Kunal Shah

Kunal Shah
Born	Kunal Dilipkumar Shah (1976-08-21) 21 August 1976 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Other names	Shakti
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	2003–present

Kunal Shah (born as Kunal Dilipkumar Shah on 21 August 1976) is an Indian film actor who predominantly appears in Tamil-language films. Son of a businessman, Dilip Shah, he started his career as an actor in Nassar's film Pop Carn

He performed his first lead role in the 2003 musical film Pop Carn, before rising to fame with his breakthrough performance in Raam^[1] (2005), which won an award at the Cyprus International Film Festival.

Career

He made his feature film debut as a lead actor in 2003 with Pop Carn alongside known names like Mohanlal, Simran Bagga, Vivek, following which he played a negative role in Raam (2005). His first film Pop Carn failed to succeed at the box office. His subsequent release, Ameer's mystery thriller Raam^[1] eventually gained him recognition in the film industry. He was nominated by the"Filmfare Awards" and the Variety Film Awards for the film "Raam". Kunal next made an appearance in Prabu Solomon's "Laadam", after which he went on to doing some English Language films Such as Within The Mind's Eye and The Reunion.^[2][3]

Personal life

Kunal Shah was born as Kunal to Dilip Shah and Bindu on 21 August1976 in Mumbai, Maharashtra as the second oldest of 3 siblings. His older sister Dimple is a Fashion Designer, while his younger brother Pranav is an entrepreneur in the machinery industry.

Filmography

References

External links

• kunal shah at the Internet Movie Database
• the reunion at the Internet Movie Database
• raam at the Internet Movie Database
• popcarn at the Internet Movie Database