Kunal Goswami

{{Infobox person

| name = Kunal Goswami

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1961|11|24}}

| birth_place =

| nationality = Indian

| alma_mater =

| years_active =

| occupation = Actor, business person

| parents = Manoj Kumar (father)

}}

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 with his father's 1981 film Kranti.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities-7-star-kids-who-failed-to-make-it-big-and-proved-that-only-talent-rocks-in-bollywood-435664|title=7 star kids who failed to make it big and proved that only 'talent rocks' in Bollywood|date=3 April 2018|access-date=24 October 2019|publisher=India TV

}} He played his first leading role in the 1983 films Ghungroo{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/ghungroo-2/cast/

|title=Ghungroo Cast & Crew

|access-date=24 October 2019|website=Bollywood Hungama

}} and Kalakaar. In Kalakaar Sridevi was his co-star and the hit song Neele Neele Ambar Par was picturized on him.{{cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/bollywoods-forgotten-stars-remember-sridevis-kalakaar-co-star-kunal-goswami

|title=Bollywood's Forgotten Stars! Remember Sridevi's 'Kalakaar' co-star Kunal Goswami?

|date=4 March 2018|access-date=24 October 2019|website=Free Press Journal

}} He starred in several other films such as Do Gulab (1983), Ricky (1986), Aakhri Baazi (1989) and Paap Ki Kamaee (1990).{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/do-gulab/cast/

|title=Do Gulab Cast & Crew

|access-date=24 October 2019|website=Bollywood Hungama

}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/ricky/cast/

|title=Ricky Cast & Crew

|access-date=24 October 2019|website=Bollywood Hungama

}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/aakhri-baazi/cast/

|title=Aakhri Baazi Cast & Crew

|access-date=24 October 2019|website=Bollywood Hungama

}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/paap-ki-kamaee-6830/cast-crew

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|archive-date=24 October 2019

|title=PAAP KI KAMAEE CAST & CREW

|access-date=24 October 2019|website=Cinestaan

}} After the release of Numbri Aadmi and Vishkanya in 1991, he took a hiatus from acting for several years.{{cite web|title=Numbri Aadmi Cast & Crew

|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/numbri-aadmi/cast/

|access-date=24 October 2019|website=Bollywood Hungama

}}{{cite web|title=VISHKANYA (1991)

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|url-status=dead

|archive-date=24 October 2019

|access-date=24 October 2019|publisher=British Film Institute

}} He tried to revive his career once more in the 1999 film Jai Hind which was directed by his father.{{cite web|title=JAI HIND

|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=2426

|access-date=24 October 2019|publisher=Box Office India

}}{{cite web|title=A tribute to Manoj 'Bharat' Kumar

|url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/a-tribute-to-manoj-bharat-kumar/|date=27 March 2016

|access-date=24 October 2019|website=Daily Excelsior

}}{{cite web|title=Veteran actor Manoj Kumar honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke award

|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-veteran-actor-manoj-kumar-honoured-with-dadasaheb-phalke-award-2208919|date=4 May 2016

|access-date=24 October 2019|publisher=Box Office India

}} None of his films were a success and he quit films after 1999.{{fact|date=June 2022}}

In 2000, Goswami also acted in the television serial Alag Alag which was telecast on DD National.{{cite web|title=Like father, like son — Kunal turns director

|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020502/cth2.htm

|date=2 May 2002

|access-date=24 October 2019|website=The Tribune|location=India

}}

Personal life

He has an older brother named Vishal. His uncle is actor Rajiv Goswami. In 2005 he married Riti Goswami. He now runs a catering business in Delhi.{{cite web

|title=Manoj Kumar's son flopped in films, start catering business

|url=https://dailypost.in/news/manoj-kumars-son-flopped-films-konw-start-business/

|date=24 July 2017

|access-date=24 October 2019

|website=Daily Post

|archive-date=24 October 2019

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024175232/https://dailypost.in/news/manoj-kumars-son-flopped-films-konw-start-business/

|url-status=dead

}}{{cite web|title=Manoj Kumar's son loses Rs 9,000 to e-shopping fraud

|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/manoj-kumars-son-loses-rs-9000-to-e-shopping-fraud/articleshow/69964339.cms

|date=27 June 2019

|access-date=24 October 2019|website=The Times of India

}}{{cite web|title=Manoj Kumar's son Kunal Goswami becomes victim to online fraud, loses Rs 9,000

|url=https://m.mid-day.com/articles/manoj-kumars-son-kunal-goswami-becomes-victim-to-online-fraud-loses-rs-9000/21234191

|date=27 June 2019

|access-date=24 October 2019|website=Mid Day

}}

Filmography

=Films=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;" !scope="col"\| Year !scope="col"\| Film !scope="col"\| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable"\| Notes
1981	Kranti	Bharat and Meenakshi's Son	Debut film
1983	Ghungroo	Yuvraj
1983	Kalakaar	Ravi Kumar
1983	Do Gulab	Heera
1986	Ricky	Ricky
1989	Aakhri Baazi	Inspector Laxman
1990	Paap Ki Kamaee
1991	Numbri Aadmi	Raj Pratap
1991	Vishkanya	Inspector Rakesh Verma
1999	Jai Hind	Vijay
2009	Contract Online		Short film