Kunal Khemu

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kunal Khemu

• Does Kunal Khemu smoke?: Not Known

• Does Kunal Khemu drink alcohol?: Yes

• Kunal was born into a Kashmiri Pandit family in Srinagar but later his family settled down in Mumbai.

• His grandfather, Moti Lal Kemmu, was a renowned play writer and a recipient of Rashtra Bhasha Prachar Samiti Award and Padma Shri.

  

• He started his career as a child actor in the Doordarshan TV series ‘Gul Gulshan Gulfaam‘ (1987) and in 1993 he made his film debut with Mahesh Bhatt‘s film ‘Sir‘ (1993).

  

• He was a popular child actor in the 90s who rose to fame with his performances in films like ‘Raja Hindustani’, ‘Zakhm’, ‘Bhai’, and ‘Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke.’

• At the age of 14, he quit acting to concentrate on his studies.

• He won various awards for his acting in theatre plays, while he was in school and college.

• His first film as a lead actor was Mahesh Bhatt’s ‘Kalyug‘ (2005), which was based on the pornography industry.

• If he were not an actor, he would be a musician or a writer.

• He met Soha Ali Khan for the first time on the sets of their film ‘Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge‘ (2009), but they didn’t speak much and thought they could never become friends. In the same year, they came closer to each other during the shoot of their film, ’99’ (2009).

• His mother-in-law, Sharmila Tagore, gifted the couple a flat worth ₹9 crore, as a ‘wedding gift.’

• In March 2025, Kunal won the Best Directorial Debut award for the film ‘Madgaon Express’ at the 25th International Indian Film Academy Awards.