Aditya Roy Kapur

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Aditya Roy Kapur
Kapur walking the ramp for Blackberry Night, October 2013
Born	Aditya Roy Kapur 16 November 1985 (age 28) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Film actor Former video jockey
Years active	2009–present.
Relatives	Siddharth Roy Kapur (brother) Kunaal Roy Kapur (brother)

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.

Early life and background

Aditya Roy Kapur was born in Mumbai on 16 November 1985, to a Punjabi father and a Jewish mother, Salome Roy Kapur neeAaron, Miss India 1972 (Eve's Weekly) who did modelling, acted in a film, Tu Hi Meri Zindagi (1965) with Deb Mukherjee, before becoming a film choreographer, known for choreographing the song, "Main Shaayar Toh Nahin" in Bobby (1973). 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. 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).

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 Kapoor andNimmi. His maternal grandparents, Sam and Ruby Aaron were qualified dance teachers, who introduced the Sama dance form to India, and also taught actor Bhagwan for filmAlbela (1951).

Career

Film debut and initial struggle (2009-2010)

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. 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.

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.

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. 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.

Kapur has completed work on Habib Faisal's romantic dramedy Daawat-e-Ishq (2014), in which he is paired opposite Parineeti Chopra. The film will release in September 2014. He has also started filming for Fitoor, an adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.The film is being directed by Abhishek Kapoor, and also stars Katrina Kaifand Rekha in pivotal roles. In addition, he is set to reunite with his Aashiqui 2 co-star Shraddha Kapoor for Tigmanshu Dhulia's romantic drama Milan Talkies.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2009	London Dreams	Wasim Khan
2010	Action Replayy	Bunty
2010	Guzaarish	Omar Siddiqui
2013	Aashiqui 2	Rahul Jaykar
2013	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	Avinash "Avi" Arora
2014	Daawat-e-Ishq	Tariq "Taaru" Haidar

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Film	Result
2013	BIG Star Entertainment Award for Best actor in a Romantic role	Aashiqui 2	Won
2013	BIG Star Entertainment Award for the Most Romantic Award for 2013 (alongside Shraddha Kapoor)		Won
2014	Screen Award for Jodi No. 1 (along with Shraddha Kapoor)		Won
	Star Guild Awards for Jodi of the Year (along with Shraddha Kapoor)		Won
	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	Nominated
	IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	Won