Among his scores of film credits, Mr. Kapoor caused a particular stir with “Satyam Shivam Sundaram: Love Sublime,” a 1978 movie directed by his brother Raj in which he did something that had been banned in Hindi films for years: shared an onscreen kiss (several, actually) with his female co-star, Zeenat Aman.

The country maintained tight restrictions on filmmakers during Indira Gandhi’s first term as prime minister; when that ended in 1977, one result was a more relaxed film code.

“I hope the new rules will encourage directors to make more logical love stories,” Mr. Kapoor told The New York Times for an article about the kiss. “Also, with realistic treatment of the romantic theme, perhaps we can get away from having so much violence in our films.”