Kunal Kapoor was born on 17 October 1975 he comes from a family that is into the construction business. He did his schooling in Mumbai & graduation in commerce & then a course in export management.
 

Kunal Kapoor made his debut in Bollywood as an assistant director for Rakesh Mehra’s Aks. Later he is making a most unconventional debut with Meenaxi-The tale of three cities. He came into prominence with his following film Rang De Basanti. The film was critically and commercially successful & it was India s official entry to the Oscars. His performance was acclaimed and he received a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award nomination.

He has done a number of plays and has worked with Motley a theatre group by Naseeruddin Shah. He has also done a couple of ads. Kunal loves everything that goes into the making of a film editing, cinematography, production design and all the other technicalities. He has recently decided to try out scriptwriting.

His recent release was Yash Raj Films Laaga Chunari Mein Daag & Aaja Nachle. He is the brand ambassador of Indian Terrain & Thums Up (India).