Ram Kapoor Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Actor
Famous Role	Ram in Hindi TV serial Bade Achhe Lagte Hain (2011-2014)
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 9" (175 cm)
Weight (approx.)	85 Kg (187 lbs)
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 35 Inches - Waist: 38 Inches - Biceps: 14 Inches
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper (earlier brown)
Career
Debut	Film: Monsoon Wedding (2001) as Shelly TV: Heena (1998) as Dr. Amir; aired on Sony Web Series: Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat (2017) as Karan "KK" Khanna; aired on Zee5 and ALTBalaji
Awards	• 2006: Indian Television Academy Award for Best Actor (Jury) for the TV serial Kasamh Se • 2007: Indian Telly Award for Best Actor (Popular) for the TV serial Kasamh Se • 2011: Indian Television Academy Award for Best Actor (Jury) for the TV serial Bade Acche Lagte Hain • 2012: Indian Television Academy Award for Best Actor (Jury) for the TV serial Bade Acche Lagte Hain • 2012: Indian Telly Award for Best Actor (Popular) for the TV serial Bade Acche Lagte Hain • 2012: 5th Boroplus Gold Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role for the TV serial Bade Acche Lagte Hain
Personal Life
Date of Birth	1 September 1973 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2024)	51 Years
Birthplace	Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Maharashtra
School(s)	• Sherwood College, Nainital, Uttarakhand • Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, Mumbai • Kodaikanal International School, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu
College/University	Stanislavski-Based Acting Academy, Los Angeles, USA
Educational Qualification	Graduation in Acting
Religion	Hinduism
Ethnicity	Punjabi
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Swimming, Dancing, Biking, Travelling, Listening To Music
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Gautami Kapoor (actress)
Marriage Date	14 February 2003
Family
Wife/Spouse	Gautami Kapoor
Children	Son- Aks Kapoor Daughter- Sia Kapoor
Parents	Father- Anil Kapoor (advertising and marketing executive, businessman; died on 12 April 2021 due to cancer) Mother- Rita Kapoor (homemaker)
Siblings	Sister- Aruna Kapoor
Favourites
Champagne	Moët rose
Food	Shepherd Pie, Aloo Paratha
Dessert(s)	Black Forest Cake, Kheer
Cuisine	Chinese
Restaurant(s)	Indigo, Wasabi, Royal China, Golden Dragon
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Porsche 911 Carrera S (Rs 1.8 crore) • Ferrari Portofino (Rs 3.5 crore) • Mercedes-AMG G63 • Porsche 911 Cabriolet • BMW X5 • Lamborghini Urus SE (purchased in June 2025 for Rs. 5.21 crore)
Bike Collection	• Triumph • Indian • BMW 1250 GS Adventure • Harley Davidson
Money Factor
Salary/Income (approx.)	• Rs 1.25 lakh per episode (as of 2022) • Rs 98 crore per year (as of 2022)
Assets/Properties	• An apartment in Alibaug worth Rs 20 Crores • A luxury home in South Mumbai • A holiday home in Goa and Khandala

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ram Kapoor

• Ram Kapoor grew up in Mumbai.
  

  Ram Kapoor’s childhood picture

• While he was studying in class 9, he auditioned for a school play. While practising for the play, he started developing an interest in acting.

• He then actively participated in various school and college theatre plays.
  

  Ram Kapoor in his teens

• He wanted to join the University of California, Los Angeles. However, he could not study there.

• When he expressed his desire to become an actor to his father, his father opposed it as his father wanted him to join their family business. After around 10 years, his father accepted Ram’s career preference.

• Ram once shared that when he enrolled in an acting course in the US, his father was so upset with him for pursuing an acting course that he stopped sending money to Ram. He then did a few odd jobs to meet his financial expenses in the US.

• After completing his acting course, he got offers of various Hindi acting projects, but he rejected them as he did not find the projects interesting.

• He then got a call from the Indian film director Sudhir Mishra for a film, but the film got shelved.

• He has acted in many popular Hindi TV serials including Ghar Ek Mandir (2000), Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2005), Kasamh Se (2006), Bade Achhe Lagte Hain (2011), and Kya Huaa Tera Vaada (2012).
  

  Bade Achhe Lagte Hain

• He is the first Indian actor to do a kissing scene on TV in the show Bade Achhe Lagte Hain.

• While he was working in Ghar Ek Mandir, he met the Indian TV actress Gautami Kapoor. Initially, they became friends and later, fell in love with each other.

• Apart from TV serials, he has also appeared in many Hindi films including Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003), Student of the Year (2012), Humshakals (2014), The Big Bull (2021), Neeyat (2023), and Yudhra (2024).
  

  Humshakals 

• In 2004, he appeared in the Hindi TV movie Bali.

• He has appeared in a few Hindi reality TV shows like Rakhi Ka Swayamwar (2009), Rahul Dhulaniya Lejaayenge (2010), Welcome– Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki (2013), and Zindagi Ke Crossroads (2018).
  

  Ram Kapoor in Rakhi Ka Swayamwar

• In 2009, he participated in the celebrity TV dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.
  

  Ram Kapoor in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa

• Ram has acted in a few Hindi web series such as Abhay 2 (2020), A Suitable Boy (2020), Masaba Masaba (2022), Jubilee (2023), and Khalbali Records (2024).
  

  Abhay 2

• He was one of the guests on the Hindi talk show Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai.
  

  Ram Kapoor in Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

• He was once one of the highest-paid male actors in the Hindi television industry.

• Earlier, he used to be a chain smoker and smoked around 50 cigarettes a day. However, after his daughter’s birth, he decided to quit it.

• He is often spotted consuming alcohol at parties and events.
  

  Ram Kapoor with a glass of beer

• He is an avid animal lover and owns two pet dogs named Popeye and Chopper.
  

  Ram Kapoor with his pet dog

• In December 2024, he revealed that he had lost 55 kgs by working out regularly. He claimed that before the weight loss, he weighed more than 140 kilograms and could barely walk and climb stairs. He also said that he was diabetic and had sustained a foot injury while at work which took a long time to heal due to obesity.
  

  A before and after photo of Ram Kapoor

• In 2025, in an interview, Ram said that the Indian film & TV producer Ekta Kapoor (producer of his Hindi TV serial Bade Achhe Lagte Hain) faced various consequences after an intimate scene of Ram Kapoor with his co-actor Sakshi Tanwar in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain. After this, Ekta Kapoor shared an Instagram post hinting towards Ram Kapoor in which she called him unprofessional.
  

  Ekta Kapoor’s Instagram post hinting towards Ram Kapoor