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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Kunal Kapoor		\| name = Kunal Kapoor
	\| image = Kunal Kapoor, 2020.jpg		\| image = Kunal Kapoor, 2020.jpg
	\| image_size =		\| image_size =
	\| caption = ~~Kunal~~ Kapoor in 2020		\| caption = Kapoor in 2020
	\| ~~birthname~~ =		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1959\|06\|26\|df=yes}}
	\| parents = [[Shashi Kapoor]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shashi-kapoors-son-kunal-kapoor-returns-to-acting-with-akshay-kumars-singh-is-bliing/\|title=Kunal Kapoor returns to acting\|date=26 June 2015\|access-date=4 July 2015\|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>~~<br/>~~[[Jennifer Kendal]]		\| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], India
	\| ~~relatives = See [[Kapoor Family]]~~		\| parents = {{ubl\|[[Shashi Kapoor]] (father)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shashi-kapoors-son-kunal-kapoor-returns-to-acting-with-akshay-kumars-singh-is-bliing/\|title=Kunal Kapoor returns to acting\|date=26 June 2015\|access-date=4 July 2015\|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>\|[[Jennifer Kendal]] (mother)}}
	~~\| birth_date~~ = {{~~birth date and age~~\|~~1959~~\|6\|~~26\|df~~=y}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|Sheena Sippy\|\|end=divorce}}
	\| ~~birth_place~~ = ~~[[Mumbai]]~~, [[~~Maharashtra]], [[India~~]]		\| children = 2, including [[Zahan Kapoor]]
	\| ~~residence~~ =		\| occupation = {{hlist\|Actor\|filmmaker}}
	\| ~~years_active~~ =		\| organization = Adfilm-Valas
	\| ~~children~~ = ~~Zahan Prithiviraj~~ Kapoor~~<br>Shaira Kapoor~~		\| family = [[Kapoor family]], [[List of Hindi film families#Sippy family\|Sippy family]]
	\| ~~height =~~		\| website =
	~~\| spouse = Sheena~~ Sippy ~~(divorced)~~
	\| ~~occupation~~ = ~~Actor, ad film producer and director~~
	}}		}}

	'''Kunal Kapoor''' (born 26 June 1959)<ref name=rediff1>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/meet-the-shashi-kapoor-no-one-knows/20150422.htm Meet the Shashi Kapoor no one knew], [[Rediff]]</ref> is an Indian film ~~actor~~. ~~He is a~~ son of actors [[Shashi Kapoor]] and [[Jennifer Kendal~~\|Jennifer Kapoor~~]], ~~who~~ made his debut with the 1972 English-language film ''[[Siddhartha (1972 film)\|Siddhartha]]'', later acted in [[Shyam Benegal]]'s ''[[Junoon (1978 film)\|Junoon]]'' and in his first mainstream Bollywood film, ''[[Ahista Ahista (1981 film)\|Ahista Ahista]]'', opposite [[Padmini Kolhapure]] as well as ''[[Vijeta (1982 film)\|Vijeta]]''. He also acted in the art films ''[[Utsav]]'' (1984) and ''[[Trikal]]'' (1985).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shashi-kapoors-son-kunal-kapoor-returns-to-acting-with-akshay-kumars-singh-is-bliing/\|title=Kunal Kapoor returns to acting\|date=26 June 2015\|access-date=4 July 2015\|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>		'''Kunal Kapoor''' (born 26 June 1959)<ref name=rediff1>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/meet-the-shashi-kapoor-no-one-knows/20150422.htm Meet the Shashi Kapoor no one knew], [[Rediff]]</ref> is an Indian actor, film producer, director and advertisement maker. Elder son of actors [[Shashi Kapoor]] and [[Jennifer Kendal]], he made his debut with the 1972 English-language film ''[[Siddhartha (1972 film)\|Siddhartha]]'', later acted in [[Shyam Benegal]]'s ''[[Junoon (1978 film)\|Junoon]]'' and in his first mainstream [[Bollywood]] film, ''[[Ahista Ahista (1981 film)\|Ahista Ahista]]'', opposite [[Padmini Kolhapure]] as well as ''[[Vijeta (1982 film)\|Vijeta]]''. He also acted in the art films ''[[Utsav]]'' (1984) and ''[[Trikal]]'' (1985).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shashi-kapoors-son-kunal-kapoor-returns-to-acting-with-akshay-kumars-singh-is-bliing/\|title=Kunal Kapoor returns to acting\|date=26 June 2015\|access-date=4 July 2015\|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>

	In 1987, he stopped acting after ''Trikal'' to set up his own company, Adfilm-Valas, to produce and direct television commercials. Adfilm Valas has also [[line producer\|line-produced]] for many international feature films and ad films shot in India. Notably, the credit sequence of the film ''[[City of Joy]]'', and the French films ~~''[[w:fr:~~Le Cactus\|Le Cactus~~]]''~~ (2005) and ''Fire in Paradise''.		In 1987, he stopped acting after ''Trikal'' to set up his own company, Adfilm-Valas, to produce and direct television commercials. Adfilm Valas has also [[line producer\|line-produced]] for many international feature films and ad films shot in India. Notably, the credit sequence of the film ''[[City of Joy]]'', and the French films {{ill\|Le Cactus\|fr\|Le Cactus\|italic=yes}} (2005) and ''Fire in Paradise''.

	In 2015, he returned to films after 30 years, appearing in ''[[Singh is Bling]]'' as [[Amy Jackson]]'s father.		In 2015, he returned to films after 30 years, appearing in ''[[Singh is Bling]]'' as [[Amy Jackson]]'s character's father.

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Kunal Kapoor was born into the famous ~~first family of [[Bollywood]], the~~ [[Kapoor family]], the eldest child of [[Shashi Kapoor]] and his British theater-actress wife [[Jennifer Kendal\|Jennifer Kapoor]]. His paternal grandfather, [[Prithviraj Kapoor]], was a doyen of the theatre, a pioneer of the Indian film industry ~~and the progenitor of the famous [[Kapoor family]]~~. His maternal grandfather, [[Geoffrey Kendal]], was a British theatre personality~~. Kapoor's mother, Jennifer, died of cancer in 1984, while his father, Shashi Kapoor, died in December 2017.~~{{Citation needed\|date=October 2018}}		Kunal Kapoor was born into the famous [[Kapoor family]], of Indian cinema. He is the eldest child of [[Shashi Kapoor]] and his British theater-actress wife [[Jennifer Kendal\|Jennifer Kapoor]]. His paternal grandfather, [[Prithviraj Kapoor]], was a doyen of the theatre, a pioneer of the Indian film industry. His maternal grandfather, [[Geoffrey Kendal]], was a British theatre personality {{Citation needed\|date=October 2018}}

	Kapoor's siblings are [[Karan Kapoor]] (b. 18 January 1962) and [[Sanjana Kapoor~~\|Sanjana Thapar~~]] (b. 27 November 1967). Karan, a popular model who also worked in a few films in the 1980s, now runs a photography business in the UK. [[Sanjana ~~Kapoor\|Sanjana Thapar]] runs~~ the ancestral [[Prithvi Theatre]] and is married to [[Valmik Thapar]], a noted conservationist.		Kapoor's siblings are [[Karan Kapoor]] (b. 18 January 1962) and [[Sanjana Kapoor]] (b. 27 November 1967). Karan, a popular model who also worked in a few films in the 1980s, now runs a photography business in the UK. Sanjana ran the ancestral [[Prithvi Theatre]] and is married to [[Valmik Thapar]], a noted conservationist.

	Kunal was married to filmmaker [[Ramesh Sippy]]'s daughter Sheena, who is a well-known photographer. They ~~had~~ two children together, a son named Zahan Prithviraj Kapoor, and a daughter ~~named Shaira Kapoor~~. Kunal and Sheena are now divorced.<ref name=n18>[http://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/in-pics-meet-shashi-kapoors-family-992937-10.html Meet the Kapoors], [[Network 18]].</ref>		Kunal was married to filmmaker [[Ramesh Sippy]]'s daughter Sheena, who is a well-known photographer. They have two children together, a son named [[Zahan Kapoor\|Zahan Prithviraj Kapoor]], and a daughter. Kunal and Sheena are now divorced.<ref name=n18>[http://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/in-pics-meet-shashi-kapoors-family-992937-10.html Meet the Kapoors], [[Network 18]].</ref>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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	\|~~[[Bollywood films of~~ 1978~~\|1978]]~~		\|1978
	\|''[[Junoon (1978 film)\|Junoon]]''		\|''[[Junoon (1978 film)\|Junoon]]''
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~[[Bollywood films of~~ 1981~~\|1981]]~~		\|1981
	\|''[[Ahista Ahista (1981 film)\|Ahista Ahista]]''		\|''[[Ahista Ahista (1981 film)\|Ahista Ahista]]''
	\|Kunal		\|Kunal
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~[[Bollywood films of~~ 1982~~\|1982]]~~		\|1982
	\|''[[Vijeta (1982 film)\|Vijeta]]''		\|''[[Vijeta (1982 film)\|Vijeta]]''
	\|Angad		\|Angad
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~[[Bollywood films of~~ 1984~~\|1984]]~~		\|1984
	\|''[[Utsav]]''		\|''[[Utsav]]''
	\|Aryak		\|Aryak
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~[[Bollywood films of~~ 1985~~\|1985]]~~		\|1985
	\|''[[Trikal]]''		\|''[[Trikal]]''
	\|Kapitan Ribeiro/ Governor		\|Kapitan Ribeiro/ Governor
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~[[Bollywood films of~~ 2015~~\|2015]]~~		\|2015
	\|''[[Singh is Bling]]''		\|''[[Singh is Bling]]''
	\|[[~~Amy Jackson~~]]~~'s father~~		\|Mr. Rana, Sara's Father
	\|		\|<ref name=comeback>[http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shashi-kapoors-son-kunal-kapoor-returns-to-acting-with-akshay-kumars-singh-is-bliing/ Shashi Kapoor's son Kunal Kapoor returns to acting with Akshay Kumar's 'Singh Is Bliing']. [[The Indian Express]]. 26 June 2015</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\|2019		\|2019
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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{for|other similarly named actors|Kunal Kapoor (disambiguation)}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kunal Kapoor
| image = Kunal Kapoor, 2020.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Kunal Kapoor in 2020
| birthname =
| parents = [[Shashi Kapoor]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shashi-kapoors-son-kunal-kapoor-returns-to-acting-with-akshay-kumars-singh-is-bliing/|title=Kunal Kapoor returns to acting|date=26 June 2015|access-date=4 July 2015|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref><br/>[[Jennifer Kendal]]
| relatives = See [[Kapoor Family]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|6|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| residence =
| years_active =
| children = Zahan Prithiviraj Kapoor<br>Shaira Kapoor
| height =
| spouse = Sheena Sippy (divorced)
| occupation = Actor, ad film producer and director
}}

'''Kunal Kapoor''' (born 26 June 1959)<ref name=rediff1>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/meet-the-shashi-kapoor-no-one-knows/20150422.htm Meet the Shashi Kapoor no one knew], [[Rediff]]</ref> is an Indian film actor. He is a son of actors [[Shashi Kapoor]] and [[Jennifer Kendal|Jennifer Kapoor]], who made his debut with the 1972 English-language film ''[[Siddhartha (1972 film)|Siddhartha]]'', later acted in [[Shyam Benegal]]'s ''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]'' and in his first mainstream Bollywood film, ''[[Ahista Ahista (1981 film)|Ahista Ahista]]'', opposite [[Padmini Kolhapure]] as well as ''[[Vijeta (1982 film)|Vijeta]]''. He also acted in the art films ''[[Utsav]]'' (1984) and ''[[Trikal]]'' (1985).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shashi-kapoors-son-kunal-kapoor-returns-to-acting-with-akshay-kumars-singh-is-bliing/|title=Kunal Kapoor returns to acting|date=26 June 2015|access-date=4 July 2015|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>

In 1987, he stopped acting after ''Trikal'' to set up his own company, Adfilm-Valas, to produce and direct television commercials. Adfilm Valas has also [[line producer|line-produced]] for many international feature films and ad films shot in India. Notably, the credit sequence of the film ''[[City of Joy]]'', and the French films ''[[w:fr:Le Cactus|Le Cactus]]'' (2005) and ''Fire in Paradise''.

In 2015, he returned to films after 30 years, appearing in ''[[Singh is Bling]]'' as [[Amy Jackson]]'s father.

==Personal life==
Kunal Kapoor was born into the famous first family of [[Bollywood]], the [[Kapoor family]], the eldest child of [[Shashi Kapoor]] and his British theater-actress wife [[Jennifer Kendal|Jennifer Kapoor]]. His paternal grandfather, [[Prithviraj Kapoor]], was a doyen of the theatre, a pioneer of the Indian film industry and the progenitor of the famous [[Kapoor family]]. His maternal grandfather, [[Geoffrey Kendal]], was a British theatre personality. Kapoor's mother, Jennifer, died of cancer in 1984, while his father, Shashi Kapoor, died in December 2017.{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}

Kapoor's siblings are [[Karan Kapoor]] (b. 18 January 1962) and [[Sanjana Kapoor|Sanjana Thapar]] (b. 27 November 1967). Karan, a popular model who also worked in a few films in the 1980s, now runs a photography business in the UK. [[Sanjana Kapoor|Sanjana Thapar]] runs the ancestral [[Prithvi Theatre]] and is married to [[Valmik Thapar]], a noted conservationist.

Kunal was married to filmmaker [[Ramesh Sippy]]'s daughter Sheena, who is a well-known photographer. They had two children together, a son named Zahan Prithviraj Kapoor, and a daughter named Shaira Kapoor. Kunal and Sheena are now divorced.<ref name=n18>[http://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/in-pics-meet-shashi-kapoors-family-992937-10.html Meet the Kapoors], [[Network 18]].</ref>

==Filmography==
===Actor===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year !! Film !!Role!!Notes
|-
|1972
|''[[Siddhartha (1972 film)|Siddhartha]]''
|Siddhartha's son
|[[English language|English]] film
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1978|1978]]
|''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]''
|
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1981|1981]]
|''[[Ahista Ahista (1981 film)|Ahista Ahista]]''
|Kunal
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1982|1982]]
|''[[Vijeta (1982 film)|Vijeta]]''
|Angad
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1984|1984]]
|''[[Utsav]]''
|Aryak
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1985|1985]]
|''[[Trikal]]''
|Kapitan Ribeiro/ Governor
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 2015|2015]]
|''[[Singh is Bling]]''
|[[Amy Jackson]]'s father
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Panipat (film)|Panipat]]''
|[[Shuja-ud-Daula]]
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|0004431}}
{{Kapoor family}}

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[[Category:Kapoor family|Kunal]]
[[Category:1959 births]]
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