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 Baghdadi Jewish heritage. His paternal grandfather, Raghupat Roy Kapur (or Raghupat Rai Kapoor), was a film producer. Kunaal's father was Kumud Roy Kapur, and his mother, Salome Roy Kapur, is of Baghdadi Jewish descent whose ancestors migrated to India from Palestine and Iraq as merchants. 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.Hindustan Times 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 Shaziyah.
Career Kapur started his acting career with the Indian soap Just Mohabbat (1997–98), which aired on Sony TV. 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. 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 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)The good buddy: Kunal Roy Kapur plays role of a 'messy' boy in 'Delhi Belly', India Today, 20 June 2011. 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.https://www.bollywoodchronicle.com/bollywood/kunal-roy-kapurs-hotel-milan-is-based-on-anti-romeo-squad-and-moral-policing-in-up/ 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. 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.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes2007 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 Berry2013 Nautanki Saala Mandar Lele Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Taran2014 Gollu Aur Pappu Gollu Action Jackson Musa 2016 Azhar Lawyer Reddy 2017 The Final Exit Photographer 2018KaalakaandiZubinLove per Square FootSamuel MasquitaNetflix filmHotel MilanVipul 2019Marudhar ExpressMarudhar2020FootfairyJashua Mathews Television film2021TribhangaMilan UpadhyayNetflix film2022Radhe ShyamVedantTelugu-Hindi bilingual film 2025 Dil Dosti Aur Dogs Arjun Kamat2026Don't Be ShyMr. QPrime Video film
Television 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 Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin Bond Ganpat Episodic role; Zee5 series2020–2024 Bandish Bandits Arghya Sandwiched Forever Sameer Shastry Sony LIV series 2022 Aadha Ishq Milind Voot series 2022 Shadyantra Mohan Khanna Teleplay on Zee Theatre2025Thode Dur Thode PaasKunal Mehta
Music video YearTitleRoleArtist 2022 "Hairaan" Javed Ali featuring Nia Sharma
References
External links
Filmography at Bollywood Hungama