Aditya Roy Kapur’s 44 Facts We Bet You Didn’t Know: Time to Explore ’em All!
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Today, we re going to explore Aditya Roy Kapur facts that not all of us knew earlier. So, without further ado, let’s get started.
Aditya Roy Kapur Facts to Know About
Early Life
1. Aditya Roy Kapur is an Indian actor who was born on 16 November 1985 in Mumbai, India. His father, Kumud Roy Kapur is a Punjabi Hindu and his mother Salome Aaron is a Jewish.
Childhood picture of Aditya
Aditya’s parents
Roy with his family
2. Roy’s height is 6’2″ and his weight is around 80 kg. His eye color is dark brown and his hair color is black.
3. Aditya Roy Kapur’s zodiac sign is Scorpio.
4. Roy’s grandfather, Raghupat Roy Kapur was a movie producer in the early 1940s.
5. He is the youngest of all his siblings. Aditya’s eldest brother is Siddharth Roy Kapur, who works as the chief executive officer of UTV Motion Pictures and is married to Bollywood actress, Vidya Balan. His second elder brother’s name is Kunaal Roy Kapur, who is an actor, and was seen in movies like Delhi Belly (2011), Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (ये जवानी है दीवानी) (2013), Radhe Shyam (2022), and many other movies.
6. Aditya’s maternal grandparents, Ruby Aaron and Sam were dance teachers, who are believed to have introduced the Sama dance to India.
7. Aditya Roy Kapur did his schooling at G. D. Somani Memorial School, in Cuffe Parade, Mumbai. In fact, all these 3 brothers studied in the same school. And, their mother used to direct school plays in the same school as well.
8. Roy has even studied in St. Xavier’s in Class XI but failed. Hence, he had to move to another college, St. Andrew’s College to avoid repeating a year.
9. Aditya Roy always wanted to be a cricketer, however, he had to quit his cricket classes after 6th grade.
VJ as a Career (2004-2012)
10. Aditya Roy Kapur was not always an actor. He was a VJ on a music channel earlier, on Channel V India. And, his unique hosting style and comic timing used to entertain people a lot back then. Roy was doing a show, named Pakao for channel V. He was also the host of ‘India’s Hottest’ till 2008.
Actor as a Career (2004-2012)
11. Aditya began his Hindi film debut in the supporting role back in 2009. His debut movie was ‘London Dreams’ which also starred Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan, and Asin 2009.
Roy in London Dreams
12. In 2010, his next movie in the supporting role was Action Replayy and Guzaarish which starred Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai.
Adi in Guzaarish
The Breakthrough in his Acting Career (2013-2019)
13. In 2013, Aditya Roy was seen in the role of Rahul Jaykar in the movie, Aashiqui 2, where Shraddha Kapoor was seen opposite him. The movie was released on 26 April 2013.
Kapur in Aashiqui 2
Aditya Roy in Aashiqui 2 with Shraddha Kapoor
14. He did ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’ in 2013, where he was seen in the role of Avinash Arora. The movie also starred Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone.
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Aditya with Ranbir in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
15. Aditya was seen as Tariq Haider in Daawat-e-Ishq alongside Parineeti Chopra in 2014.
16. In 2016, he was seen in the movie Fitoor as Noor Nizami opposite Katrina Kaif.
Kapur with Katrina in Fitoor
17. Aditya Roy was also seen in the guest appearances in the movies, Dear Zindagi (2016) and Welcome to New York (2018).
18. In 2016, Aditya became part of a music tour called ‘Dream Team Bollywood’ and he performed along with other actors Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra, Katrina Kaif, Parineeti Chopra, Varun Dhawan & Badshah in Los Angeles, San Jose, Chicago, New York.
Roy performing in Dream Team Bollywood with Katrina Kaif
19. Kapur was then starred in the movie, Ok Jaanu opposite Shraddha Kapoor in 2017.
Aditya Roy in OK Jaanu with Shraddha Kapoor
20. In 2019, Roy was seen in the supporting role in the movie, Kalank as Dev Chaudhry along with Varun Dhawan, Sonakshi Sinha, and Alia Bhatt.
The 2020 Phase!
21. Aditya Roy was also seen in the role of Adavit Thaur in Malang (2019). The movie didn’t perform really well. However, Aditya’s performance was praised a lot.
22. Roy was seen in Sadak 2 in 2020 which even starred Alia Bhatt and Sanjay Dutt.
23. In November 2020, he was seen in Ludo as Aakash, which was released on Netflix.
24. His upcoming projects are Rashtra Kavach Om, for which he began shooting in December 2020.
Other Fun Facts!!
25. Aditya Roy Kapur is a non-vegetarian and loves to eat all kinds of cuisines.
26. He loves playing guitar and composing songs.
27. Aditya has a hobby of collecting matchboxes.
28. Roy is fond of drawing as well.
29. He doesn’t like people who speak loudly in restaurants.
30. Aditya Roy was rumored to date Bollywood actress, Rhea Chakraborty, Shraddha Kapoor, and Diva Dhawan (model).
Roy with Rhea Chakraborty
Aditya Roy with Shraddha Kapoor
Aditya Roy with Diva Dhawan
31. Before entering the Hindi film industry, he took diction classes for improving his Hindi accent.
32. Aditya came drunk to shoot one of the scenes of Aashiqui 2, however, the shoot got canceled since he was not able to perform well. He was not in his senses.
33. Roy is a lazy person, who doesn’t have the habit of waking up early. He usually woke up late in the afternoon.
34. Aditya is a huge ice cream lover and used to eat a kilo of ice cream in one night.
35. To stay in shape, he plays football. In fact, he doesn’t like running on the treadmill. Roy rather choose other sports over it.
36. Aditya is a coffee addict and loves to sip it whenever possible.
37. Did you know Aditya Roy Kapur was not the first person to do ‘Aashiqui 2’ first. Tiger Shroff was the first choice for the movie.
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38. Roy wants his girlfriend to smell like an angel. She must have beautiful eyes and a big nose.
39. Aditya is not just a foodie, but also have love for spicy, oily, and tasty street food.
40. In Hollywood, his favorite actors are Arnold Schwarzenegger, Daniel Day Lewis, Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Jessica Alba, and Kate Winslet.
41. In Bollywood, he admire Ranveer Singh, Abhay Deol, Sri Devi, and Aishwarya Rai.
42. Aditya’s favorite color is black.
43. His favorite sports are cricket and football.
44. Roy’s favourite destination is Hawaii, and he often travels to this place.
So, these were Aditya Roy Kapur facts that we bet you didn’t know. But, now you know it all. Go ahead and share it so that every Aditya Roy Kapur fan know about him.
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