This actor is none other than Aditya Roy Kapoor. Aditya has not given any hit film for many years but this has not affected his stardom.
Let us tell you that Aditya Roy Kapur is the son of Kumud Roy Kapur and Jewish mother Salome Aron. His grandfather, Raghupat Roy Kapur, was a filmmaker in the early 1940s. He has two brothers, Siddharth Roy Kapur is a popular filmmaker and Kunal Roy Kapur is also an actor. Aditya is the youngest of the three brothers.
Hailing from a filmy family, Aditya Roy Kapur started his career as a VJ on Channel V India. Here his comic timing and “unique style of hosting” were highly praised. Later, he made his Bollywood debut as a supporting actor in Salman Khan’s film ‘London Dreams’. The film also featured Ajay Devgan and Asin Thottumkal in important roles. The film did not perform well at the box office.
After this, Aditya also acted in Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s ‘Action Replay’ but this film also flopped at the box office. Then he appeared in his next film Guzaarish with Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya but this film also flopped at the box office.
In the year 2013, Aditya Roy Kapur’s career saw a turning point when he played the lead role in ‘Aashiqui 2’ opposite Shraddha Kapoor. This film proved to be a blockbuster at the box office. And this film made Aditya and Shraddha stars overnight. Their chemistry won many hearts.
In the same year, Aditya Roy Kapur starred in ‘Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani’ alongside Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone and it proved to be his second box-office blockbuster film.
After this, Aditya worked in many films including ‘Fitoor’, ‘Dawat-e-Ishq’, ‘Ok Jaanu’, ‘Kalank’, ‘Malang’, ‘Sadak 2’, ‘Gumrah’, but all of them did not perform well at the box office. The actor has not been able to give a single hit in the last 10 years but his stardom has not decreased at all.
Although none of Aditya’s films were a hit in the last 10 years, the actor’s OTT release ‘The Night Manager’ was well-liked by the audience.
Talking about Aditya Roy Kapur’s fees, according to reports, the actor charges Rs 7 crore per film and lives a luxurious life. His net worth is reportedly Rs 89 crore.
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Talking about Aditya’s upcoming film, he will soon be seen with Sara Ali Khan in Anurag Basu’s ‘Metro…in Dino’. The film also stars Neena Gupta, Anupam Kher and Ali Fazal among others and is set to release this year.
Published at : 10 June 2024 03:19 PM (IST)
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