| Anil Kapoor | |
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| Birthdate: | December 24, 1959 |
| Birthplace: | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Role: | Omar Hassan |
Anil Kapoor played Kamistanian President Omar Hassan during Season 8 of 24.
He is widely recognized in America for his first international role, in Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Prior to that he worked in over one-hundred Bollywood films and productions and became a very famous actor in India. Several of his major Indian roles include N. Chandra's Tezaab (1988); Indra Kumar's Beta (1992); Virasat (1997); Biwi No.1 (1999); Taal (1999); Pukar (2000); No Entry (2005); and Welcome (2007).
He runs his own film company, the Anil Kapoor Film Company, which in 2011 bought the rights to make an Indian adaptation of 24. Kapoor is to star as the Jack Bauer character.
