First selling mangoes abroad, then left job and made name in acting, 1 film brightened his fortune overnight

Last Updated: October 18, 2025, 02:31 IST The actor has a special connection with Amitabh Bachchan. However, poverty forced him to sell mangoes. She got special recognition from the film ‘Rang De Basanti’ with Aamir Khan. He got offers for many films one after the other. He was last seen in the film ‘Jewel Thief’. Identified? The actor has family relations with Amitabh Bachchan. (Photo Courtesy: IMDb) New Delhi: Hero started his career with modelling. He also sold mangoes to escape from poverty, but today he is a popular face in the film industry. We are talking about actor Kunal Kapoor who is a famous face of the industry. He is dominant in the world of web series and modeling. Kunal Kapoor will celebrate his 48th birthday on Saturday, October 18. Very few people know that Kunal Kapoor is related to Amitabh Bachchan’s family, which is part of his family. Kunal Kapoor was born on October 18, 1975 in Mumbai and belongs to a Punjabi family. The actor’s early training also took place in Mumbai, but later he went to Hong Kong to earn money. In an interview, Kunal Kapoor revealed that he started the job of exporting mangoes to Hong Kong to escape the days of poverty, but he does the job out of compulsion. Getting into films was his first goal from the beginning. As soon as he got a chance, he left his job and returned to Mumbai. Kunal Kapoor, who initially became an assistant director, started his film career as an assistant director in the film ‘Aks’ and later learned to work in theater from actor Naseeruddin Shah to improve his acting. Kunal got his first film break from the film ‘Meenakshi’, in which he appeared with actress Tabu, but he got his real recognition from the film ‘Rang De Basanti’, in which he shared the screen with Aamir Khan. Kunal’s acting in this film received a lot of praise and he was also nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category at Filmfare for the film. ‘Rang De Basanti’ made him a star Kunal’s life changed because of ‘Rang De Basanti’ and he signed back to back films with the big banner Yash Raj Films, which included ‘Bachna-e-Haseeno’, ‘Chunri Mein Daag’ and ‘Aaja Nach Le’. The actor was in a supporting role in all three films and the films performed mixed at the box office. However, Kunal stayed away from the screen for a few years and then made a comeback with Sanjay Dutt. He has worked in films like ‘Welcome To Sajjanpur’ and ‘Hattrick’ and has also won many awards. Kunal, who was seen in ‘Jewel Thief’, received the Jury Award for his tremendous acting in ‘Rang De Basanti’, the Zoom Glam Award for Debut Actor in 2006, the award for his best performance for the film ‘Veeram’ in 2007 and the award for Best Debut Serial Actor (The Empire) in ‘Recently the Kunief2’ series in 2020. with Saif Ali Khan, in which he played the role of a policeman. About the Author Abhishek Nagar Abhishek Nagar works as Senior Sub Editor in News 18 Digital. He is part of the entertainment team of News 18 Digital. He has been active in the field of journalism for the past 6 years. Before joining News 18 Digital… read more Abhishek Nagar works as Senior Sub Editor in News 18 Digital. He is part of the entertainment team of News 18 Digital. He has been active in the field of journalism for the past 6 years. He first launched News 18 Digital … Read More Click here to add News 18 as your favorite news source on Google. First Published: October 18, 2025, 02:31 IST