Kunaal Roy Kapur
Kunaal Roy Kapur | |
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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 an Indian actor, best known for his roles in Delhi Belly (2011), Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) and TVF Tripling (2016–2022).
Background and personal life
Kunaal comes from a family of mixed Hindu Punjabi and
Kunaal is the second of three brothers. His elder brother is Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO of UTV and Disney India, and his younger brother is Aditya Roy Kapur.[2][3] Actress Vidya Balan is married to Kunaal's brother Siddharth.
Kunaal himself has been married to Shayonti Salvi since 2005. Shayonti is of mixed
Career
Kapur started his acting career with the Indian soap
As a director, Kunaal in 2006 directed a comedy, The President Is Coming.[6] He adapted the play into film, to make his directorial debut with the mockumentary The President Is Coming (2009), starring Konkona Sen Sharma and Shernaz Patel, which opened to mixed reviews[7] and was declared a "Semi-Hit".[citation needed]
Kapur appeared in six episodes of British-Indian comedy series
Kunaal appeared in a short film named Smartphone which also starred Hina Khan and Akshay Oberoi.[11][12]
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Panga Na Lo | Bhura | |
Loins of Punjab Presents | Mr. White | Indo-American film | |
2008 | Revolution | Feroz's father | |
2009 | The President Is Coming | — | Director only |
2011 | Delhi Belly | Nitin Berry | |
2013 | Nautanki Saala
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Mandar Lele | |
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani | Taran | ||
2014 | Gollu Aur Pappu | Gollu | |
Action Jackson | Musa | ||
2016 | Azhar | Lawyer Reddy | |
2017 | The Final Exit | Photographer | |
2018 | Kaalakaandi | Zubin | |
Love per Square Foot | Samuel Masquita | Netflix film | |
Hotel Milan | Vipul | ||
2019 | Marudhar Express
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Marudhar | |
3 Dev | Mahesh | Unreleased | |
2020 | Footfairy | Jashua Mathews | Television film |
2021 | Tribhanga | Milan Upadhyay | Netflix film |
2022 | Radhe Shyam | Vedant |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999-2000 | Just Mohabbat | Sanjay | Television debut |
2007 | Mumbai calling | Call center operator | |
2016-2022 | TVF Tripling | Pranav, Chanchal's Husband | |
2017 | Going Viral | Gaurav | |
2018 | Side Hero
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Kunaal Roy Kapur | Eros Now series |
2019 | Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin Bond
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Ganpat | Episodic role; Zee5 series
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2020 | Bandish Bandits | Arghya | Amazon Prime Video series |
Sandwiched Forever | Sameer Shastry | Sony Liv series
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2022 | Aadha Ishq | Milind | Voot series |
Music video
Year | Title | Role | Artist |
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2022 | "Hairaan" | Main Lead | Javed Ali featuring Nia Sharma |
References
- ^ Aafreedi, Dr Navras Jaat (3 August 2013). "History of India's Jewish beauty queens". Ynetnews. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Mushkil Screening: Kunaal Roy Kapur joined by brothers Siddharth Roy Kapur and Aditya Roy Kapur". 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ Hindustan Times
- ^ "'Strange things are possible in Mumbai'". Tehelka Magazine. 6 August 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ "'Direction comes first'". Hindustan Times. 14 July 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Director's cut – Kunaal Roy Kapur". The Hindu. 31 July 2008. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ Kazmi, Nikhat (8 January 2009). "The President Is Coming: Review". Time of India. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ The good buddy: Kunal Roy Kapur plays role of a 'messy' boy in 'Delhi Belly' Archived 10 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, India Today, 20 June 2011.
- ^ https://www.bollywoodchronicle.com/bollywood/kunal-roy-kapurs-hotel-milan-is-based-on-anti-romeo-squad-and-moral-policing-in-up/ [dead link]
- ^ "Marudhar Express: Here is the first look of Kunaal Roy Kapur and Tara Alisha Berry's small-town love story". 3 August 2018. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Kunaal Roy Kapur on working with Hina Khan in Smartphone, apprehensions on a multi starrer and more". 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Hina Khan is amazingly professional and a total sport: Kunaal Roy Kapur". 18 April 2020.
External links
- Kunaal Roy Kapur at IMDb
- Filmography at Bollywood Hungama