Kunal Khemu
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| Born |
25 May 1983 Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse(s) | Soha Ali Khan (m. 2015) |
| Parent(s) | Ravi Kemmu Jyoti Kemmu |
| Relatives |
Saif Ali Khan (Brother-in-law) Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (Father-in-law) Sharmila Tagore (Mother-in-law) |
Kunal Khemu is an Indian film actor. He made his acting debut as a child artist in the 1990s and made his comeback as an adult in 2005 with Kalyug. His roles include the films Traffic Signal (2007), Golmaal 3 (2010) and Go Goa Gone (2013).
Khemu was born to actors Ravi and Jyoti Kemmu in Kashmiri Pandit family in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. He attended Niranjanlal Dalmia High School in Mira Road, Mumbai and pursued higher education at Amity University.
His grandfather, Moti Lal Kemmu (original spellings of last name), is a Kashmiri playwright and a recipient of several awards by the government of Jammu and Kashmir: Rashtra Bhasa Prachar Samiti, Sahitya Akademi award in 1982 for his contribution to Kashmiri literature as a playwright and Padma Shri.
Khemu was in a live-in relationship with actor Soha Ali Khan since May 2013. The couple got engaged in July 2014 and got married in a private ceremony in Mumbai on 25 January 2015 in the presence of selected members of Soha's family.
He made his debut as a child actor appearing in the Doordarshan TV series Gul Gulshan Gulfaam (1987), directed by Ved Rahi. He made his film debut with Mahesh Bhatt's movie Sir (1993). He went on to star as a child artist in movies including Raja Hindustani, Zakhm, Bhai and Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke.
He played the male lead in the 2005 film, Kalyug, which was directed by Mohit Suri.Kalyug was based on the pornography industry. In 2007, his first release was Madhur Bhandarkar's Traffic Signal, where he played a street-smart money lender who lends money to poor families but always gets it back with interest.
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