Kapur is not a trained actor, though he has taken
dance lessons and also diction classes to improve
his Hindi accent. According to him he "had no
burning ambition to become an actor," and was
content being a VJ, until he was called to audition
for London Dreams.
Kapur is the youngest of the three
siblings- his eldest brother, Siddharth
Roy Kapur, was the Chief Executive
Officer of UTV Motion Pictures and is
married to the actress, Vidya Balan.
His second elder brother, Kunaal Roy
Kapur, is also an actor.
His maternal grandparents, Sam and
Ruby Aaron, were qualified dance
teachers who introduced the Sama
dance to India. He did his schooling
from GD Somani Memorial School,
in Cuffe Parade, Mumbai, where all
his siblings studied and his mother
directed school plays. Subsequently,
he graduated from St. Xavier's College,
affiliated to the University of Mumbai.
Kapur is not a trained actor, though
he has taken dance lessons and also
diction classes to improve his Hindi
accent. According to him he "had no
burning ambition to become an actor,"
and was content being a VJ, until
he was called to audition for London
Dreams. During his school years, he
wanted to be a cricketer but he quit
cricket coaching classes after the sixth
standard.
Kapur started his career as a VJ on
music channel Channel V India, where
his comic timing and "unique style of
hosting" made him a hit. He did a show
"Pakao" for Channel V, and also hosted
the hugely popular, 'India's hottest' show
with VJ, Bruna Abdullah. He exited the
show in 2008. It was Aashiqui 2 which
made Aditya Roy Kapur an overnight
star and he has done a series of films.
But most of them ended up as flops.
After a huge break, the actor played
the lead role in Malang and the film
received a positive response. The film is
directed by Mohit Suri and Disha Patani
played the female lead. Aditya Roy
Kapur is busy with the shoot of Anurag
Basu's Ludo, Mahesh Bhatt's Sadak 2
and Mohit Suri's Ek Villain 2.
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