Kunal Kapoor - Biography

Kunal Kapoor with his lean build, messy hair, thoughtful eyes and a maverick air about him is definitely not the regular guy next door, unless you get really lucky. Basics on Kunal Kunal Kapoor was born on October 18th 1975. With a strong passion for theater and movies, he became part of Naseeruddin Shah’s theater group Motley and then worked as an assistant director for Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Aks. He took acting from the stage to the movie screen. The resulting popularity saw him in ads like Indian Terrain and Thums Up. Kunal Kapoor’s Movies 2004  Kunal Kapoor’s first movie was with the talented Tabu in M.F Hussain’s Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities as Kaameshwar. 2006  Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Rang De Basanti made him commercially viable. His role as Aslam earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Best Supporting Award. 2007  The year wasn’t a great one as none of his movies did well. His releases were Laga Chunari Mein Daag, Aaja Nacchle and Hattrick. 2008  In the Ranbir Kapoor starrer Bachna Hai Haseeno he played Minissha Lamba’s husband. Shyam Benegal’s Welcome to Sajjanpur was fresh and got rave reviews. Kunal played Banshi Ram in the movie. He was the voice of Rama in the animated movie Mahayoddha Rama. 2009  His next release is Rahul Dholakia’s Lamhaa with Sanjay Dutt and Bipasha Basu and a movie with Anurag Basu based on the comicbook hero Doga.