A HEART-TO-HEART WITH ADITYA ROY KAPUR

FAMILY, STYLE, TRAVEL, WORK, SUCCESS, FAILURE... BOLLYWOOD'S HEARTTHROB SPILLS ON EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW, INCLUDING FALLING IN LOVE ON THE JOB!

Aditya Roy Kapur is a charmer, all right. Disarming us with a sweet apology for a delayed interview, he makes this sole confession. Unlike many of his celebrity peers, the VJ-turned actor is notoriously private, especially on the topic of his whirlwind romance with the current queen of coquettish charm, Ananya Panday. After all, even Karan Johar couldn’t wrangle an admission out of this reticent star over ‘koffee’!

Spotted walking together at an event in Mumbai, it’s evident that things are getting serious for the lovebirds. While he chooses not to publicise his private life, he certainly understands the curiosity centred around it. “It comes with the territory for a public personality, you have to take it in your stride, make peace with it…” he says with a shrug.

MOVIES ARE IN HIS BLOOD 

Aditya’s ability to handle the attention with ease may come as a surprise to those unfamiliar with his filmi roots. In a newspaper interview, he shared that his grandfather, Raghupat Roy Kapur, was a filmmaker during the 1940s. Having directed four films, none of which found success, he chose to step away from the industry. Aditya’s father, Kumud Roy Kapur, pursued a career in the army. However, fate led both of Aditya’s older brothers into the film industry, with Siddharth establishing Roy Kapur Films, and Kunaal achieving success as an accomplished actor.

“Sid [Siddharth Roy Kapur] and Kunaal [Roy Kapur] did a lot of theatre while I was drawn to sports. I never wanted to act and only took part in school plays to bunk classes!” he says with a laugh.