Happy Birthday, Karan Kapoor: 10 Pics Of The 80s Heartthrob

New Delhi: The Eighties heartthrob Karan Kapoor may have turned 56 today but he seems timeless. Born on January 17, 1962, to actor Shashi Kapoor and his wife Jennifer Kendal, Karan is surely blessed with smoldering looks. After a brief stint in modeling and films, Karan took up professional photography and went on to live a low profile life in Chelsea, London with his wife Lorna and children Aliya and Zach. Karan Kapoor started his career modeling with Bombay Dyeing and it turned him into one of the most sought out models in early Eighties and he followed it up with a career in films.

But more about that later.

On Karan Kapoor's birthday, take a look at some of his best pictures, courtesy social media (you can thank us later):

This is Karan Kapoor at the age of 25
 

#KaranKapoor #BollywoodFlashback #80s #muvyz092517 @kkfotovala pic.twitter.com/1hvZ0TzYew

- Vintage Bollywood (@VintageMuVyz) September 25, 2017

And that's Karan Kapoor with his children Aliya and Zach:
 

 

#family

A post shared by Karan Kapoor (@karankapoor_photographer) on Aug 17, 2015 at 4:24am PDT

  

A post shared by Karan Kapoor (@karankapoor_photographer) on Oct 18, 2015 at 4:40am PDT

 

#Bombay #congress house #dancing girls

A post shared by Karan Kapoor (@karankapoor_photographer) on Feb 23, 2016 at 12:25am PST

 

#merry Xmas

A post shared by Karan Kapoor (@karankapoor_photographer) on Dec 29, 2015 at 1:29pm PST

#royalenfield #bullet #india #freedom

A post shared by Karan Kapoor (@karankapoor_photographer) on Jun 16, 2016 at 12:28pm PDT

At my opening at #Bikaner house #selfie #exhibition #blackandwhiteonly #makemoments #makeportraits

A post shared by Karan Kapoor (@karankapoor_photographer) on Sep 21, 2017 at 11:29am PDT

With my sister Sanjna at my opening at Bikaner house. #siblings #blackandwhiteonly #silvergelatin #exhibition #makemoments

A post shared by Karan Kapoor (@karankapoor_photographer) on Sep 23, 2017 at 9:30pm PDT

At his great-grandnephew Taimur's first birthday party in Pataudi, Karan posed with his niece Kareena Kapoor Khan.
 

 

Dream lover diaries continue @karankapoor_photographer

A post shared by Amrita Arora (@amuaroraofficial) on Dec 20, 2017 at 9:07am PST

A father-son moment:

Shashi Kapoor with son Karan Kapoor.#FathersDay pic.twitter.com/4qh53Yev75

- Film History Pics (@FilmHistoryPic) June 18, 2017

And here's a bonus picture. Meet Karan Kapoor's beautiful wife Lorna; don't miss Randhir Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor in the background:

Flashback to Xmas 90's in Bombay . #sari #makemoments #makeportraits #styleblogger #lifestyleblogger #fashionblogger #thatsdarling #flashesofdelight #hasselblad500cm #filmisnotdead

A post shared by Karan Kapoor (@karankapoor_photographer) on Dec 29, 2017 at 4:26am PST

Karan Kapoor, while growing up in and around Mumbai, had closely watched the life of the Anglo-Indian community. And, before fixating over this series, Karan had done a lot of research during which he traveled through various parts of India, capturing the fading Portuguese influence.

Of his Bollywood journey - Karan Kapoor's mainstream Bollywood debut was alongside Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Sridevi and Juhi Chawla in 1986 release Sultanat. Before that, when he was all of 16, he featured in 1978 film Junoon alongside his parents and siblings - (father) Shashi Kapoor, (mother) Jennifer Kendal, (sister) Sanjana Kapoor, and elder brother Kunal Kapoor.

In 1981, he assisted and also acted in 36 Chowringhee Lane produced by father Shashi Kapoor and also starring his mother Jennifer Kapoor, grandfather Geoffrey Kendal and sister Sanjana Kapoor. He acted in two more films, Loha, and Afsar, then bid adieu to Indian cinema.

Happy birthday, Karan Kapoor!