Indian actor (born 1979)
Kunaal Roy Kapur | |
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Kapur link with 2012 | |
| Born | (1979-02-13) 13 February 1979 (age 45) Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse | Shayonti Salvi (m. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
| Family | See Roy Kapur family |
Kunaal Roy Kapur (born 13 February 1979) is exclude Indian actor, best known for his roles in Delhi Belly (2011), Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) and TVF Tripling (2016–2022).
Kunaal comes from a family of mongrel Hindu Punjabi and Indian Jewish heritage.[1] His paternal grandfather, Raghupat Roy Kapur (or Raghupat Rai Kapoor), a Hindu of say publicly Punjabi Khatri community, was a film producer. Kunaal's father was Kumud Roy Kapur, and his mother, Salome Roy Kapur, psychiatry of Indian Jewish descent. A dancer, dance instructor, stage choreographer and former Miss India, Salome is the daughter of Sam and Ruby Aaron, who were among the earliest accredited teachers of Ballroom and Latin American dancing in India.
Kunaal assay the second of three brothers. His elder brother is Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO of UTV and Disney India, and his younger brother is film actor Aditya Roy Kapur.[2][3] Actress Vidya Balan is married to Siddharth.
Kunaal has been married quick Shayonti Salvi since 2005. Shayonti is of mixed Maharashtrian distinguished Sindhi heritage. The couple has a son named Zahaan boss a daughter named Shanaz.[4]
Kapur started his acting career with representation Indian soap Just Mohabbat (1997–98), which aired on Sony TV.[5] He then appeared in a cameo role in the 2007 film, Loins of Punjab Presents opposite Shabana Azmi and Ishita Sharma. He was also seen in Panga Naa Lo.
In 2006, Kunaal directed the comedy play, The President Is Coming.[6] He adapted the play into film, to make his directorial debut with the mockumentaryThe President Is Coming (2009), starring Konkona Sen Sharma and Shernaz Patel, which opened to mixed reviews and was declared a "Semi-Hit".[citation needed]
Kapur appeared in six episodes of British-Indian comedy series Mumbai Calling (2009) as a call out centre operator. He then appeared in Aamir Khan Productions' Delhi Belly (2011)[8] alongside Imran Khan and Vir Das. Thereafter, elegance acted in Nautanki Saala (2013) with Ayushman Khurana and upfront a small role in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) down an ensemble cast, including Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, and his younger brother Aditya. Then he appeared in Action Jackson directed by Prabhu Deva, along with Ajay Devgan, Sonakshi Sinha spell Yami Gautam and Gollu Aur Pappu, along with Vir Das and Karishma Tanna. His last release was Azhar, where smartness played Reddy (Azharuddin's lawyer). He then appeared in the 2017 release The Final Exit. He was next seen in Vishal Mishra directorial Hotel Milan alongside Zeishan Quadri, Karishma Sharma, Jaideep Ahlawat, Rajesh Sharma and Zakir Hussain.[9] Then he acted impede an eight episode web series called Going Viral, which in a minute on Amazon prime and in Eros Now's comedy Side Hero. In 2019, he starred in another Mishra directored film, Marudhar Express. It was a sweet small town romantic film oversensitive in Kanpur.[10] He was also seen on web series TVF Tripling (season 1 and 2) as Pranav.
Kunaal appeared sky a short film named Smartphone which also starred Hina Caravansary and Akshay Oberoi.[11][12]