Kapoor was born to actor
Pankaj Kapoor and actor/classical dancer
Neelima Azeem on 25 February 1981. Kapoor's parents divorced when he was three. After the divorce, he lived with his mother. He shared a good relationship with his father and stepmother
Supriya Pathak.
He studied in
Rajhans Vidyalaya, Mumbai. Kapoor is a vegetarian.
[20] He has three half siblings: a sister named Sanah and brothers named Ruhaan and
Ishaan Khattar; Ishaan acted with him in the movie
Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi (2005). His maternal grandfather was Anwar Azeem, a noted
Marxist journalist and author from
Bihar.
[21] His great great grandfather was the film director, screenwriter, Urdu novelist and journalist
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas more popularly known as K. A. Abbas. His mother Neelima is the daughter of Anwar Azeem, one of the greatest Urdu writers. K.A. Abbas in turn was the grandson of Hali, the chief
protégé of Urdu poet,
Ghalib[22][23].
While filming
Fida (2004), Kapoor began dating
Kareena Kapoor. They dated for three years and then separated during the filming of
Jab We Met (2007).
[24][25] According to him, they remained on good terms, with him saying, "I wish her all the happiness in the world. I have great respect for her. She is a wonderful girl."
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