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The actor has a special connection with Amitabh Bachchan. However, poverty forced him to sell mangoes. She got special recognition from the film ‘Rang De Basanti’ with Aamir Khan. He got offers for many films one after the other. He was last seen in the film ‘Jewel Thief’. Identified?
New Delhi: Hero started his career with modeling. He also sold mangoes to escape poverty, but today he is a popular face in the film industry. We are talking about actor Kunal Kapoor who is a well-known face of the industry. He is dominant in the world of web series and modeling. Kunal Kapoor will celebrate his 48th birthday on Saturday 18th October. Very few people know that Kunal Kapoor is related to Amitabh Bachchan’s family, which is a part of his family.
Initially became assistant director
Kunal Kapoor started his film career as an assistant director in the film ‘Aks’ and later learned to work in the theater of actor Naseeruddin Shah to improve his acting. Kunal got his first film break from the film ‘Meenakshi’, in which he appeared with actress Tabu, but he got his real recognition from the film ‘Rang De Basanti’, in which he shared the screen with Aamir Khan. Kunal’s acting in this film received a lot of praise and he was also nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category at Filmfare for the film.
‘Rang De Basanti’ made him a star
Kunal’s life changed due to ‘Rang De Basanti’ and he signed back-to-back films with the big banner Yash Raj Films, which included ‘Bachna-e-Haseeno’, ‘Chunri Mein Daag’, and ‘Aaja Nach Le’. The actor was in a side role in all three films and the films performed mixed at the box office. However, Kunal stayed away from the screen for a few years and then made a comeback with Sanjay Dutt. He worked in films like ‘Welcome To Sajjanpur’ and ‘Hattrick’ and also won many awards.
Was seen in ‘Jewel Thief’
Kunal received the Jury Award for his tremendous acting in ‘Rang De Basanti’, the Zoom Glam Award for Debut Actor in 2006, the award for his best performance for the film ‘Veeram’ in 2007 and the award for Best Debut Series Actor (The Empire) in 2022. Recently Kunal was seen in the series ‘Jewel Thief’ with Saif Ali Khan, in which he played the role of a policeman.
Abhishek Nagar is working as Senior Sub Editor in News-Patiala Digital. He is part of the entertainment team of News-Patiala Digital. He has been active in the field of journalism for the last 6 years. He was before News-Patiala Digital…read more
Abhishek Nagar is working as Senior Sub Editor in News-Patiala Digital. He is part of the entertainment team of News-Patiala Digital. He has been active in the field of journalism for the last 6 years. He was before News-Patiala Digital… read more