Jaidev Kapoor (24 October 1908 — 19 September 1994) was an Indian revolutionary who worked for the Hindustan Republican Association along with Chandra Shekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh. As a teenager, he was interested to join the HRA and later, he met Azad and became a comrade of Singh. Many biopics were made on Singh and Kapoor was also portrayed in them. Like, in The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002), Kapoor was played by Sunil Grover and many more. Early life Jaidev was born in 1908 on Diwali eve in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh. His father, Shaligram Kapoor, was a member of Arya Samaj. Jaidev learned wrestling under the tutelage of Chhote Maharaj and Thakur Ram Singh. Revolutionary activities While studying in D.A.V. College in Kanpur, he, along with Shiv Verma, joined Hindustan Republican Association formed by Sachindra Nath Sanyal. A few years later (1925–27), Kapoor was entrusted with the task of developing the revolutionary network in Banaras. Accordingly, he enrolled for the B.Sc course in the Banaras Hindu University. Bhagat Singh stayed in the Limbdy (Limbdi) hostel with him for several days. Kapoor was a participant in the now famous meeting of revolutionaries operating all over India which was held in the ruins of Feroz Shah Kotla on 8-9 September 1928. In this meeting, it was decided that Hindustan Socialist Republican Association would have two wings, one administrative and one military. Kapoor was part of the military wing. He received training in manufacturing bombs in Agra. Kapoor played an important role in the assembly bombing as a protest against the Trade Dispute Bill and the Public Safety Bill. He declared himself to be a student of economics studying at Delhi College and got permission to use the assembly library. He soon managed to form an acquaintance with a vigilance officer who helped him to get sanction letters for visiting the assembly. He used to take his associates for inspection of the assembly building. The famous hat-bearing photograph of Singh was taken a few days prior to the assembly bombing. Kapoor had made the arrangements in the studios of Ramnath Photographers at Kashmiri Gate in Delhi. Kapoor, Shiv Verma and Shivaram Rajguru had planned to assassinate the then Viceroy of India, Lord Irwin, when he would attend a dinner and banquet party hosted by the I. C. S. officers. Rajguru was the spotter, Kapoor was supposed to hurl a bomb at