Purana Mandir, Ram Teri Ganga Maili among others. His last film was the 1988 telefilm Akaanksha directed by his son Vijay Kapoor.

## Filmography

| Year | Film | Character/Role |
| 1990 | Wafaa | Radhika's Father |
| 1989 | Akanksha (TV Movie) (as Late Trilok Kapoor) | |
| 1989 | Saaya | Judge (Uncredited) |
| 1988 | Mera Shikar | Mukhiya |
| 1988 | Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi | Thakur Chicha Prasad 'Chichaji' - Ganga's dad (uncredited) |
| 1987 | Dozakh | |
| 1986 | Tahkhana | Raghuvir Singh |
| 1986 | Allah-Rakha | Judge #1 (Uncredited) |
| 1986 | Shart | |
| 1985 | Ram Teri Ganga Maili | Professor |
| 1984 | Meraa Dost Meraa Dushman | Bahadur Singh |
| 1984 | Purana Mandir | Raja Hariman Singh |
| 1984 | Laila | |
| 1984 | Aasmaan | |
| 1982 | Badle Ki Aag | General Shamsher Singh (Uncredited) |
| 1982 | Ustadi Ustad Se | Police Inspector |
| 1980 | Dostana | Mr. Sahni |
| 1980 | Saboot | Dharamdas |
| 1980 | Do Premee | Gurudev |
| 1980 | Toote Dil | |
| 1979 | Raja Harishchandra | |
| 1979 | Ahinsa | |
| 1979 | Sargam | Dinu Chacha |
| 1978 | Ganga Sagar | |
| 1978 | Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki | |
| 1978 | Darwaza | |
| 1977 | Farishta Ya Qatil | |
| 1976 | Nehle Pe Dehla | Suprident of Police |
| 1976 | Kabeela | Santan |
| 1976 | Sawa Lakh Se Ek Ladaun | |
| 1975 | Jaan Hazir Hai | |
| 1975 | Prem Kahani | Brijesh K. Narain |
| 1975 | Toofan | |
| 1975 | Jai Santoshi Maa | |
| 1975 | Mahapavan Teerth Yatra | |
| 1975 | Mere Sartaj | Thakur Kaka |
| 1974 | Ishq Ishq Ishq | Col. S. K. Kumar |
| 1974 | Chor Chor | |
| 1973 | Shareef Budmaash | |
| 1973 | Saudagar | |
| 1973 | Kuchhe Dhaage | Subedar |
| 1972 | Do Chor | Police Commissioner |
| 1972 | Raaste Kaa Patthar | |
| 1971 | Brahma Vishnu Mahesh | Shiva |
| 1970 | Bhagwan Parshuram | |
| 1962 | Shiv Parvati | Shiva |
| 1960 | Bhakt Raj | Bhagwan Shri Ram (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Sati Vaishalini | |
| 1958 | Gauri Shankar | |
| 1957 | Bhakta Dhruva | |
| 1957 | Naag Mani | |
| 1957 | Shesh Naag | |
| 1956 | Harihar Bhakti | |
| 1956 | Indra Leela | |
| 1955 | Ekadashi | |
| 1955 | Ganga Maiyya | |
| 1955 | Waman Avtar | Bhagwan Vishnu |
| 1955 | Jai Mahadev | |
| 1954 | Chakradhari | |
| 1954 | Durga Puja | |
| 1954 | Rajyogi Bharthari | |
| 1954 | Shiv Ratri | |
| 1954 | Watan | |
| 1954 | Shiv Kanya | |
| 1953 | Anand Bhawan | |
| 1953 | Rami Dhoban | |
| 1952 | Rajrani Damayanti | |
| 1952 | Shiv Shakti | |
| 1952 | Vasna | |
| 1952 | Veer Arjun | |
| 1951 | Dasavtaar | |
| 1951 | Ishwar Bhakti | |
| 1951 | Maya Machhindra | |
| 1951 | Pyar Ki Baten | Prince Badar |
| 1951 | Ram Janma | |
| 1951 | Shri Ganesh Janma | |
| 1951 | Shri Vishnu Bhagwan | |
| 1950 | Alakh Niranjan | |
| 1950 | Har Har Mahadev | Shiva |
| 1950 | Veer Bhimsen | |
| 1949 | Ek Teri Nishani | |
| 1948 | Dukhiyari | |
| 1948 | Gunjan | |
| 1948 | Ram Bhakta Hanuman | Bhagwan Shri Ram |
| 1947 | Mirza Sahiban (1947 film) | |
| 1947 | Toote Dil | |
| 1946 | Amar Raj | Kamal |
| 1946 | Dharti | Kishen |
| 1946 | Gwalan | |
| 1946 | Jeevan Swapna | |
| 1945 | Ali Baba | |
| 1945 | Prabhu Ka Ghar | Arvind |
| 1945 | Shri Krishn Arjun Yuddha | |
| 1944 | Aaina | |
| 1943 | Aankh Ki Sharm | |
| 1943 | Badalti Duniya | |
| 1943 | Koshish | |
| 1943 | Rahgeer | |
| 1943 | Vakil Saheb | |
| 1943 | Vishwas | |
| 1942 | Nari | |
| 1942 | Raja Rani | Raja |
| 1941 | Shahzadi | |
| 1941 | Tulsi (as Trilok) | |
| 1940 | Aaj Ki Duniya | |
| 1940 | Achhut | |
| 1940 | Anuradha | |
| 1940 | Geeta | Kumar |
| 1940 | Jhuthi Sharm | |
| 1940 | Pagal | |
| 1939 | Meri Aankhen | |
| 1938 | Abhagin | |
| 1938 | Baazigar | |
| 1938 | Gorakh Aya | |
| 1938 | Secretary | |
| 1937 | Anath Ashram | Kailash |
| 1936/I | Karodpati | |
| 1935 | Dhoop Chhaon | Satyavan |
| 1935 | Wamaq Azra | |
| 1934 | Dakshayajna | |
| 1934 | Seeta | |
| 1933 | Char Darvesh | |