Reminisce this handsome and muscular hunk from the film Aashiqui 2? He is Aditya Roy Kapur. He is one of the most popular actors in the Bollywood film industry. Also, he is the brother of Kunal Roy Kapur. Besides, he is extremely popular amongst girls as a crush.
Aditya Roy Kapur
Childhood and Personal Life
Aditya Roy Kapur was born to a Hindu Khatri family. His birth date is on 16th November 1985. Besides, he was born in the city of Mumbai in Maharashtra. His father, Kumud Roy Kapur is a producer himself. Also, his mother Salome is a Jewish by religion and a former model too. His father is a staunch Punjabi. Besides, he has two brothers. One of them is Siddharth Roy Kapur, who is the CEO of the much-famed UTV Motion Pictures.
Also, the other one is Kunaal Roy Kapur who is a producer analogous to his father. His father is a former army officer too. When Kumud was posted in the chilly Kashmir, he met Salome at a famous bar and the two fell in love with each other. Aditya’s grandfather, Raghupat Roy Kapur was a renowned film producer too. Siddharth is married to the very popular actress Vidya Balan.
Besides, Aditya completed his schooling from the very famous GD Somani Memorial School in Mumbai. He failed in Grades 6 and 11. Since his early childhood days, he aspired to become a cricketer. However, he dropped out of coaching in Grade XI. Aditya has accomplished his Bachelor’s degree from Saint Xavier’s College in Mumbai. Also, read about Kalyani Priyadarshan, Trishala Dutt.
Career
After accomplishing his graduation, Aditya worked as a Video Jockey for Channel V. Also, he worked there for around 5 years. His extravagant comedy style and sensational hosting made him very popular. Surprisingly, when he was working as a VJ, he got a call to appear for the auditions of a film. Prior to that, he took coaching classes for Hindi in order to improve his accent in it.
In 2009, he made it into Bollywood by the film London Dreams. However, he got a petty role in the film. But, this was a stepping stone. He then played Bunty in Action Replayy in the following year. He played the famous role of Rahul Jaykar in Aashiqui 2 in 2013.His co-actor Shraddha Kapoor played Aarohi Shirke. Aditya’s rendition is one of his best ever.
Besides, he worked as a lead role in Fitoor opposite Katrina Kaif in 2016. He is very versatile with his acting and roles. He had a special cameo appearance in the film Dear Zindagi in 2017. Also, Aditya appeared in the famous film Ok Jaanu again opposite Shraddha Kapoor. Afterwards, he played roles in Welcome to New York and Kalank.
Relationships
Aditya Roy Kapur allegedly dated Rhea Chakraborty. Subsequently, he dated Shraddha Kapoor and was in a relationship with her for a prolonged time. Rumours have it that Shraddha’s parents did not approve of Aditya at all.
Aditya Roy Kapoor Wiki and Biography
- Name: Aditya Roy Kapur
- Date of Birth: 16 November 1985
- Age: 35
- Height: 6 feet 2 inches
- Weight: 80 kgs
- Birth Place: Mumbai
- Nationality: Indian
- Religion: Hindu
- Caste: Khatri
- Hometown: Lahore
- Profession: Actor
- School: GD Somani Memorial School
- College: St. Xavier’s College
- Educational Qualification: Graduate
- Marital Status: Unmarried
- Wife/ Spouse: None
- Father: Kumud Roy Kapur
- Mother: Salome Roy Kapur
- Brothers: Kunal and Siddharth
- Skin Colour: Fair
- Eye Colour: Black
- Hair Colour: Black
- Hobbies: Writing songs and playing the guitar
- Favourite Food: Pizza and Butter Chicken
- Zodiac Sign/ Sun Sign: Scorpio
- Favourite Place: Hawaii
- Net Worth: Rupees 54 Crore
- Instagram: @adityaroykapur
