Aditya Roy Kapur

Aditya Roy Kapur

Kapur in 2015

Aditya Roy Kapur
Born Aditya Roy Kapur
(1985-11-16) 16 November 1985
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Actor, VJ
Years active 2009–present.
Relatives See Kapoor family

Aditya Roy Kapur (pronounced [ədiːtyəˈ royˈ kəˈpuːr]; born 16 November 1985) is an Indian film actor and former VJ who works in Hindi films. After a brief career as a video jockey on Channel V, he made his film debut with a minor role in the musical drama London Dreams (2009) and followed it by playing supporting roles in the box-office flops, the science fiction Action Replayy (2010) and the drama Guzaarish (2010). He rose to prominence in 2013 by playing the male lead in the highly successful romantic drama Aashiqui 2. That same year, 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 and earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 59th Filmfare Awards. He received further success for portraying lead in the commercially successful romantic drama Fitoor for which he received positive reviews.

Early life and background

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. Kapur is the youngest of the three siblings, his eldest brother Siddharth Roy Kapur is the Chief Executive Officer of UTV Motion Pictures, who had married actress Vidya Balan and his second elder brother Kunaal Roy Kapur is also an actor.[3]

His grandfather, Raghupat Roy Kapur was a film producer[4][5] and 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 where his mother directed school plays.[4] Subsequently he graduated from St. Xavier's College.

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, 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)

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."[6] 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 also starred in Habib Faisal's romantic dramedy Daawat-e-Ishq (2014), in which he is paired opposite Parineeti Chopra. The film released in September 2014.

As of January 2016, Kapur has completed filming for Abhishek Kapoor's romance drama Fitoor, an adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, alongside Katrina Kaif and Tabu.[7] He has also committed to feature in Shaad Ali's romance Ok Jaanu, a Hindi remake of the Tamil film O Kadhal Kanmani, opposite Shraddha Kapoor.[8]

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role
2009 London Dreams Wasim Khan
2010 Action Replayy Bunty
Guzaarish Omar Siddiqui
2013 Aashiqui 2 Rahul Jaykar
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Avinash "Avi" Arora
2014 Daawat-e-Ishq Tariq "Taaru" Haidar
2016 Fitoor Noor Nizami
2017 OK Janu Films that have not yet been released TBA

Awards and nominations

Year Award Film Result
2013 BIG Star Entertainment Award for Best actor in a Romantic role Aashiqui 2 Won[9]
BIG Star Entertainment Award for the Most Romantic Award for 2013 (alongside Shraddha Kapoor) Won[9]
2014 Screen Award for Jodi No. 1 (along with Shraddha Kapoor) Won[10]
Star Guild Awards for Jodi of the Year (along with Shraddha Kapoor) Won[11]
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Nominated[12]
IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor Won[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Birthday Exclusive: Aditya Roy Kapur". Deccan Chronicle. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Shraddha and I are really, really close: Aditya Roy Kapur". The Times of India. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Born to Sweet Delight". Tehelka. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "Another GenNext Kapur family finds feet in Bollywood". The Economic Times. 20 Nov 2010. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  5. ↑ G. Rakesh at the Internet Movie Database
  6. ↑ Chopra, Anupama (26 April 2013). "Anupama Chopra's review: Aashiqui 2". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 4 Aug 2014.
  7. ↑ "Aditya Roy Kapur worked hard to play Kashmiri in ‘Fitoor’: Abhishek Kapoor". The Indian Express. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Aashiqui 2 lovers – Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor reunite for another romance". The Times of India. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Big Star Entertainment Awards 2013 – List of winners". truthdive.com. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  10. ↑ "20th Annual Life OK Screen Awards: List of winners". The Indian Express. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Winners of 9th Renault Star Guild Awards". Bollywood Hungama. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "59th Filmfare Awards: Nominations’ Full List". koimoi.com. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  13. ↑ Bhowmik, Arijita (27 April 2014). "IIFA Awards 2014: Deepika Padukone, Farhan Akhtar, 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' Take Away Major Honours [Full Winner's List]". International Business Times. Retrieved 27 April 2014.

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