Kunal Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi cinema. Kunal made his acting debut in 2006 as the male lead opposite Tabu in “Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities”, which was helmed by painter MF Hussain. Currently, Kunal is busy shooting for his upcoming movie “Raag Desh – Birth of a Nation”, which is directed and produced by Tigmanshu Dhulia. The film is based on Indian National Army trials, the joint court martial of Indian National Army officers Colonel Prem Sehgal, Colonel Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon, Major General Shah Nawaz Khan. The movie features Mohit Marwah, Amit Sadh and Kunal Kapoor in the lead roles.
Actor Kunal believes patriotism nowadays has become a social media post. He said, “The way I look at it, patriotism now has become a social media post. You feel you put something on social media, you abuse someone… that’s your extent of patriotism. Lynching somebody is patriotism… that’s not patriotism.” He added, “I think it’s about what is the ideology your country is built upon. What does your country stand for? I think it stands for equal opportunities. It’s not about putting somebody down. I think dissent is a very important part of patriotism… dissent is not anti-national.”
Kunal’s upcoming movie “Raag Desh” is all about the contribution of Subhas Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army (INA) in India’s independence. The movie revolves around the famous Red Fort trial of three INA officers (Colonel Prem Sahgal, Shah Nawaz Khan, Gurubaksh Singh Dhillon).
Talking about his upcoming movie, Kunal says, “I do believe this is a very timely film because it talks about a lot of important issues… it talks about secularism… all three (INA officers) brought the country together… I am hoping that young people go and watch it. When you look at the West… their films celebrate history… we don’t.”