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The actor started his career with three minor roles that couldn't succeed at the box office. However, one role changes his life. Read on! Published: November 16, 2024 11:51 AM IST By In the world of cinema, success stories often come with unforeseen twists and turns.
A bunch of actors struggle through initial failures before achieving stardom, and one hero’s journey truly summarizes this narrative. Despite debuting with three box office failures, he managed to outdo bigger celebrities, including Ranbir Kapoor, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan with just one breakout role. The actor started with minor roles that couldn’t succeed at the box office Aditya Roy Kapur began his career playing small roles, in movies like and , which failed to influence the audience.
However, everything changed with the release of Aashiqui 2, a low-budget film that skyrocketed his career. Made with 12 crores, the movie garnered massive success, earning seven times its budget and transforming him into a big star overnight. The movie outperformed films featuring bigger leading actors.
In the next few years, the actor started working with several leading ladies, including Alia Bhatt and Deepika Padukone. The actor wanted to become a cricketer Originally wanted to be a cricketer, he kick-started his career as a video jockey on the music channel, Channel V India. He starred in a show, , and also hosted with VJ Bruna Abdullah till 2008.
Later, Aditya Roy Kapur shifted his focus to acting. He comes from a filmy background – his grandfather was a well-known producer in the 1940s – and the entertainment industry has always surrounded him. His elder brother, Siddharth Roy Kapur, is the CEO of , and his sister-in-law, Vidya Balan, is currently basking in the success of .
His other elder brother, Kunaal Roy Kapur, is also an actor. The actor’s recent work Despite his earlier setbacks, Aditya Roy Kapur has continued to make headlines for his roles in movies. In 2023, Aditya Roy Kapur starred in , a remake of the British television series of the same title.
In April 2023, he featured in , alongside Mrunal Thakur, which was the remake of the 2019 Tamil film, . Aditya Roy Kapur will be next seen in Anurag Basu’s , along with Sara Ali Khan. For breaking news and live news updates, like us on or follow us on and .
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