The ‘Kansa’ of Mahabharata was played by Goga Kapoor.
Everyone will remember BR Chopra’s ‘Mahabharata’. This show is still very popular today. The popular TV show ‘Mahabharata’ gave each actor a different identity. Every character is inhabited in the minds of people till date. But, in ‘Mahabharata’, Kansa Bana became a problem for this actor. Lord Krishna’s mother Devaki’s brother Kansa was played by Goga Kapoor. Goga Kapoor’s real name is Ravindra Kapoor. In ‘Mahabharata’, every character got wealth as well as love and respect from people, while playing this role for Goga Kapoor proved to be his biggest mistake. In real life, people started hating him. Because of this character, people used to understand Kansa on seeing him at that time, due to which he used to suffer a lot. He has played Villain in films.
A role destroyed this actor’s life
Goga Kapoor gained a lot of popularity by playing the role of Kansa. He impressed everyone with his acting, but this role changed his entire life. His image had completely changed. People did not like him. Due to the role of Kansa, people considered him a sinner, tyrannical and cruel person. Goga Kapoor has played roles like Don, Dinkar Rao, Dacu and Shaitan in his film career. He started his career in 1971 with the film ‘Jwala’. He has worked in films like ‘Hurricane’, ‘Khoon Sweat’, ‘Ghat’, ‘Mr. Natwarlal’, ‘Betab’, ‘Agneepath’, ‘Hatimatai’, ‘Sholay’, ‘Sholay’, ‘Shaktimaan’, ‘Refugee’, ‘Dostana’, ‘Shaan’, ‘Yarana’, ‘Zanjeer’.
Goga Kapoor worked in many films with Amitabh Bachchan.
20 films with Amitabh Bachchan
Goga Kapoor worked in more than 20 films with Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan. Their pair was quite famous in Hindi cinema. Whenever both appeared on the screen, people could not live without praising them. Goga Kapoor said goodbye to the world on March 3, 2011 at the age of 70.
