By the 80s, Subbiraj came to be cast in every second Hindi film as rich industrialists, often playing the heroin’s wealthy father or the hero’s mentor. Basu Chatterjee cast him in many of his films, donning a coat and scarf, often smoking a pipe. Basu also cast him in a negative mould for Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986) in which he plays one of the evil jurors. Right through the 80s and 90s, one would see Subbiraj in the egregious action films that seemed to be the norm. He was also a regular on Indian television, appearing in shows like Virasat and Chattan. Subbiraj’s last movie appearance was in the Saif Ali Khan - Pooja Bhatt-starrer Sanam Teri Kasam (2009), half a century after his debut.
Besides these two, there are other members of the extended Kapoor family who have done a few movies but were never spoken about, such as Shammi Kapoor’s son Aditya Raj Kapoor who directed two English films starring Rishi Kapoor and acted in about half a dozen films. Or Sanjana Kapoor, a rather talented actor who starred with Naseeruddin Shah in Hero Hiralal (1988), eventually chose to carry forward the Kapoor legacy in theatre, instead of films. But the likes of Trilok and Subbiraj had a long run in the cinemas, and yet it is somewhat shocking how little is known about them.