Aditya Roy Kapur is an Indian actor well-known for his performances in Hindi films. He studied at G. D. Somani Memorial School in Mumbai. When he was in class XI, he joined St. Xavier's. He attended St. Andrew's College.
Kapoor started his career as a VJ on Channel V India. He also hosted shows like Pakao and
India's Hottest (2007) along with VJ
Bruna Abdullah till 2008. Kapoor's debut in Hindi movie was in a supporting role in
London Dreams (2009), which also starred
Ajay Devgn,
Salman Khan, and
Asin.
He was next seen playing the role of Bunty Saigal, the son of
Akshay Kumar and
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the comedy movie
Action Replayy (2010). He also played the role of Omar Siddiqui in
Guzaarish (2010) starring
Hrithik Roshan and
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
Kapoor's first movie as a lead actor was
Aashiqui 2 (2013), which was also the debut movie of actress
Shraddha Kapoor. The movie was a blockbuster hit, which earned approximately Rs. 1.45 billion in the first four weeks. The movie won several awards, and Kapoor was awarded the Best Actor in a Romantic Role by the BIG Star Entertainment Awards. He also won the Most Romantic Jodi award with
Shraddha Kapoor and another Screen Awards Jodi No. 1 in 2014.
Kapoor was next seen in
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) starring
Ranbir Kapoor,
Deepika Padukone and
Kalki Koechlin. This movie got him his first IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Kapoor's next movie was
Daawat-e-Ishq (2014), a romantic comedy in which he played the role of Tariq Haider. The movie also starred
Parineeti Chopra. His 2016 movie
Fitoor (2016) was based on Charles Dickens' 1861 novel Great Expectations. He played the role of Noor Nizami alongside
Katrina Kaif and
Tabu.
In the same year, he appeared in a cameo appearance in
Shah Rukh Khan and
Alia Bhatt starrer
Dear Zindagi (2016).
Kapoor paired with
Shraddha Kapoor yet again in
OK Jaanu (2017) as Aditya Gunjal. He later appeared in a cameo role in the movie
Welcome to New York (2018).
His next movie
Kalank (2019), was a star-studded movie in which he donned the role of Dev Chaudhry. The movie had a strong star cast which included
Varun Dhawan,
Sanjay Dutt,
Alia Bhatt, and
Madhuri Dixit.
In 2019, he appeared in
Malang: Unleash the Madness (2020) along with actress
Disha Patani. He played the role of Adavit Thakur and got appreciated for his strong performance as a fearless man who is out to take revenge on goons. Malang was a commercially successful film and roped in a collection of Rs. 84.50 crore.
In the next year, Kapoor appeared in two movies released on OTT platforms. The action movie
Sadak 2 (2020), starring
Sanjay Dutt and
Alia Bhatt, saw Kapoor in the role of Vishal Agnihotri. His other movie was
Ludo (2020) with
Sanya Malhotra.
Kapoor was next seen in
Om - The Battle Within (2022), in which he appears as Om Rathore. He made a couple of appearances in the web series
SideHero (2018) as himself and
The Night Manager (2023) as Shaan Sengupta, starring
Anil Kapoor and
Sobhita Dhulipala.
Metro in Dino(2025)as Parth
The Night Manager(2023)as Shaan Sengupta
Gumraah(2023)as Arjun Sehgal, Sooraj Rana
Om - The Battle Within(2022)as Om
Ludo(2020)as Akash Chauhan
The Great Indian Kapil Show(2024)as Self - Guest
Koffee with Karan(2004)as Self - Guest
The Kapil Sharma Show(2016)as Self, Self - Guest
What to Watch(2020)as Self
Baba Ki Chowki(2016)as Self
Sachet Tandon: Humraah(2020)as Aditya Roy Kapoor
Ved Sharma: Malang Title Track(2020)as Aditya Roy Kapoor
Antara Mitra, Javed Ali & Tushar Joshi: Aira Gaira(2019)as Aditya Roy Kapoor
Arijit Singh: Tum Hi Ho(2013)as Aditya Roy Kapoor
Arijit Singh & Palak Muchhal: Chahun Main Ya Naa(2013)as Aditya Roy Kapoor
