Kunal Kapoor is a versatile young actor, who has carved a niche for himself in the Hindi film industry, thanks to his outstanding acting talent and amazingly good looks.
Net Worth: $ 4 million
Income Sources: Kunak Kapoor makes nearly Rs 2-3 crore per movie. He has also been a part of several brand endorsements, with some leading brands such as Thums Up, Ray Ban, Mahindra Logan and Indian Terrain, being on the list.
Born: 18th October, 1977 (37 years old)
Marital Status: He got married to Naina Bachchan, a niece of Amitabh Bachchan in February, 2015.
Height/Weight: 6 feet 2 inches, 74 kg
Personal Background
Kunal Kapoor was born in Mumbai and he hails from a Punjabi family, which traces its roots in the holy city of Amritsar. This young man started off as an assistant director, but soon his abilities brought offers for acting and he became a part of the industry. He has recently been married into an influential film family, with his wife Naina being Amitabh Bachchan’s neice. Kunal lives a lavish lifestyle and owns a Mahindra Renault car. Besides his film career and brand endorsements, Kunal has been acclaimed for his humanitarian efforts too and is a part of the charity organization called “Save the Children”, which is also supported by the international celebrity, Gwyneth Paltrow. He is a co founder of a funding platform, Ketto which has collected funds amounting to Rs 30 million for social causes till date. He is also a car rally enthusiast as well as a trained pilot. Kunal is a multi talented person, who has also written some weekly lifestyle columns for Hindustan Times, followed by more of them on the online edition of website Desimartini.
Career Graph
Kunal received acting training from Barry John, flowing which he joined a theater group run by actor Naseeruddin Shah, under the name of “Motley”. Then he stepped into Bollywood as an assistant director in the Amitabh Bachchan starrer film “Aks” in 2001. His film debut came in 2005 as the lead actor in the M F Hussain venture “Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities”, in which he was cast opposite actress Tabu. He received recognition with the 2006 movie called “Rang De Basanti”, which had Aamir Khan as the lead actor. The film received great laurels such as nomination for Best Foreign Film at BAFTA Awards 2007, along with a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor nomination for Kunal. After the success of “Rang De Basanti”, Kunal was signed by the prestigious banner Yash Raj Films for three of their films, “Laaga Chunari Mein Daag”, “Aaja Nachle” and “Bachna Ae Haseeno”, all of which brought great appreciation for him. After a short break of two years, Kunal came back to Bollywood with an impressive performance in a Kashmir based film called “Lamha”, followed by another power packed role in “Don 2” in 2011. Next came, “Luv Shuv Te Chicken Khurana”, which became an instant hit. Currently, he is working on a project with Anurag Kashyap, in which he will be featuring as a Raj Comics superherp Doga. Another of his upcoming film is “Chamkila”, in which he will be doing the title role of the well known Punjabi singer Amar Singh Chamkila.
