Veteran actor Shakti Kapoor, Bollywood's popular comedian-villain, is celebrating his 71st birthday these days, September 3. Born in 1952, the actor has featured in over 600 movies in his illustrious career. Shakti Kapoor set up himself in Hindi cinema in the early Eighties, along with his popular antagonist's roles in 'Qurbani' and 'Rocky'. In the following decade, he shifted from being poor villain within the movies to effective comedy roles. On the event of his birth anniversary, we've listed down a number of his lesser recognised records, which we wager you didn't recognize.His actual name isn't always Shakti Kapoor however Sunil Sikandarlal Kapoor. He took the choice to exchange his name after he became instructed that his unique name is not impactful for villain roles.He comes from a lower middle-magnificence circle of relatives. His father used to run a tailor keep in Delhi's Connaught Place area. 

Shakti Kapoor finished his graduation from Delhi University and went to Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune to pursue his masters.

He played antagonist function in Sanjay Dutt's debut flick 'Rocky'.

In 2011, Shakti Kapoor participated inside the 5th version of famous fact show 'Bigg Boss'.

Apart from Hindi movie, the actor has additionally labored in Bhojpuri, Odia, Bengali and Assamese movies.His son Siddhanth commenced his profession as an assistant director with films like Bhagam Bhag, Chup Chup Ke, and Dhol, amongst others. 

He met his spouse Shivangi on the units of Kismet (1980), starring Mithun Chakraborty in the lead.