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Raunaq Kamdar Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 1, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth5 March 1986

Age37 Years

BirthplaceMumbai, Maharashtra

ProfessionArchitect, Actor, Theatre Artist

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyFather: Alap Kamdar; Mother: Kalpana Kamdar; Siblings: Qasheesh Kamdar, Palna Shah, Preet Pankil Shah

Raunaq Kamdar Biography

Raunaq Kamdar is an Indian architect, theatre artist and actor from Ahmedabad who has worked across Gujarati theatre, films and web series. Trained in both

Early life and background

Raunaq Kamdar was born on 5 March 1986 in Mumbai and raised in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He comes from a family with strong ties to architecture: his father, Alap Kamdar, is an architect who runs an architecture and interior design firm, and several of his siblings also work in the field. Raunaq completed his schooling at St. Xavier’s High School, Loyola Hall in Ahmedabad, and later studied at CEPT University’s School of Architecture, where he earned a degree in architecture. During his university years he served as the cultural secretary and became increasingly involved in theatre.

Career

Raunaq’s involvement with stage drama began early. He joined his school theatre group in 2001 and performed in a steady stream of plays throughout his school and college years, taking parts in both classic and contemporary works. He expanded his training after graduation by studying at Barry John Acting Studio in Mumbai and worked briefly with the theatre group Curtain Call. He has directed stage pieces and produced several plays as well.

Alongside his performing work, Raunaq has maintained a professional connection to architecture. He began working at his father’s firm, Alap Kamdar Architect, on 1 January 2011 and is a partner and director at Kamdar and Associates.

Raunaq’s screen career started with a cameo in the Hindi film Kai Po Che! (2013). He entered Gujarati cinema as a credited screen actor in 2016 with Hutututu: Aavi Ramat Ni Rutu, and that year also appeared in Tuu to Gayo. Over the following years he built a steady presence in regional films, appearing in titles such as Family Circus (2018), Have Thase Baap Re (2019), Order Order Out of Order (2019), Teacher Of The Year (2019), and 21mu Tiffin (2021). He is widely recognized for his role as Kunal in the Gujarati film Naadi Dosh (2022), and he played Viraj in Chabutro the same year. He also appeared in Darshan Ashwin Trivedi’s Lakiro (2023).

On the digital front, Raunaq made his Gujarati web-series debut with Chaskela (2021), streamed on Oho Gujarati, and in 2023 he appeared in the Hindi-language Amazon Prime Video series Happy Family: Conditions Apply, portraying Sanjuoy Dholakia.

Public profile

Raunaq is known for his theatre roots and for moving between stage and screen work. He has directed and produced several stage productions, and he judged a university personality contest in 2017. Outside acting, his interests include reading, travel and cooking; he is also a pet owner. Media coverage has noted his fitness routine and a significant weight loss he undertook earlier in his career.

He has been featured on lists and in features: The Times included him among its 50 Most Desirable Men of India in 2019, and Ahmedabad Times named him Gujarat’s Most Desirable Man in 2019 and 2020. Raunaq is often associated with Gujarati-language entertainment but has also taken roles in Hindi-language projects.

Personal life

Raunaq identifies culturally as Gujarati. He follows an egg-inclusive diet and has a pet cat named Pablo. His family includes his mother, Kalpana Kamdar, a physiotherapist, and siblings who work in architecture. He is unmarried and has been publicly linked with choreographer Netri Sheth.

Latest updates

Recent on-screen credits include his role in the Amazon Prime Video series Happy Family: Conditions Apply (2023) and an appearance in the film Lakiro (2023). His earlier streaming work includes the Gujarati series Chaskela (2021). He continues to balance work in architecture with a career in theatre and regional cinema.
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Recent Work

Happy Family: Conditions Apply

Hindi-language family comedy series in which he played Sanjuoy Dholakia; streamed on Amazon Prime Video

2023
Lakiro

Feature film directed by Darshan Ashwin Trivedi

2023
Chaskela

Gujarati web series in which he played Brijesh; streamed on Oho Gujarati

2021
Naadi Dosh

Gujarati film in which he played the role of Kunal

2022
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Career Highlights

  1. Debuted on film with a cameo in Kai Po Che! (2013)
  2. Gujarati film debut in Hutututu: Aavi Ramat Ni Rutu (2016)
  3. Known for the role of Kunal in Naadi Dosh (2022)
  4. Appeared in Amazon Prime Video series Happy Family: Conditions Apply (2023)
  5. Partner and director at Kamdar and Associates
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Raunaq Kamdar born?

5 March 1986

What is Raunaq Kamdar known for?

Architect, Actor, Theatre Artist

What is Raunaq Kamdar’s marital status?

Unmarried