Aditya Roy Kapur born 16 November 1985 is an Indian film actor who works in Hindi films. After a brief career as a VJ 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 and a supporting role in the coming-of-age romance Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, both of which ranked among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of the year.  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,Asin, 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.