MUKOYAR

He surprised us all with his flawless performance as Aslam in the blockbuster of 2006, “Rang De Basanti” and all who saw him said that Kunal had finally arrived in Bollywood to leave a mark forever. Son of the veteran Shashi Kapoor and the late Jennifer Kendal, Kunal has two siblings: brother Karan Kapoor and sister Sanjana Kapoor. His wife is the daughter of Ramesh Sippy. They have two children Zahaan and Shaira. Kunal’s tryst with cinema began as an assistant director to Rakesh Mehra in Aks. But gradually, he realized that acting was what he wanted to do and not direction. So he made a very unconventional debut in 2003, with the film “Meenaxi: a tale of three cities”. The film did not do well at the box office. The next step for Kunal was doing “Rang De Basanti”. This film had a starcast of hugely popular actors like Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Sharman Joshi and Soha Ali Khan. But Kunal’s performance was outstanding. He was critically appreciated and reached stardom almost overnight. He al...