Aditya Roy Kapur (born 16 November 1985) is an Indian film actor who works in Hindi-language films. He made his Bollywood debut with 2009 film London Dreams but rose to fame with 2013 film Aashiqui 2.His successful films include Aashiqui 2, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Malang and Ludo.
He has also appeared in films like Kalank, Daawat-e-Ishq, Fitoor and OK Jaanu. Kapur was born in Mumbai on 16 November 1985 to a Punjabi Hindu father,Kumud Roy Kapur, and a Jewish mother Salome Aaron.His grandfather, Raghupat Roy Kapur, was a film producer in the early 1940s.Kapur is the youngest of the three siblings- his eldest brother, Siddharth Roy Kapur, was 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.His maternal grandparents, Sam and Ruby Aaron, were qualified dance teachers who introduced the Sama dance to India. 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.Kapur enrolled in St. Xavier’s in Class XI, but failed. He had to enroll in St. Andrew’s College to avoid losing a year.Subsequently, he graduated from St. Xavier’s College, affiliated to the University of Mumbai.During his school years, he wanted to be a cricketer but he quit cricket coaching classes after sixth standard.Kapur was initially a VJ on music channel Channel V India, where his comic timing and “unique style of hosting” was appreciated.
He did a show Pakao for Channel V, and also hosted the hugely popular, ‘India’s hottest’ show with VJ, Bruna Abdullah show till 2008.Kapur’s Hindi film debut was a supporting role in the 2009 comedy-drama London Dreams starring Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn and Asin Thottumkal.The series of supporting roles continued with his two films released in 2010–the Akshay Kumar starrer Action Replayy and the Hrithik Roshan starrer Guzaarish.
However, none of these films performed well at the box office and were able to give Kapur his fame.Kapur has previously been linked with co-star Shraddha Kapoor during the shooting of their film Aashiqui 2 in 2013.However, Kapur himself dismissed these claims of affair, calling them rumours.
Aditya Roy Kapur All Movie List :
| Film | Role | Year |
| London Dreams | Wasim Afroz Khan | 2009 |
| Action Replayy Guzaarish | Bunty Saigal Omar Siddiqui | 2010 |
| Aashiqui 2 Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani | Rahul Jaykar Avinash “Avi” Arora | 2013 |
| Daawat-e-Ishq | Tariq “Taru” Haider | 2014 |
| Fitoor Dear Zindagi | Noor Nizami Ajit Das | 2016 |
| Ok Jaanu | Aditya Gunjal | 2017 |
| Welcome To New York | Himself | 2018 |
| Kalank | Dev Chaudhry | 2019 |
| Malang Sadak 2 Ludo | Advait Thakur Vishal Agnihotri/Munna Chavan Dr. Aakash Chauhan | 2020 |
| Gumrah Om – The Battle Night Manager | 2022 |
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