Kunal Kapoor -  born 18 October 1975 in New Delhi, India. is an Indian actor. Kapoor made his debut in Bollywood as an assistant director for Rakesh Mehra's Aks. Later he moved into acting, starring opposite Tabu in Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2004). The film did not do well at the box office. Kapoor came to prominence with his following film, Rang De Basanti (2006). The film was critically and commercially successful, and it was India's official entry to the Oscars and the Baftas. His performance was acclaimed and he received a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award nomination.

Kapoor has also acted on the stage and has worked with Motley, a theatre group run by Naseeruddin Shah. He has also appeared in advertisements. He is currently the brand ambassador of Indian Terrain and Thumbs Up (India).

His first 2007 film release, Hattrick, failed to do well at the box office. His next two films, both of which were produced by Yashraj Films (Laaga Chunari Mein Daag and Aaja Nachle (2007) also failed to do well at the box office, but helped his career reach new heights.

His next films will be Sajid Nadiadwala's Kambhakt Ishq, starring Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor; Ramesh Sippy's untitled film; and Siddhart Anand's Bachna Ae Haseenon.

A film buff, Kapoor says he 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. Kapoor practices Goju-Ryu karate - a form of martial arts and is a follower of the Art Of Living courses, for which he travelled alongside Lara Dutta to Dubai, Fiji and New Zealand to spread the message of Art of Living to the youth.

Kunal Kapoor in early 2007 began writing a film script which in 2008 he has completed, soon he will decide the cast of his movie.

Awards
2006: Star's Sabsey Favourite Naya Hero
2007: Stardust Breakthrough Performance,Male

Filmography
Films
2004 Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities as Kameshwar Mathur
2006 Rang De Basanti as Aslam/Ashfaqullah Khan - Nomination, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
2007 Hattrick as Saby aka Sarbjeet Singh
2007 Laaga Chunari Mein Daag as Vivaan
2007 Aaja Nachle as Imran Pathan
2008 Kambakht Ishq
2008 Ramesh Sippy's untitled film
2008 Bachna Ae Haseenon special or guest appearance

Assistant Director
Aks (2001)