Kunal Khemu

Kunal Sharik Kheemu (better known as his stage name Kunal Khemu) (Hindi: कुणाल खेमू, born in 12 May 1983 in Srinagar, India) is an Indian Bollywood actor.
Early life and education
Kunal Khemu was born in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir in 1983 to a Kashmiri Pandit family of actors, Ravi and Jyoti Khemu. Subsequently in 1990 when he seven years old, his family moved to Delhi and finally to Mumbai, where he grew up in the Mira Road suburb of Mumbai, and studied in the Niranjanlal Dalmia High School, passing in 1999. He did his graduation from Narsee Monjee College,He studied in a school named Dalmia International school in Mira road Mumbai.

Career
Kunal had started his career as a child actor appearing in the Doordarshan TV series, Gul Gulshan Gulfaam (1987) directed by Ved Rahi and made his film debut with Mahesh Bhatt's movie Sir (1993), starring Naseeruddin Shah and Pooja Bhatt as leads.

Later on, he went on to appear as a child actor in films such as Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993), Raja Hindustani (1996), Tamanna and Mahesh Bhatt's autobiographical film, Zakhm (1998). He received great praises by the audience and critics for his role in Zakhm, where he played young Bhatt. However, after Zakhm, now a entering class Xth having done Zakhm during his vacations, decided to take a break from films for the next six years to complete his education.

He made his debut as a leading man in the 2005 film Kalyug producded by Mukesh and Mahesh Bhatt.His 2007 releases Madhur Bhandarkar's Traffic Signal and Dhol were moderately successful at the box office.

His first 2008 release Superstar didn't do well at the box office, but nevertheless, he continued getting popular. His latest movie were Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge, Jai and Veeru and 99.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1993 Sir Kunal Child-Artist, uncredited
Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke Sunny Child-Artist
1994 Naaraz Kunal Child-Artist, uncredited
1997 Raja Hindustani Rajnikant Child-Artist
Bhai Krishna (Kundan's Brother) Child-Artist
1998 Dushman Bhim Child-Artist
Tamanna Sajid Khan's Childhood Child-Artist
Angaaray Young Amar Child-Artist
Zakhm Young Ajay Child-Artist
2005 Kalyug - Hell and Back Kunal P. Darr
2007 Traffic Signal Silsila
Dhol Gautam Goti' Sesodia Nominated, Filmfare Awards, Best Comedian
SuperStar Kunal Mehra / Karan Saxena
2009 Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge Anand Pawar Nominated Filmfare Awards, for Best Comedian
Jai Veeru Veeru
99 Sachin
2010 Golmaal 3 Shashank Filming