| Birth Date: | 1979 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1999–present |
| 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).
Kunaal comes from a family of mixed Hindu Punjabi and Indian Jewish heritage.[1] 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 of Indian Jewish descent. A dancer, dance instructor, stage choreographer and former Miss India, Salome is the daughter of Sam and Ruby Aaron, who were among the earliest accredited teachers of Ballroom and Latin American dancing in India.
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 film actor Aditya Roy Kapur.[2] [3] Actress Vidya Balan is married to Siddharth.
Kunaal has been married to Shayonti Salvi since 2005. Shayonti is of mixed Maharashtrian and Sindhi heritage. The couple has a son named Zahaan and a daughter named Shanaz.[4]
Kapur started his acting career with the Indian soap Just Mohabbat (1997–98), which aired on Sony TV.[5] 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.
In 2006, Kunaal directed the comedy play, 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".
Kapur appeared in six episodes of British-Indian comedy series Mumbai Calling (2009) as a call centre operator. He then appeared in Aamir Khan Productions' Delhi Belly (2011)[8] 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. Then he appeared 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). He then appeared in the 2017 release The Final Exit. He was next seen in Vishal Mishra directorial Hotel Milan alongside Zeishan Quadri, Karishma Sharma, Jaideep Ahlawat, Rajesh Sharma and Zakir Hussain.[9] 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.[10] He was also seen on web series TVF Tripling (season 1 and 2) as Pranav.
Kunaal appeared in a short film named Smartphone which also starred Hina Khan and Akshay Oberoi.[11] [12]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | Marudhar | |
| 3 Dev | Mahesh | Unreleased | |
| 2020 | Footfairy | Jashua Mathews | Television film |
| 2021 | Tribhanga | Milan Upadhyay | Netflix film |
| 2022 | Radhe Shyam | Vedant | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Kunaal Roy Kapur | Eros Now series | |
| 2019 | Ganpat | Episodic role; Zee5 series | ||
| 2020 | Bandish Bandits | Arghya | ||
| Sandwiched Forever | Sameer Shastry | Sony Liv series | ||
| 2022 | Aadha Ishq | Milind | Voot series |