Kunaal Roy Kapur Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More
Bio | |
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Real Name | Kunaal Roy Kapur |
Profession | Actor, Director |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 180 cm in meters- 1.80 m in feet inches- 5’ 11” |
Weight (approx.) | in Kilograms- 85 kg in Pounds- 187 lbs |
Body Measurements | - Chest: 41 Inches - Waist: 35 Inches - Biceps: 13 Inches |
Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 13 January 1979 |
Age (as in 2017) | 38 Years |
Birth Place | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Capricorn |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
School | G D Somani Memorial School, Mumbai |
College | St. Xavier's College, Mumbai |
Educational Qualifications | Graduate |
Debut | Film: Panga Na Lo (2007) TV: Just Mohabbat (1998) Direction: The President Is Coming (2009) Web Series: TVF Tripling (2016) |
Family | Father- Roy Kapur (Producer) Mother- Salome Roy Kapur (Former model and Choreographer) Brother- Siddharth Roy Kapur (Elder, Producer and CEO of UTV Motion Pictures), Adiya Roy Kapur (Younger, Actor) Sister- N/A |
Religion | Hinduism |
Address | Kemps Corner, South Mumbai |
Hobbies | Photography, doing theatre plays, swimming |
Controversies | Not Known |
Favourite Things | |
Favourite Actress | Vidya Balan |
Favourite Colour | Blue, White |
Favourite Sport | Cricket |
Favourite Restaurant | Olive in Mumbai |
Girls, Affairs and More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Shayonti Salvi |
Wife/Spouse | Shayonti Salvi (Ceramic artist - m.2005-present) |
Children | Son- Zahaan Roy Kapoor Daughter- Shanaz Roy Kapoor |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Kunaal Roy Kapur
- Does Kunaal Roy Kapur smoke?: Not Known
- Does Kunaal Roy Kapur drink alcohol?: Not Known
- Kunaal was born to a Punjabi father and a Jewish mother.
- His father was an army man who met his mother at a bar when he was posted in Kashmir.
- His paternal grandfather, Raghupat Roy Kapur, migrated from Lahore, Pakistan to Mumbai in the 1940s, where he worked as a film producer.
- His maternal grandparents were both dance teachers, so, his mother too got trained in Latin American and ballroom dancing. His mother also worked as a choreographer.
- He was poor at studies throughout school and would get marks in the 40s.
- He started acting in theatre plays at the age of 12 and continued doing it through college and got selected for a Sony TV’s show called ‘Just Mohabbat’, just before completing his graduation.
- In his early 20s, he was interested in photography and assisted Boman Irani for a long time as a photographer. But, after Boman got busy with acting, Kunaal started running the photo studio with another boy till early 2007.
- Alongside running a photo studio, he also did theatre and directed a play called’ The President Is Coming’. Rohan Sippy, a film director, and son of ‘Sholay’ (1975) director, Ramesh Sippy, liked Kunaal’s play so much that he produced a film based on it with Kunaal as the director. Though the film was slated to release on the eve of 26/11, due to the 2008 Mumbai attacks, the film was postponed to January.
- His big break came with the 2011 hit ‘Delhi Belly’ (2011), where he played the role of a guy with constipation problems.
- He gained around 20 kg for ‘Delhi Belly’ and lost around 25 kg for his next film.
- He got married to his school friend Shayonti Salvi who was an interior designer and now is a ceramic artist.
- He made an incredible change in his looks for his role as ‘Lawyer Reddy’ in Mohammed Azharuddin’s biopic ‘Azhar’ (2016).
- He is not active on social media.