Aditya Roy Kapur is an Indian film actor who works in Hindi films. After a brief career as a video jockey on Channel V, he made his film debut with a minor role in London Dreams (2009) and followed it by playing supporting roles in Action Replayy (2010) and Guzaarish (2010). He rose to prominence in 2013 by playing the male lead in the highly successful romantic drama Aashiqui 2. Also in 2013, he ...Aditya Roy Kapur is an Indian film actor who works in Hindi films. After a brief career as a video jockey on Channel V, he made his film debut with a minor role in London Dreams (2009) and followed it by playing supporting roles in Action Replayy (2010) and Guzaarish (2010). He rose to prominence in 2013 by playing the male lead in the highly successful romantic drama Aashiqui 2. Also in 2013, he played a supporting role in the coming-of-age romantic comedy Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, which ranks among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all-time. Aditya Roy Kapur was born in Mumbai on 16 November 1985, to a Punjabi father and an Indian-Jewish mother, Salome Roy Kapur nee Aaron. Kapur is the youngest of the three siblings, his eldest brother Siddharth Roy Kapur is the Chief Executive Officer of UTV Motion Pictures, who had married actress Vidya Balan and his second elder brother Kunaal Roy Kapur is also an actor. Kapur started his career as a VJ on music channel Channel V, where his comic timing and "unique style of hosting" made him a hit. He then made his film debut in 2009 playing a minor role in Vipul Shah's musical drama London Dreams starring Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan. The film was not well-received by critics, and was unsuccessful at the box office. Kapur was next seen in the science fiction romantic comedy Action Replayy (2010) starring Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai, also directed by Vipul Shah, which was unsuccessful both critically and commercially. He next appeared in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s bittersweet drama Guzaarish (2010) starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai. The film was not commercially successful, but it earned mixed to positive reviews from critics.