co-wrote. The film received positive reviews and was hailed by critics as being amongst the ten best films of the year. The New York Times reviewed it favourably and called Kapoor the Indian Matthew McConaughey. In 2014, he appeared in the off-beat comedy film Kaun Kitne Paani Mein. Kapoor's next films to release were the epic action trilingual film, Veeram, directed by National Award winner Jayaraj, Gauri Shinde's next and Tigmanshu Dhulia's war drama Raagdesh based on the Indian National Army trials. In 2017, he starred in Gold based on the first Indian hockey team to win a Gold at the Olympics, the film saw him pairing up with Akshay Kumar for the first time. It was released on 15 August 2018. In 2021 Kapoor had three releases. The first one was the T series production 'Koi Jaane Na' Followed by Disney Hotstars show 'The Empire' The show which is the most expensive series to come out of India, was a huge success and Kapoor received a lot of critical acclaim for it. He received an award as Best Actor on OTT for his performance. This was followed by the Netflix anthology 'Ankahi Kahaniyan' for which he once again received a lot of critical acclaim. Other work Kapoor has endorsed popular brands like Thums Up, Indian Terrain, Ray-Ban, Pepsico brand Kurkure and Save the Children charity along with Gwyneth Paltrow. In 2009, Kapoor started writing weekly columns for HT City, the lifestyle supplement of the Hindustan Times. These columns ended in November 2009 but still appear online on the social network Desimartini. He is a trained pilot and rally car driver. In 2014, he started training for the Formula Three. He co-founded Asia's largest crowdfunding platform called Ketto, which raises money for social and individual causes. To date, the platform has raised close to 120 million dollars. He is also known for his style and has been voted amongst the most stylish men in the country. He was on GQ's list of the top ten stylish men in the country. Filmography Actor All films are in Hindi unless otherwise noted. Assistant director Awards and nominations 2006: Star's Sabsey Favourite Naya Hero 2007: Stardust Breakthrough Performance, Male See also Kunal (disambiguation) References External links Indian male film actors Living people Punjabi people Male actors from Delhi Male actors in Hindi cinema 1977 births