Aditya Roy Kapur
| Aditya Roy Kapur | |
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| Born | 16 November 1985 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| 🏫 Education | St. Xavier's College, Mumbai |
| 💼 Occupation |
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| 📆 Years active | 2009–present |
| 👪 Relatives | See Roy Kapur family |
Aditya Roy Kapur (born 16 November 1985) is an Indian film actor who works in Hindi films. He is the younger brother of actors Siddharth Roy Kapur and Kunaal Roy Kapur.
Early life and background[edit]
Kapur was born in Mumbai on 16 November 1985[1] to a Punjabi Hindu father,[2] Kumud Roy Kapur, and a 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, 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.[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] Kapoor enrolled in St. Xavier's in Class XI, but failed. He had to enroll in St. Andrew's College to avoid losing a year.[3] Subsequently, he graduated from St. Xavier's College, affiliated to the University of Mumbai.[1]
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.[citation needed]
VJ career[edit]
Kapur started his career as a VJ on music channel Channel V India at the age of 19,[3] 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 VJ, Bruna Abdullah.[citation needed] He exited the show in 2008.
Other work[edit]
In 2016, he did a music tour named "Dream Team Bollywood" and performed in Los Angeles, San Jose, Chicago, New York alongside Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra, Katrina Kaif, Parineeti Chopra, Varun Dhawan & Badshah.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Kapur has previously been linked with co-star Shraddha Kapoor during the shooting of their film Aashiqui 2.[8] However, the couple broke up shortly after.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | London Dreams | Wasim Afroz Khan | Vipul Shah | |
| 2010 | Action Replayy | Bunty Saigal | ||
| Guzaarish | Omar Siddiqui | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Stardust Awards for Superstar of Tomorrow – Male | |
| 2013 | Aashiqui 2 | Rahul Jaykar | Mohit Suri | BIG Star Entertainment Awards, Screen Awards, Star Guild Awards, Filmfare Awards |
| Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani | Avinash Arora/Avi | Ayan Mukerji | International Indian Film Academy Awards | |
| 2014 | Daawat-e-Ishq | Tariq Haider/Taru | Habib Faisal | |
| 2016 | Fitoor | Noor Nizami | Abhishek Kapoor | |
| Dear Zindagi | Furniture Dealer Aajit Das | Gauri Shinde | ||
| 2017 | Ok Jaanu | Aditya Gunjal | Shaad Ali | |
| 2018 | Welcome To New York | Himself | Chakri Toleti | |
| 2019 | Kalank | Dev Chaudhry | Abhishek Varman | |
| 2020 | Malang | Advait Thakur | Mohit Suri | |
| Ludo | TBA | Anurag Basu | ||
| Sadak 2 | Vishal Agnihotri | Mahesh Bhatt | ||
| 2021 | Ek Villain 2 | TBA | Mohit Suri |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | BIG Star Entertainment Awards | Best Actor in Romantic Role | Aashiqui 2 | Won | [9] |
| Most Romantic Jodi Award
(With Shraddha Kapoor) |
Won | [9] | |||
| 2014 | Screen Awards | Jodi Number 1
(With Shraddha Kapoor) |
Won | [10] | |
| Star Guild Awards | Jodi of the Year
(With Shraddha Kapoor) |
Won | [11] | ||
| Filmfare Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani | Nominated | [12] | ||
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | Won | [13] |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Birthday Exclusive: Aditya Roy Kapur". Deccan Chronicle. 26 November 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "History of India's Jewish beauty queens". Ynetnews. 3 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Shraddha and I are really, really close: Aditya Roy Kapur". The Times of India. 26 May 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Another GenNext Kapur family finds feet in Bollywood". The Economic Times. 20 November 2010. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ G. Rakesh on IMDb
- ↑ "Born to Sweet Delight". Tehelka. 22 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Bollywood Dream Team 2016: Katrina, Alia, Sidharth, Varun, Parineeti, Aditya Roy Kapur US tour in August". India News Bulletin. 26 September 2016. Archived from the original on 26 September 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ↑ "Sidharth Malhotra would like to date Aditya Roy Kapur's ex Shraddha Kapoor". India Today. February 4, 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Devi, Kanchana. "Big Star Entertainment Awards 2013 – List of winners". truthdive.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "20th Annual Life OK Screen Awards: List of winners". The Indian Express. 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Winners of 9th Renault Star Guild Awards". Bollywood Hungama. 17 January 2014. Archived from the original on 19 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "59th Filmfare Awards: Nominations' Full List". koimoi.com. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014. Unknown parameter
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External links[edit]
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