Claim: Anil Kapoor has been producing since the year 2005.

Anil Kapoor -LRB- born 24 December 1956 -RRB- is an Indian actor and producer who has appeared in many Bollywood films , as well as international films and television series . His career has spanned almost 40 years as an actor , and as a producer since 2005 . He has won many awards in his career , including two National Film Awards and six Filmfare Awards in different acting categories .   Kapoor made his Hindi film cameo appearance with Umesh Mehra 's Hamare Tumhare -LRB- 1979 -RRB- in a small role . He made his first debut film and then starred as a lead actor in the 1980 Telugu film , Vamsa Vruksham directed by Bapu . He then made his Kannada film debut with Mani Ratnam 's Pallavi Anu Pallavi -LRB- 1983 -RRB- . He received his first Filmfare Award , in the Best Supporting Actor category , for his role in Yash Chopra 's Mashaal -LRB- 1984 -RRB- . Kapoor earned his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in N. Chandra 's Tezaab -LRB- 1988 -RRB- and later again for his performance in Indra Kumar 's Beta -LRB- 1992 -RRB- .   He has also starred in many other critically and commercially successful films : Meri Jung -LRB- 1985 -RRB- ; Karma -LRB- 1986 -RRB- ; Mr. India -LRB- 1987 -RRB- ; Virasat -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , for which he won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor ; Taal -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , for which he won his second Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award ; Pukar -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , for which he won a National Film Award for Best Actor ; No Entry -LRB- 2005 -RRB- ; Dil Dhadakne Do -LRB- 2015 -RRB- for which he won his third Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award .   Kapoor 's first role in an international film was in Danny Boyle 's Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire , for which he shared the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture . His performance in the eighth season of the action series 24 generated rave reviews from the American press . Globally , Kapoor is one of the most recognised Indian actors .