December 18, 2024
Kunal Kapoor was born on 18-10-1977 in Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra, India. He is an Indian Film Actor & Assistant Director who is known for his work in Bollywood movies. He also acted in a Malayalam film "Veeram" in 2017 & in a Telugu film "Devadas" in 2018. He is also the Co-founder of Ketto, a crowdfunding platform.
Other Name: | Kanoe, Kunnu, Kunal K Kapoor, Kunal Kishore Kapoor, Kunal Avikishore Kapoor |
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Other Professions: | Assistant Director Founder |
Appearance: | Bollywood Malayalam Telugu |
Kunal Kapoor got his acting training from Barry John and he became a part of a theatre group Motley is mainly run by the veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah. He began his journey in Bollywood from the film Aks as an assistant director starring Amitabh Bachchan and Manoj Bajpayee those are in the main lead of the film. However, he made his debut as a lead actor from the film Meenaxi in 2005, opposite Tabu.
In the next following year, he was cast in the multi-starrer film Rang De Basanti. He impressed the critics through his outstanding acting and gained the nomination under the category of Best Supporting Actor at the Filmfare Awards. This film was nominated under the Best Foreign Film at the BAFTA Awards-2007. In the subsequent time, he was signed for the three films contract under the banner of YRF.in 2007, he appeared in the film of Aaja Nachle, Laaga Chunari Mein Daag and in 2008 he was cast in the film Bachna Ae Haseeno.
In 2010, he started acting in the National award winner director Rahul Dholakia's film Lamhaa along with the main lead Sanjay Dutt. He gained the appreciation for his role as a Kashmiri politician despite that the film could not do well at the box office. In the same following year, he worked as a voice-over artist in an animated film produced by Raizada Rohit Jaising Vaid in which he gave his voice for the character of Mahayodha Rama. In the following years, he was cast in some of the multi-starrer films such as Don 2, Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana, Kaun Kitne Paani Mein. In 2018, he appeared in the Akshay Kumar starring movie Gold based on the winning of Gold by the first Indian hockey team at the Olympic Games. He portrayed the role of legendary hockey played Dhyan Chand in this film.
Father | Avikishor |
Mother | Kanan Kapoor |
Sister | Reshma Kapoor |
Sister | Geeta Kapoor |
He was born to a Businessperson father Kishore Kapoor and a homemaker mother Kanan Kapoor. He has two sisters named Reshma Kapoor & Geeta Kapoor. On 09-02-2015, he married Naina Bachchan, who is the niece of Shahenshah of Bollywood - Amitabh Bachchan. The couple together welcomed their first child, a baby boy on 31-01-2022.
Chest Size | 42 |
Biceps Size | 16 |
Waist Size | 34 |
Skin Colour | Fair |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Dark Brown |
Home Town | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Religion | Hindu |
Address | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
School | Jamnabai Narsee School, Mumbai |
College | Barry John Acting Studio, New Delhi |
Qualification | N/A |
Hobbies | Travelling, Writing, Skydiving, Photography & Racing |
Marital Status | Married |
Debut | Bollywood Film (as an actor) - Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2004) Bollywood Film (as an assistant director) - Aks (2001) Malayalam Film - Veeram (2017) Telugu Film - Devadas (2018) |
Best Movies | Meenaxi: A Tale of 3 Cities (2004), Rang De Basanti (2006), Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008), Don 2 (2011), and Gold (2018) among others |
Salary | INR 3-5 Crore Per Film |
Net Worth | $5 Million (approx) |
Official Website | https://www.ketto.org |
Car Collections | BMW 5 Series |
Favorite Color | Black & Blue |
Favorite Player | Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
Favorite Sport | Cricket & Racing |
Favorite Politician | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Favorite Actress | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan , Priyanka Chopra |
Favorite Actor | Hrithik Roshan , Aamir Khan |
Favorite Singer | Arijit Singh |
Favorite Place | London, Kashmir |
Favorite Dress | Suirts |
Favorite Food | Gajar Ka Halwa & Rajma Chawal |
47 years, 2months, 0 day old age Kunal Kapoor will turn 48 on 18 October, 2025. Only 9 months, 29 days, 7 hours,47 minutes has left for his next birthday.
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