Born on 27 March 1934 in Nashik, a city in the Maharashtra state of British India of Gujarati descent.
Latif Kapadia migrated to Karachi at the age of 13 with his family and started his career as a stage actor.
[1][4] During his television career, Kapadia appeared in the following plays:[4] Kapadia appeared in the 1998 movie Very Good Dunya, Very Bad Log[1][4] He was fond of singing also and used to sing the songs of his friend, Ahmed Rushdi, who was a well known singer of Pakistan film industry.
Fellow actor Moin Akhter had earlier taken him to the Liaquat National Hospital for treatment.
[1] After his death, his family and friends established Latif Kapadia Memorial Welfare Trust, a non-profit organisation in 2007.