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 film.