Aditya Roy Kapur

Aditya Roy Kapur

Aditya Roy Kapur

Born      Aditya Roy Kapur

16 November 1985 (age 29)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Occupation         Film actor

Former video jockey

Years active        2009–present.

Relatives              •             Siddharth Roy Kapur (brother)

•             Kunaal Roy Kapur (brother)

Vidya Balan (sister-in-law)

Aditya Roy Kapur (pronounced [ədiːtyəˈ royˈ 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. Also in 2013, he played a supporting role in the coming-of-age romantic comedy Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, which ranks among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all-time. Aditya started dating actress Shraddha Kapoor on the sets of Aashiqui 2.

Contents

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•             1 Early life and background

•             2 Career

o             2.1 Film debut and initial struggle (2009-2010)

o             2.2 Breakthrough (2013-present)

•             3 Filmography

•             4 Awards and nominations

•             5 References

•             6 External links

Early life and background[edit]

Aditya Roy Kapur was born in Mumbai on 16 November 1985,[1] to a Punjabi father and an Indian-Jewish mother,[2] Salome Roy Kapur nee Aaron, Eve's Weekly Miss India 1972 who did modelling, acted in a film, Tu Hi Meri Zindagi (1965) with Deb Mukherjee,[3][4] before becoming a film choreographer, known for choreographing the song, "Main Shaayar Toh Nahin" in Bobby(1973).[5][6] Aditya did his schooling from G. D. Somani Memorial School, in Cuffe Parade, Mumbai, where all his siblings studied and where his mother directs school plays.[6] Subsequently he graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. Kapur is the youngest of the three siblings, his eldest brother Siddharth Roy Kapur is the CEO of UTV Motion Pictures, who recently married noted Bollywood actress Vidya Balan, his other elder brother Kunaal Roy Kapur is also an actor, who has acted in films such as Delhi Belly(2011) and Nautanki Saala (2013).[5]

Currently he lives in Mumbai. Aditya 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.

His grandfather Raghupat Roy Kapur acquired the pseudonym G Rakesh and produced by his first film, [Shahenshah Akbar] in 1943, with K.N. Singh as the lead. Soon his wife and children joined him and he went on to produce films like Zanjeer (1947), and even directed films Lekh (1949), with Motilal and Suraiya and Banwra (1950) with Raj Kapoorand Nimmi.[6][7] His maternal grandparents, Sam and Ruby Aaron were qualified dance teachers, who introduced the Sama dance form to India, and also taught actor Bhagwanfor film Albela (1951).[6]

Career[edit]

Film debut and initial struggle (2009-2010)[edit]

Kapur started his career as a VJ on music channel Channel V, where his comic timing and "unique style of hosting" made him a hit.[8] He then made his film debut in 2009 playing a minor role in Vipul Shah’s musical drama London Dreams starring Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan. The film was not well-received by critics, and was unsuccessful at the box office.[citation needed]

Kapur was next seen in the science fiction romantic comedy Action Replayy (2010) starring Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai, also directed by Vipul Shah, which was unsuccessful both critically and commercially. He next appeared in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s bittersweet drama Guzaarish (2010) starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai. The film was not commercially successful, but it earned mixed to positive reviews from critics.[citation needed]

Breakthrough (2013-present)[edit]

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."[9] His on-screen chemistry with co-star Kapoor was also well-appreciated. The film was a commercial success, and became 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. The film became the fourth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2013, and currently ranks among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all-time.[citation needed]

Kapur has completed work on Habib Faisal's romantic dramedy Daawat-e-Ishq (2014), in which he is paired opposite Parineeti Chopra. The film released in September 2014. He has also started filming for Fitoor, an adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.[citation needed] The film is being directed by Abhishek Kapoor, and also stars Katrina Kaif and Tabu in pivotal roles.Aditya is also going appear a small special role in Tigmanshu Dhulia's romantic drama Milan Talkies who stars Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor .

Filmography[edit]

Year       Title       Role

2009       London Dreams

Wasim Khan

2010       Action Replayy

Bunty

2010       Guzaarish

Omar Siddiqui

2013       Aashiqui 2

Rahul Jaikar

2013       Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Avinash "Avi" Arora

2014       Daawat-e-Ishq

Tariq "Taaru" Haidar

2016       Fitoor

Firdaus

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year       Award   Film        Result

2013       BIG Star Entertainment Award for Best actor in a Romantic role

Aashiqui 2

Won[10]

                BIG Star Entertainment Award for the Most Romantic Award for 2013 (alongside Shraddha Kapoor)

                Won[10]

2014       Screen Award for Jodi No. 1 (along with Shraddha Kapoor)

                Won[11]

                Star Guild Awards for Jodi of the Year (along with Shraddha Kapoor)

                Won[12]

                Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor

Yeh Jawaani H