Kunal Kapoor

Kunal Kapoor
Kapoor gracing ‘Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards October 2016’
Native name	कुणाल कपूर
Born	(1977-10-18) 18 October 1977 (age 39) Mumbai, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present
Spouse(s)	Naina Bachchan (m. 2015)

Kunal Kapoor (born 18 October 1977) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi cinema.

Kapoor was born in Mumbai to a Punjabi family whose origins are in Amritsar. In February 2015, he married Naina Bachchan, niece of Amitabh Bachchan, at a private family ceremony in Seychelles.

Kapoor trained for an acting career under Barry John, and became a part of Motley, a theatre group run by Naseerudin Shah. He began his career as an assistant director of Aks, which starred Manoj Bajpayee and in which Amitabh Bachchan played a major character role, but eventually moved on to be a movie actor.

Kapoor made his movie debut as the male lead opposite Tabu in Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2006) which was helmed by painter MF Hussain. His next film was the Aamir Khan starrer Rang De Basanti (2006), for which he received a nomination in the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award category. The film was successful both critically and commercially, and it was nominated in the Best Foreign Film category at the 2007 BAFTA Awards.

Kapoor subsequently got signed by Yash Raj Films (YRF) studio for a three film contract. He appeared in films like Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007), Aaja Nachle (2007) and Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008). After this, Kapoor took a break for two years, and appeared next in Rahul Dholakia's Lamhaa (2010) starring Sanjay Dutt. The film didn't do well but Kapoor received accolades for his performance as a young Kashmiri politician. That same year, Kapoor voiced the Indian God Rama in Mahayoddha Rama, an animation film made by Raizada Rohit Jaising Vaid. In 2011, he appeared in the Shahrukh Khan starrer Don 2, where his performance was appreciated.