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Kunal Khemu
File:Kunal Khemu.jpg
Kunal Khemu at Kung Fu Panda 2 Première
Born (1983-07-06) 6 July 1983 (age 41)
OccupationActor
Years active1987–1998, 2005–present

Kunal Khemu (Kashmiri: कुणाल शरीक खेमू (Devanagari), کنال شرِک کھیمو (Nastaleeq)) is an Indian actor working in the Hindi cinema. He made his screen debut as lead in December 2005, with Kalyug.

Background

Kunal Khemu was born on July 6, 1983 in India to actors Ravi, and Jyoti Khemu and did his schooling in Mumbai. He pursued his studies at Narsee Monjee College.[1][2][3]

Career

Kunal started his career as a child actor appearing in the Doordarshan TV series Gul Gulshan Gulfaam (1987), directed by Ved Rahi. He made his film debut with Mahesh Bhatt's movie Sir (1993), starring Naseeruddin Shah and Pooja Bhatt. He went on to star as a child artist in many movies. Khemu had his first film Kalyug signed as an adult, which was produced by Mukesh and Mahesh Bhatt.[4][5] His 2007 releases, Madhur Bhandarkar's Traffic Signal and Dhol, were moderately successful at the box office.

His first 2008 release, Superstar, did not do well at the box office. His latest movies are Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge, Jai Veeru, Golmaal 3 and 99.

Personal

Kunal is in a relationship with Soha Ali Khan, who is five years his senior.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke Sunny Child-Artist
Sir Kunal Child-Artist
1995 Aazmayish Young Raja Child-Artist
1996 Raja Hindustani Rajnikant Child-Artist
1997 Bhai Krishna Child-Artist
1998 Zakhm Young Ajay Child-Artist
Angaaray Young Amar Child-Artist
Dushman Bhim Child-Artist
Tamanna Young Sajid Khan Child-Artist
2005 Kalyug Kunal Dharr Original Debut
2007 Traffic Signal Silsila
Dhol Gautam "Goti" Sesodia
Superstar Kunal Mehra / Karan Saxena Double-role
2009 Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge Anand Pawar Nominated, Filmfare Award for Comedian
Jai Veeru Veeru
99 Sachin
2010 Golmaal 3 Laxman
2011 Blood Money Filming

References

  1. ^ "Kunal Khemu is sad that Srinagar in on news for bloodshed". DNA (newspaper). March 3, 2009.
  2. ^ Kunal Khemu Biography
  3. ^ "Celebrity Profile: Kunal Khemu- Bio". CNN-IBN.
  4. ^ Subhash K Jha (21 December 2005). "Kunal Khemu: Child grows up". Sify.com Movies.
  5. ^ "Coming of age: Interview". Screen (magazine). December 9, 2005.