Kunal Singh (actor, born 1955)

Kunal Singh Yadav is an Indian actor associated with Bhojpuri cinema. Also referred to as Amitabh Bachchan of Bhojpuri Cinema, Kunal, in his four-decade long career, has acted in more than 250 movies.[1] For his contributions to cinema, he was awarded the Rashtrakavi Dinkar Award in 2012 by Pranab Mukherjee.[2]

Kunal Singh
Satyajit Ray at Kunal Singh's wedding with Arati Bhattacharyya
Born
Kunal Singh Yadav

1955
NationalityIndian
Occupation
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active1979–present
Spouse(s)Arati Bhattacharya
Children
Parent(s)
  • Buddhadev Singh (father)
HonoursRashtrakavi Dinkar Award (2012)

Life

Kunal was born in a 1955 in a Yadav family. His father Buddhadev Singh was a senior Congress leader.[3] He has remarkable resemblance with the bollywood actor Jeetendra. In his childhood he was asked to read out from the script of a play named Jantantra Zindabad, for his bad performance in the auditon the director complemented that "acting is not his cup of tea". After this incident he decided to become an actor. He is married to Bengali actress Arati Bhattacharya.[3]

Acting Career

He made his acting debut with the Hindi film Kal Hamara Hai (1980) directed by Girish Ranjan. He played the role of a Tonga Drive in that film. It did a good business in the theatres of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. After this film he started getting many offers for Bhojpuri films. His first major success in Bhojpuri was Dharti Maiyaa (1981), in which he played the role of a wayward youth. His biggest hit Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon was released 1983. In a theatre of Varanasi it ran for 16 months.[1] His Ram Jaisan Bhaiyaa Hamar ran for 50 days in Kishanganj and broke thr record held by Ram Teri Ganga Maili[3] In 2007, he acted with Amitabh Bachchan and Mithun Chakraborty in the Bhojpuri film Gangotri.[4] His first film in 2022 was Aashiqui starring Khesari Lal Yadav and Amrapali Dubey.[5]

Political Career

He contested election in 2014 from Patna Sahib as a Congress Candidate against Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Shatrughan Sinha and lost the battle.[6][7][8][9]

Awards

For his contributions to cinema, he was awarded the Rashtrakavi Dinkar Award in 2012 by Pranab Mukherjee

References
  1. "40 साल, 273 फिल्में और राष्ट्रपति से सम्मान; भोजपुरी फिल्मों के अमिताभ हैं कुणाल सिंह". Jansatta (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. "भोजपुरी सिनेमा का 'अमिताभ बच्चन', 1 साल 4 महीने तक चली थी इनकी फिल्म". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. Ghosh, Avijit (22 May 2010). CINEMA BHOJPURI. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-81-8475-256-4.
  4. "Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun to star in Gangotri". Hindustan Times. 26 March 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. "भोजपुरी फिल्म 'आशिकी' की रिलीज से पहले खेसारी लाल और आम्रपाली दुबे की हुई पूजा, मंत्र उच्चारण और आरती भी". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  6. "Today's Horse Racing - Latest Horse Racing News, Live Races and Results - Telegraph India". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  7. "Bhojpuri actor Kunal ready for poll battle against Shatrughan Sinha". The Indian Express. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  8. "Contesting against Shatrughan Sinha a 'prince vs pauper' battle: Kunal Singh". The Economic Times. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  9. "RptPC_WISE_TURNOUT". 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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