Overview

• Kunal Kapoor returned to acting after a four-year break with Netflix’s Jewel Thief, co-starring Saif Ali Khan and Jaideep Ahlawat.
• The film received poor critical reception, with a 4.1/10 IMDb score and 6% on Rotten Tomatoes, though Kapoor defended it as an entertaining heist movie.
• Kapoor expressed concerns about career visibility during his hiatus, acknowledging the industry's preference for continuous exposure over talent.
• During his time away, he established a writers’ room to develop scripts he plans to produce or act in as part of his long-term creative strategy.
• Kapoor’s next projects include his Telugu debut in Vishwambara alongside Chiranjeevi and a role in Nitesh Tiwari’s adaptation of Ramayana.