Kunal Goswami is an Indian actor and business person who acted in films and television. He is the son of Indian film star and producer-director Manoj Kumar.
Biography
Goswami made his debut in
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
with his father's 1981 film ''
Kranti
''Kranti'' () is a 1981 Indian historical drama film, produced and directed by Manoj Kumar, with the story and screenplay written by Salim–Javed. It stars an ensemble cast, consisting of Dilip Kumar in the title role along with Manoj Kumar, ...
''.
He played his first leading role in the 1983 films ''
Ghungroo
A ghungroo ( hi, घुँघरू, ur, ), also known as ghunghroo or ghunghru or ghungur or ghungura (Assamese, Bengali and Odia) or Chilanka or Salangai or Gejje (in Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada respectively), is one of many small metallic ...
'' and ''
Kalakaar''. In ''Kalakaar''
Sridevi
Shree Amma Yanger Ayyappan (13 August 1963 – 24 February 2018), professionally credited with her stage name Sridevi, was an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada language films. Cited as the "First Female ...
was his co-star and the hit song ''Neele Neele Ambar Par'' was picturized on him. He starred in several other films such as ''Do Gulab'' (1983), ''Ricky'' (1986), ''
Aakhri Baazi
''Aakhri Baazi'' is a 1989 Indian drama crime film directed by Ashim S. Samanta and starring Govinda, Shatrughan Sinha, Moushumi Chatterjee, Mandakini and Sonam.
Plot
Ram Kumar lives a wealthy lifestyle in Calcutta with his brother, Prashant, ...
'' (1989) and ''
Paap Ki Kamaee'' (1990). After the release of ''
Numbri Aadmi
''Numbri Aadmi'' (Man with Number) is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Swaroop Kumar, produced by Dimppy Ramdayal, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Kimi Katkar, Sangeeta Bijlani and Amrish Puri.
Plot
The plot revolves with an un ...
'' and ''
Vishkanya'' in 1991, he took a hiatus from acting for several years. He tried to revive his career once more in the 1999 film ''Jai Hind'' which was directed by his father. None of his films were a success and he quit films after 1999.
In 2000, Goswami also acted in the television serial ''Alag Alag'' which was aired on
DD National
DD National (formerly DD1) is a state-owned public entertainment television channel in India. It is the flagship channel of Doordarshan, India's public service broadcaster, and the oldest and most widely available terrestrial television channel ...
.
Personal life
He has an older brother named Vishal. His uncle is actor Rajiv Goswami. In 2005 he married Ritu Goswami. He is now running a catering business in
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
.
Filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
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Living people
Indian male child actors
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Indian male film actors
Male actors in Hindi television
Indian male television actors
Businesspeople from Delhi
1961 births
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra