From Cricketer to Actor: Aditya Roy Kapur's Success Story

Aditya Roy Kapur (born 16 November 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. After working as a video actor, he made his acting debut in the musical drama London Dreams (2009).

Kapoor achieved his first commercial success with the romantic film Aashiqui 2 (2013). The same year, the romantic comedy Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani emerged as his highest-grossing release, winning him the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor as well as a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Aditya Roy Kapur was born in Bombay on 16 November 1985[2] to a Punjabi Hindu father, Kumud Roy Kapur, and a Jewish mother, Salome Arun. His paternal grandfather, Raghupat Roy Kapur, was a film producer in the early 1940s. Kapoor is the youngest of three siblings; his elder brother, Siddharth Roy Kapur, is the CEO of UTV Motion Pictures and is married to actress Vidya Balan. His second elder brother, Kunal Roy Kapur, is also an actor.

His maternal grandparents, Sam and Ruby Arun, were qualified dance teachers who introduced Sama dance to India and he was educated at the G.D. Somani Memorial School in Coffee Parade, where his two brothers studied and his mother directed school plays.

Then Aditya Roy Kapur joined St. Xavier's School in class XI, but failed. He had to join St. Andrews College to avoid losing a year. Later, he graduated from St. Xavier's College, affiliated to the University of Mumbai. During his school years, he wanted to be a cricketer but stopped coaching cricket after class VI.

Kapoor made his acting debut with a supporting role in the musical drama London Dreams (2009) starring Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn and Asin Thottumkal in the lead roles. The film opened to mixed reviews from critics upon release, and was a below average film at the box office. The streak of supporting roles continued with his two releases in 2010 – the science fiction romantic comedy Action Replayy starring Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai and the drama Guzaarish starring Hrithik Roshan and Rai. However, none of these films performed well at the box office but gained the attention of the audience.

For his performance in Guzaarish, Khaleej Times reported, Kapoor is natural, energetic and in tune with the film's spirit of celebrating life.

Career Start and Ups (2013-present) Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor promote their film Aashiqui 2 in 2013. Kapoor made his breakthrough with the musical romance Aashiqui 2 (2013) co-starring Shraddha Kapoor. The film premiered on 26 April 2013, and was a commercial success at the box office and was one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2013, grossing ₹1.45 billion (US$17 million) worldwide in its first four weeks.

On the other hand, Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama praised his performance, writing that... Aditya Roy Kapur's portrayal of the intense character is superb... which clearly demonstrates his strength as an artist of his caliber and competence. Critic Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times noted that Kapoor gives Rahul's anxiety a certain charm... he is serious and broken.

Aditya Roy Kapur then starred in the road movie Sadak 2 alongside Sanjay Dutt and Alia Bhatt, which released on streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar. The film was heavily panned by critics, with critics criticizing its performances, screenplay, dialogues and use of clichés. Anupama Chopra of Film Companion wrote, “The storytelling, performances, dialogue, cinematography, songs and background score all seem to belong to the 90s.”

Aditya Roy Kapur stars in the black comedy crime film Ludo as Akash Chauhan alongside Sanya Malhotra which was released on Netflix as his last film of the year, noted Tanul Thakur of The Wire, Kapoor is easily the best of the bunch, confident, funny, calm, giving Ludo the much-needed breath of fresh air.

Kapoor and Sanjana Sanghi starred in the action thriller Rashtra Kavach Om.

It was released in theatres in 2022 with negative response from critics towards the story which eventually became a box office bomb and India Today's Nireeta Mukherjee wrote that Aditya Roy Kapur's gleaming biceps, though impressive, might not be strong enough to bear the weight of this quite ordinary actor.

In 2023, Aditya Roy Kapur starred in The Night Manager, a remake of the British TV series of the same name, playing the role originally played by Tom Hiddleston. Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV opined, Kapoor's performance is not on par with Hiddleston's. But the adaptation allows him to be himself. That works in his favor.

In April 2023, Aditya Roy Kapur starred in Gumraah alongside Mrunal Thakur, a Hindi remake of the 2019 Tamil film Thadam. India Today's Xenia Bandyopadhyay noted, "Aditya Roy Kapur is serious about playing both characters and tries to make you feel how starkly different they are from each other with his performance." The film did not do well commercially, becoming a box office disaster.

Aditya Roy Kapur will next be seen in Metro... in Dino in 2024 opposite Sara Ali Khan, directed by Anurag Basu.

On the other hand, Aditya Roy Kapur has become a football enthusiast and supports charities and organizations, and often participates in football matches for charity.

Kapoor also participated in the Pillars of Humanity initiative launched by the Ankibai Ghamandiram Gowani Trust and contributed to the environment by planting 150 trees.

Aditya Roy Kapur performed in various cities in the United States on the Dream Team Tour in August 2016, alongside Karan Johar, Varun Dhawan, Sidharth Malhotra, Parineeti Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Alia Bhatt, and Badshah.

Kapoor frequently appears on the Time's 50 Most Desirable Men list. He was ranked 28th in 2018, 11th in 2019, and 3rd in 2020.

Aditya Roy Kapur is a celebrity endorser of brands and products including Nautica, Diesel, Oppo, Slice and more.

In 2019, Kapoor launched his own fashion label, Single, in partnership with

Universal Sportsbiz Kapoor was included in the list of Most Beautiful Indians 2022 compiled by Femina India magazine. He won the Best Performer of the Year – Male award at the event for winning hearts on screen and making the world a better place off screen. GQ India magazine included Kapoor in its list of Best Dressed Indians 2021.