Kunal Nayyar
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Kunal Nayyar is a British Indian actor widely famous as Dr. Raj Koothrappali in the acclaimed sitcom ‘The Big Bang Theory’ which ran for 12 seasons from 2007 to 2019 and was a huge commercial hit. His personal life seems to be on a happy track with former Miss India Neha Kapur, who was his girlfriend for 3 years, before they finally tied the knot. They married in December 2011.
Quick Facts
- Birth Date
- 30 Apr, 1981
- Age
- 38 yrs
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
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- Birth Place
- Hammersmith
- residence
- Los Angeles
- Education
- Temple University
University of Portland - Gender
- Male
- Description
- Actor
- Twitter Id
- Kunalnayyar
- Spouse
- Neha Kapur [M. 2011]
- Net Worth 2021
- 45 million
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Kunal’s professional life though seems to have hit a road block as both; he and his fellow co-actor Simon Helberg because of the subsequent pay hike that the main cast got, amounting to 1 million US dollars forcing trouble for the makers of the show, since Simon and Kunal feel, they deserve the same as other being integral cast of the show that has been earning a surge in viewership, as it continues. Both eventually signed new contracts with sizable raises in August 2014. Since the show ended, Kunal has starred in the Apple TV+ thriller Suspicion (2022).
Kunal and Neha got married in December 2011, 3 years after first meeting in New Delhi and both seemed to hit the right note coherently. Their marriage was a grandly arranged Indian wedding where all the normal rituals of a traditional Indian wedding were followed. Both exchanged hand-made garlands and the groom also fed the bride since henna was applied on her hands as part of another ritual. Kunal even credited Neha for unlocking something wonderful in him that he had never felt before meeting her current wife.
Unlike many of the other marriages in the world of fame and celebrities, their relation is reported to be going on the perfect track as both are extremely happy with the way things have been panning out thus, far without any talks of divorce or separation, so far. He also has no history of affair or any scandal surfacing from anywhere within. Indeed, a big achievement for a western stalwart to have a clean image altogether!
Just as recently as last year, he quietly slipped away from his show image of being an astro-physicist who faces problems in talking with females and even had a flair while running Thanksgiving errands for his spouse, day in and day out. The couple had a happy shopping day with the paparazzi having a field day! Kunal was seen, carrying bags for Neha and also tweeting every now and then about her. He had even posted a picture of Neha winning the Miss India beauty pageant publicly showering his love for his beloved lady.
Even Neha’s image seems to be totally clean as one browses her history. She never really had any serious boyfriend before her marriage to Kunal and that too seems to be working in favor of this sweet couple that readily poses sweetly for the shutterbugs at work. The Big Bang Theory ended in 2019, but his relationship surely seems to be in the right direction!