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Kunal Kapoor (Actor) Biography, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Facts, Caste, Wiki & More

Updated On : October 18, 2021

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Short Biography

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
Other Professions: Assistant Director Founder
Appearance: Bollywood Malayalam Telugu

Kunal Kapoor Complete Bio & Career

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.

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Kunal Kapoor Family, Relatives and Other Relations

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.

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Body Measurements

Chest Size 42
Biceps Size 16
Waist Size 34
Skin Colour Fair
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Dark Brown

Personal Info

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

Collections

Car Collections BMW 5 Series

Favourites

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

Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Kunal Kapoor

  • He is a trained pilot, and also a rally car driver.
  • He has endorsed various popular brands such as Ray-Ban, Mahindra Logan,Thums Up, Indian Terrain.
  • He married Naina Bachchan, who is the niece of Superstar of Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan.
  • In 2017, he won the Asiavision Award for Outstanding performance in the film Veeram.
  • He is the co-founder of which is Asia's largest crowdfunding platform.

Kunal Kapoor Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

46 years, 8months, 13 days old age Kunal Kapoor will turn 47 on 18 October, 2024. Only 3 months, 16 days, 21 hours,15 minutes has left for his next birthday.

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