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'''J. K. Kapur''' (24 April 1927 in [[Lahore]] – 2004) was an Indian filmmaker, producer, social activist and a restaurateur. <br />
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During the Partition of India in 1947, Mr. JK Kapur migrated to Mumbai, India from modern-day Pakistan, during the partition of India.[https://copperchimney.in/about.php][https://www.k-hospitality.com/who-we-are/leadership-2]<br />
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He founded [[Copper Chimney]] in 1972, the award-winning Indian restaurant chain in Mumbai, India<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Culinary Legacy Over 45 Years|url=https://copperchimney.in/about.php|access-date=2021-01-06|website=copperchimney.in}}</ref> with Prem Chaddha. Copper Chimney is part of K Hospitality Corp,<ref>{{Cite web|title=K-HOSPITALITY|url=https://www.k-hospitality.com/charcoal-concepts-indian-fb-platform|access-date=2021-01-06|language=en-US}}</ref> one of India's leading hospitality and food service companies, which continues to be owned by the Kapur family today.[https://www.k-hospitality.com/][https://www.k-hospitality.com/who-we-are/leadership-2] J. K. Kapur was also the Senior Vice President of the International World [[Laughter Yoga|Laughter Club]], President of Worli Woods (NGO in [[Mumbai]]), Founder-President of the Senior Citizens Helpline and the Chairman of Indo-Japanese Committee to improve relations between India and Japan.<br />
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J.K. Kapur produced the historic 1970 Bengali Movie, "[[Sagina Mahato]]" followed by its Hindi remake, "[[Sagina (film)|Sagina]]," released 26 July 1974.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sagina (1974)|author=Suresh Kohli|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/sagina-1974/article4245071.ece |date=27 December 2012 |access-date=17 March 2013}}</ref> [[Dilip Kumar]] and [[Saira Banu]] played the leads in both versions of this tale and Dilip Kumar received various accolades for his role including Best Actor at the [[BFJA Awards]] in 1971.<br />
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