Kamal made his acting debut alongside Kajol in the 1992 film Bekhudi which did not perform well at the box office.
In 2005, he returned to acting and made his directorial debut with the low-budget film titled Karkash starring himself, Anup Soni and Suchitra Pillai.
[4] In 2022, he returned to acting after 15 years in Salaam Venky, directed by Revathy and reuniting him with his first co-star Kajol.
On 21 October 1990, Kamal was making arrangements for his 20th birthday party when a quarrel broke out between his parents, in the lower floor of the house, followed by gunshots.
After waking in a hospital, he was informed that after shooting the two women Brij Sadanah had turned the pistol upon himself and committed suicide.
They have two children together, a son Angath and a daughter Namrata, named after Kamal's late sister.
In 2005, Kamal appeared as a hero for the last time in the film Karkash opposite Suchitra Pillai.