Anecdotes

His filmography is often mixed up with actors with the same name. The first is Shashi Kapoor's son " Kunal Kapoor" who acted in Ahista Ahista in 1981. The second is "Kunal Karan Kapoor" a TV actor who acted in the movie Sparsh in 2003. The third is " Kunal Kapoor" who acted in Mashuka opposite Moon Moon Sen and is Bhojpuri superstar. The fourth is "Kunal Roy Kapoor" from the movie Delhi Belly.

Had to drop out of a role in Tezz (2012) due to its shooting dates clashing with those of Don, le retour du roi (2011).

Youngest of 3 siblings. His mother passed away in 2012 and father in 2014.

Two elder sisters Geeta and Reshma.

Father Kishore Kapoor was in the construction business.

Sister Reshma Jani is the owner of Gallery Angel Arts in Mumbai. She is a world renown artiste/ connoisseurs.

Starred in the shelved film " Doga" in 2008., It was based on a superhero character who appears in the Raj comics. The film was to be directed by Anurag Kashyap and produced by Sony Pictures.

In 2012, Anurag Kashyap was planning a film on Punjabi folk singer Amar Singh Chamkila. Kunal Kapoor was signed to play the lead with Amit Trivedi as the composer. The film got shelved.

A clip of Kunal Kapoor being tortured on a ice block from the movie Rang De Basanti,was uploaded on you tube. But the clip was incorrectly/ misleadingly titled " Bomgay".