Kunaal Roy Kapur

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Kunaal Roy Kapur
Kunaal Roy Kapur.jpg
Born (1979-02-13) 13 February 1979 (age 42)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupation
  • Actor
  • director
Years active1999-present
Spouse(s)
Shayonti Salvi
​
(m. 2005)​
Children2
RelativesSee Roy Kapur family

Kunaal Roy Kapur (born 13 February 1979) is an Indian actor and director who works in films and television.[citation needed]

Career[]

Kapur started his acting career with the Indian soap Just Mohabbat (2001), which aired on Sony TV.[1] He then appeared in a cameo role in the 2007 film, Loins of Punjab Presents opposite Shabana Azmi and Ishita Sharma. He was also seen in Panga Naa Lo.

As a director, Kunaal in 2006 directed a comedy, The President Is Coming.[2] 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[3] and was declared a "Semi-Hit".[citation needed]

Kapur appeared in six episodes of British-Indian comedy series Mumbai Calling (2009) as a call centre operator. He has appeared in Aamir Khan Productions' Delhi Belly (2011)[4] alongside Imran Khan and Vir Das . Thereafter, he acted in Nautanki Saala (2013) with Ayushman Khurana and did a small role in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) with an ensemble cast, including Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, and his younger brother Aditya Roy Kapur. Then he acted in Action Jackson directed by Prabhu Deva, along with Ajay Devgan, Sonakshi Sinha and Yami Gautam and Gollu Aur Pappu, along with Vir Das and Karishma Tanna. His last release was Azhar, where he played Reddy (Azharuddin's lawyer). Then in the 2017 release - The Final Exit. He acted in Vishal Mishra directorial Hotel Milan alongside Zeishan Quadri, Karishma Sharma, Jaideep Ahlawat, Rajesh Sharma and Zakir Hussain, the film was based on anti-romeo squad and released in cinemas in 2018.[5] Then he acted in an eight episode web series called Going Viral, which aired on Amazon prime and in Eros Now's comedy Side Hero. In 2019, he starred in another Mishra directored film, Marudhar Express. It was a sweet small town romantic film set in Kanpur.[6] He was also seen on web series TVF Tripling (season 1 and 2) as Pranav.

He appeared in a short film named Smartphone which also starred Hina Khan and Akshay Oberoi.[7][8]

Personal life[]

Kunaal comes from a family of mixed Hindu Punjabi and Indian Jewish heritage.[9] His paternal grandfather, Raghupat Roy Kapur (or Raghupat Rai Kapoor), a Hindu of the Punjabi Khatri community, was a film producer. Kunaal's father was Kumud Roy Kapur, and his mother, Salome Roy Kapur, is an Indian Jewish lady. A dancer, dance instructor, stage choreographer and former Miss India, she is the daughter of Sam and Ruby Aaron, who were among the earliest accredited teachers of Ballroom and Latin American dancing in India, with degrees from the Federal Association of Teachers of Dancing in London. 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.[10][11] Actress Vidya Balan is his sister-in-law as she is married to Siddharth. Kunaal is married to Shayonti. They have two children.[12]

Filmography[]

As Director[]

Year Title Notes
2009 The President Is Coming Mockumentary Film

Films[]

Year Film Role Notes
2007 Panga Na Lo Bhura
Loins of Punjab Presents Mr. White Indian-American English Language Film
2008 Revolution Feroz's father
2011 Delhi Belly Nitin Berry
2013 Nautanki Saala 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
2018 Love per Square Foot Samuel Masquita
2018 Hotel Milan Vipul
2019 Marudhar Express Marudhar
2019 3 Dev[13] Mahesh
2020 Footfairy Jashua Mathews &pictures[14]
2021 Tribhanga Milan Netflix film [15]
2021 Pagli Shaadi Go Dadi Farhan

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1999-2000 Just Mohabbat Sanjay a.k.a. Sanju Television debut [16]
2007 Mumbai calling Call center operator 6 episodes in 2008
2017 Going Viral @Gaurav 8 Episodes

Web series[]

Year Title Role Notes Platform Ref.
2016-2019 TVF Tripling Pranav, Chanchal's Husband 2 seasons, 10 episodes TVF
Sony LIV
2018 Side Hero Kunaal Roy Kapur Main Lead Eros Now [17]
2019 Parchhayee Ganpat 1 episode ZEE5
2020 Bandish Bandits Arghya 10 episodes Amazon Prime Video [18][19]
2020 Sandwiched Forever Sameer Shastry 15 episodes Sony LIV [20][21][22][23]

Awards & Nominations[]

Year Award Show Award Title Result Ref(s)
2012 Annual Central European Bollywood Awards Best Supporting Actor Delhi Belly Nominated
2019 iReel Awards Best Actor in a comic role Side Hero Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ "'Direction comes first'". Hindustan Times. 14 July 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Director's cut – Kunaal Roy Kapur". The Hindu. 31 July 2008. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ https://www.bollywoodchronicle.com/bollywood/kunal-roy-kapurs-hotel-milan-is-based-on-anti-romeo-squad-and-moral-policing-in-up/
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Kunaal Roy Kapur on working with Hina Khan in Smartphone, apprehensions on a multi starrer and more". 20 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Hina Khan is amazingly professional and a total sport: Kunaal Roy Kapur". 18 April 2020.
  9. ^ "History of India's Jewish beauty queens". 3 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Mushkil Screening: Kunaal Roy Kapur joined by brothers Siddharth Roy Kapur and Aditya Roy Kapur". 9 August 2019.
  11. ^ Hindustan Times
  12. ^ "'Strange things are possible in Mumbai'". Tehelka Magazine. 6 August 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  13. ^ 3 Dev Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes, archived from the original on 30 June 2018, retrieved 21 April 2018
  14. ^ "Footfairy Movie Review: Fear is the Key in This Gulshan Devaiah, Kunaal Roy Kapur and Sagarika Ghatge Starrer".
  15. ^ "Kunaal Roy Kapur on getting Hindi diction right in 'Tribhanga'". 7 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Vatsal Sheth & Kunaal Roy Kapur on Just Mohabbat & why it was banned for Ishita Dutta".
  17. ^ "'I actually enjoy the supporting roles more': Why Kunaal Roy Kapur is happy to be 'Side Hero'".
  18. ^ "'Bandish Bandits' is a relevant show for today's youth, says director Anand Tiwari". 5 August 2020.
  19. ^ "'Bandish Bandits' trailer unveiled on Naseeruddin Shah's 70th birthday". 20 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Sandwiched Forever Review: Kunaal and Aahana show is a feel-good Christmas watch". India Today. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Kunaal Roy Kapur: I am lazy, tend to procrastinate". 22 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Sandwiched Forever trailer: Aahana Kumra and Kunaal Roy Kapur star in this family dramedy". 15 December 2020.
  23. ^ Hindustan Times

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