Tusshar Kapoor or (Tushar Kapoor), born on 20 November 1976 is an Indian actor. He is the son of Bollywood actor Jeetendra and brother of Ekta Kapoor. He studied at the University of Michigan.
He made his debut with Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai opposite Kareena Kapoor in 2001 which was a box office hit and he received the Filmfare Best Debut Award.
The next two years was followed by a list of flops, apart from “Kucch To Hai” which won over many votes from young or teenage Asian viewers. He mainly starred in films produced or directed by his sister.
After two years hard work he had a critically acclaimed hit with “Khakee” starring with film legend Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan and Aishwarya Rai. This was followed by another critically acclaimed performance in “Gayab". In 2005, he delivered a hit with “Kyaa Kool Hai Hum", then another hit in 2006 with “Golmaal".
In 2007 he starred in “Kya Love Story Hai” and “Good Boy, Bad Boy” which did not do well at the box office. His third release was the huge multi-starrer “Shootout at Lokhandwala” which did well at the box office and won him acclaim for his performane as the real-life gangster Dilip Buwa.