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Kunal Karan Kapoor (born 22 August 1982) is an Indian actor who made his debut in 2004 with Remix as Varun. His first success came with Left Right Left where he was seen as Cadet Yadhuvansh Sahni / Yudi.

Kunal Karan Kapoor
Kunal Karan Kapoor
Born	(1982-08-22) 22 August 1982 (age 40)[1]
Occupation	Actor photographer traveller
Years active	2004—Present

His breakthrough came with the lead role in the successful show Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha, he received praises for portraying Mohan Bhatnagar. Kunal then went onto play lead roles in Doli Armaanon Ki (as Shaurya Ishaan Sinha) and Woh Apna Sa (as Krishna Shikhawat)

He made his web debut in 2020, with The Raikar Case playing Mohit Naik Raikar.[2] He was last seen in Ziddi Dil Maane Na as Siddharth Ganju.

Career

Debut and early career (2004-2011)

In 2004, Kapoor debuted in his first TV serial, Remix,[3] which aired on channel Star One. His next serial was Left Right Left for Sab TV in 2006. It was around this time that he changed his screen name to avoid any confusion with film actor Kunal Kapoor. He added his father's name, Karan, as a middle name.[4]

In 2008 he appeared as Monty in the serial Meet Mila De Rabba for Sony Entertainment Television, and in 2009 he played Sukhi Singh in Maayka for Zee Anmol. Then in 2009, he portrayed Angad Yadav, a negativve character in Star Plus' Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya. His performance in this serial received good reviews. In 2010 he played Amrik Singh in the Colors TV serial Rishton Se Badi Pratha.

Breakthrough and further success (2012-2018)

At the end of 2011, he got a lead role in the Colors TV serial Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha. Kapoor had auditioned for the production house some time earlier and Sudhir Sharma of Sunshine Productions saw that audition tape. He felt that Kapoor was best suited to play the male lead opposite stage actress Aakanksha Singh. The serial started airing on 9 January 2012. Kapoor played the role of rustic, carefree, righteous reporter Mohan Bhatnagar. His performance was applauded by TV industry professionals, the media and viewers. His role was later termed 'iconic' and the serial was called a cult show.

On 14 January 2013, Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha returned for a second season by public demand.[5] On 4 May 2013 Kapoor won the award for Best Male Actor in a Lead Role at the 2013 Indian Telly Awards for his performance as Mohan Bhatnagar.

In 2015 Kapoor appeared in Doli Armaano Ki as Shaurya Urmi Sinha, owner and editor of a newspaper.^{[citation needed]} He had worked with the production house before on Maan ki awaaz Pratigya and Rishton Se Badi Pratha. In 2018 he appeared as corrupt police inspector Krishna Shekhawat in Zee TV's serial Woh Apna Sa.

Established actor (2019-present)

In 2019 Kapoor entered web space and acted in the web series The Raikar Case,[6] a family mystery thriller. This series was released on OTT platform VootSelect^{[citation needed]} on 9 April 2020. He played Mohit Naik Raikar. The second season of The Raikar Case[7] is said to be in the pipeline.

He was last seen as Siddharth Ganju in Ziddi Dil Maane Na[8] on Sony SAB.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Rajani	Master Kunal Kapoor
2004–2006	Remix	Varun
2006–2008	Left Right Left	Cadet Yadhuvansh Sahni/Yudi
2008–2009	Meet Mila De Rabba	Monty
2007–2009	Maayka	Sukhi Singh
2009–2012	Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya	Angad Yadav
2010–2011	Rishton Se Badi Pratha	Amrik Singh
2012–2013	Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha	Mohan Bhatnagar/Monu/Vasu Rajvardhan
2015	Doli Armaanon Ki	Shaurya Ishaan Sinha
2018	Woh Apna Sa	Krishna Shikhawat/Krish
2021–2022	Ziddi Dil Maane Na	Siddharth "Sid" Ganju

Web series

Year	Title	Role
2020	The Raikar Case	Mohit Naik Raikar

Short films

Year	Title	Role
2018	Bhindi	Voice over

Music videos

Year	Title	Role	Singer(s)
2017	Adda	Subhash	Swanand Kirkire, Anupam Roy, Bengali Band Chandrabindu

Awards and nominations

This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (October 2020)

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2013	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Lead Role	Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha	Won

References

External links

• Kunal Karan Kapoor at IMDb
• Kunal Karan Kapoor on Instagram

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