Aditya Roy Kapur, younger brother of producer Siddharth Roy Kapur and actor Kunaal Roy Kapur, started out his career as a VJ on a popular music channel. He made his acting debut in the 2009 Vipul Shah film, London Dreams, which did not do too well at the box-office.

He was next seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2010 film, Guzaarish, where his performance was much-appreciated. He was also seen in Vipul Shah's Action Replayy, which did not do too well at the box-office.

In 2013, his first release was Mohit Suri's Aashiqui 2, opposite Shraddha Kapoor. He was last seen in Ayan Mukerji's Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, also starring Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Kalki Koechlin.