Kapoor made his debut in Hindi cinema in 1995 with the movie Prem, opposite newcomer Tabu. Although both debutants rendered fairly decent performances, the movie was delayed for many years as it was in production since 1989. On release, it bombed at the box office.[9] Kapoor's next movie was Raja (1995) opposite Madhuri Dixit which was a box office success. He went on to star in several films as a lead actor such as Auzaar (1997), Mohabbat (1997) and Sirf Tum (1999). Apart from the moderately successful Chhupa Rustam: A Musical Thriller (2001) he didn't have much success as a lead actor as most of his films failed at the box office.[10][11] In 2002, he appeared as a villain playing the psychotic husband of Esha Deol in Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe. His performance was praised by critics.[12]
He turned to producing with his first production Tevar starring his nephew Arjun Kapoor releasing in 2015.[13] He played a cameo appearing alongside his brother Anil for the first time in Mubarakan (2017).
In early 2018, Sanjay was cast in the anthology film Lust Stories as a lead character opposite actress Manisha Koirala.[14][15] In the same year, he was cast in the movie "The Zoya Factor" as his real life niece Sonam Kapoor's on screen father,[16] and Kannada film "Seetharama Kalyana".[17] In 2020, he appeared in a short film "Sleeping Partner" opposite actress Divya Dutta.[18]
In 2017, he was cast in Vikram Bhatt's television serial Dil Sambhal Jaa Zara opposite Smriti Kalra.[19] The show is about a man marrying a girl much younger than him and how they try to make their marriage work.[20] He even landed a role in ALTBalaji's web series Soggy Hoga Tera Baap as Chiraag Arora.[21] He has also been cast in the TV film "Fashion Street" as Sanjay Thakur. In 2020, he appeared in The Gone Game as Rajeev Gujral.
^Vasisht, Divya (13 April 2003). "Boney Kapoor: A retake of life". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 December 2024. I am a God-fearing person, but not a ritualistic one. My grandparents were followers of Arya Samaj values and pujas were never a regular feature at home.
