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Aditya Roy Kapur
Born	(1985-11-16) 16 November 1985 (age 33) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Education	St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Occupation	DJ, actor, VJ, performer
Years active	2009–present
Relatives	See Roy Kapur family

Aditya Roy Kapur (pronounced [aːd̪ɪt̪jə rɔj kəˈpuːr]; born 16 November 1985) is an Indian film actor who works in Hindi films. After a brief career as a VJ on Channel V, he made his film debut with a minor role in London Dreams (2009) and followed it by playing supporting roles in Action Replayy (2010) and Guzaarish (2010). He rose to prominence in 2013 by playing the male lead in the highly successful romantic drama, Aashiqui 2, and a supporting role in the coming-of-age romance, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.
Kapur then appeared in the romantic comedy Daawat-e-Ishq with Parineeti Chopra, Fitoor with Katrina Kaif and OK Jaanu featuring Shraddha Kapoor, all of which failed at the box office.

Early life and background

Aditya Roy Kapur was born in Mumbai on 16 November 1985^[1] to a Punjabi Hindu father,^[2] Kumud Roy Kapur, and an Indian Jewish mother, Salome Aaron.^[3] His grandfather, Raghupat Roy Kapur, was a film producer.^[4][5] Kapur is the youngest of the three siblings- his eldest brother, Siddharth Roy Kapur, is the Chief Executive Officer of UTV Motion Pictures and is married to the actress, Vidya Balan. His second elder brother, Kunaal Roy Kapur, is also an actor.^[6]

His maternal grandparents, Sam and Ruby Aaron, were qualified dance teachers who introduced the Sama dance to India.^[4] He did his schooling from G. D. Somani Memorial School, in Cuffe Parade, Mumbai, where all his siblings studied and his mother directed school plays.^[4] Subsequently, he graduated from St. Xavier's College, affiliated to the University of Mumbai.

Kapur is not a trained actor, though he has taken dance lessons and also diction classes to improve his Hindi accent. According to him he "had no burning ambition to become an actor," and was content being a VJ, until he was called to audition for London Dreams. During his school years, he wanted to be a cricketer but he quit cricket coaching classes after sixth standard.

Career

Film debut and initial struggle (2009–2010)

Kapur started his career as a VJ on music channel Channel V India, where his comic timing and "unique style of hosting" made him a hit. He did a show "Pakao" for Channel V, and also hosted the hugely popular, 'India's hottest' show with fellow VJ, Bruna Abdullah.^[7] Later he made his film debut in 2009 playing a minor role in Vipul Shah's musical drama, London Dreams, starring alongside Salman Khan, Asin and Ajay Devgan. The film was not well received by critics, and was a box office flop.

Kapur was next seen in the science fiction romantic comedy, Action Replayy (2010), a remake of Back to the Future, starring Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai, which was also directed by Vipul Shah. The movie was a critical and commercial failure. He next appeared in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's bittersweet drama, Guzaarish (2010), starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai. The film earned mixed to positive reviews from critics and although not a massive hit it was commercially profitable.

Breakthrough (2013-present)

Kapur with Shraddha Kapoor at a Live concert for promotion of Aashiqui 2 in 2013.

Kapur's career reached a turning point in 2013, when he played the male lead in Mohit Suri's romantic drama, Aashiqui 2, opposite Shraddha Kapoor. It was released as the sequel to Mahesh Bhatt's, Aashiqui (1990). The two films were unrelated in terms of plot and characters, but were of the same genre and shared similar themes. The film earned mixed to positive reviews from critics, and Kapur earned rave reviews for his performance as a declining singer battling with alcoholism. Film critic, Anupama Chopra, wrote that, "Aditya gives Rahul's angst a certain charm. He is earnest and broken."^[8] His on-screen chemistry with co-star Kapoor was also well-appreciated. This successful film was the eighth-highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2013.

His next role was in Ayan Mukerji's coming-of-age romantic comedy, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), alongside Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, and Kalki Koechlin. Kapur's performance earned him positive reviews and a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film itself received mixed to positive reviews from critics, and became the fourth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2013.

Kapur was next seen opposite Parineeti Chopra in Habib Faisal's romantic dramedy, Daawat-e-Ishq (2014). He then starred opposite Katrina Kaif in Abhishek Kapoor's romantic drama, Fitoor, an adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations. Neither of these films fared well at the box office.

In 2016, Kapur made a guest appearance in Gauri Shinde's, Dear Zindagi, starring Alia Bhatt and Shah Rukh Khan, which was released in November 2016.^[9] Towards the end of 2016, he completed filming for Shaad Ali's romance, Ok Jaanu, opposite Shraddha Kapoor again. The film, a Hindi remake of the Tamil film, O Kadhal Kanmani, released in January 2017.^[10] He next appeared in Welcome To New York in 2018 opposite Sonakshi Sinha and Diljit Dosanjh. In 2019, Kapur will be seen in Abhishek Varman's period drama, Kalank, alongside an ensemble cast of Madhuri Dixit, Sinha, Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Sanjay Dutt. The film is scheduled to release on 19 April 2019. He will also star in Mahesh Bhatt's directional thriller drama Sadak 2 opposite Alia Bhatt. Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt will also feature in the film. The film is a sequel of Sadak and is scheduled to release on 25th March 2020.

In 2016, he did a music tour named "Dream Team Bollywood" and performed in Los Angeles, San Jose, Chicago, New York alongside Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra, Parineeti Chopra, & Varun Dhawan.^[11]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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