Background
He was born in Haryana and spent most of his childhood in Delhi.
He was born in Haryana and spent most of his childhood in Delhi.
Kapoor stars in the television show Khana Khazana, which is the longest running show of its kind in Asia. lieutenant broadcasts in 120 countries and in 2010 had more than 500 million viewers. He launched his "Food Food channel", in January 2011.
Sanjeev started in the hospitality industry in 1984 with a Diploma in Hotel Management from the Institute of Hotel Management (IHM) Pusa, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition,New Delhi.
He began his career in India under their kitchen management scheme. After working in many hotels, he became the Executive Chef of the Centaur Hotel in Mumbai.
He is the most celebrated face of Indian Cuisine. He is a chef, a host, an author of cookbooks and a restaurant consultant.
In 2001, he unveiled his first restaurant, The Yellow Chilli, which is now present in many major cities across India.
The menu at the restaurant bears his mark and most of the recipes are his creations. In 2010 Kapoor launched Sanjeev Kapoor"s Khana Khazana which is his line of ready-to-cook meals. He lends his name to many restaurants all over India.
He has released books and Civil Defense-ROMs on how to follow his recipes.
In January 2011, he launched FoodFood channel, a High Definition television channel dedicated to food. In 2012 Sanjeev was nominated by the Fundación Consejo España India (Spain India Council Foundation) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Spain) as one of 10 future Indian leaders among other notable professionals like Alok Nanavaty, Sunitha Raju, Sanaa Arora, Reuben Abraham, Samarth singh and Indrajit Hazra.
In 2013 he hosted and judged the show, Sanjeev Kapoor Ke Kitchen Khiladi, which went on air on 16 September 2013 on Sony India. He was a celebrity judge on MasterChef India 3 which aired on Star Plus.
Singapore Airlines recruited him as one of the members of its "International Culinary Panel".He is also the brand ambassador for Sweekar Advanced, a sunflower oil brand in India.
