Ram Kapoor
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| Born | Ram Kapoor September 1, 1973 Mumbai,Maharashtra, India |
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| Other name(s) | Ram Jai Walia |
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| Occupation | Actor | ||||||
| Years active | 1995 - present | ||||||
| Spouse(s) | Gautami Kapoor (1996 - present) | ||||||
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Ram Kapoor(born 1 September 1973) is a television actor. He is best known for his role as Jai Walia in india tv drama show, Kasamh Se.
His major career success has been Kasamh Se on Zee TV produced by Ekta Kapoor and Ghar Ek Mandir, also produced by Ekta Kapoor, Ghar Ek Mandir finished its last season last year.
A friend who has helped Ram to success is Ekta Kapoor, by casting him in roles in two TV programmes.
He studied in Sherwood, Nainital. He acted in plays in college and wanted to pursue a career in drama, so he went abroad and studied acting. Ram also appeared as an extra and had a small part in the movie Monsoon Wedding. He choose Stanislovsky School of Method Acting in America, graduated from acting school and came back to India.
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[edit] Jai Walia
Jai Walia is the character that actor Ram Kapoor portrays in Kasamh Se. The character goes through trials and tribulations including adultery against his wife, losing a child and killing his wife's mother. When the show started it gained some recognition because Ram had been in a main role in Ghar Ek Mandir.
When asked as to how Ram feels about the character Jai Walia he responded with, "I like the fact that he is very strong and that there is a lot of realism in his character. He has both the shades good and bad in him, I too can be very good at times and very bad at times like Jai Walia." The show is still proceeding and has millions of viewers world wide. The serial's stars have won awards in the Indian Television Awards 2006 and been given Best Serial at the Sansui Television Awards 2007. The show started in January 2006 and is expected to finish around the year 2009.
[edit] Personal Life
He has married Gautami Kapoor Nee Gadgil and they have one child named Sia
[edit] Roles
Jai Walia (Kasamh Se) - portrayed as a business Mogul who does nothing but love and lose his wife, Bani, time and time again. At the moment he is a husband of Meera who think that she killed bani but does not know that bani is still alive with a different face and name and he has 2 daughters which are bani's daughters and 1 son which is meera's son.
Mr. Thakral (Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi) - portrayed as a madman who thinks Mihir Virani's wife Tulsi is his own wife who is dead. He stalks her and pressures her to come home.in the tv drama.
[edit] Awards
Awards include: The Sixth Indian Telly Awards:
- Best Actor at Indian Telly Awards 2006 (popular category) for his portrayal as Jai Walia in the Serial Kasamh Se.
- Couple of the year - Prachi Desai and her co-star Ram Kapoor won the award for their on screen chemistry in the show.
- Best Actor at Hero Honda Indian Television Awards 2006 (Jury category) for his portrayal as Jai Walia in Kasamh Se.
- Best Actor at Sansui Television Awards (2007) (Jury Category) for his portrayal as Jai Walia in Kasamh Se.
- Best Actor at the Indian telly Awards (2007) (popular category) for his portrayal of Jai Walia in Kasamh Se.
