Welcome to the birthday celebration of one of the fastest rising stars of Bollywood, none other than the
Born
in Mumbai, Kapoor is the son of Indian film producer
Boney Kapoor and
Mona Shourie Kapoor. Actors
Anil Kapoor and
Sanjay Kapoor, along with
producer Sandeep Marwah are his uncles, while actress
Sonam Kapoor,
actor
Mohit Marwah, and producer
Rhea Kapoor are his cousins.
Sridevi Kapoor is
his stepmother. Little is known about Kapoor's childhood or schooling,
though we do know that he graduated from the Asian Academy of Film and
Television before commencing his journey into Bollywood.
Kapoor began his career as an assistant director, first by assisting Nikhil Advani in
Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) and then in
Salaam-E-Ishq (2007). He was also an associate producer in
No Entry (2005) and
Wanted (2009).
Moving ahead from being behind the scenes Kapoor debuted as a lead actor in
Ishaqzaade (2012),
opposite
Parineeti Chopra. His character was of a hot-headed, rustic,
fiery youngster from a prominent Hindu political family. The film was a
commercial and critical success and Kapoor's role managed to garner him
attention and recognition.
With a successful debut under his belt, Kapoor swiftly stepped up to playing a double role in the action thriller
Aurangzeb (2013).
Although the movie received mixed reviews, Kapoor was highly praised
for his double role and acting skills. Earlier this year, Kapoor starred
in
Gunday alongside
Ranveer Singh and
Priyanka Chopra, as a good-hearted goon. His run in 2014 continued with
2 States opposite
Alia Bhatt, in which he essayed the role of a Punjabi boy in a
relationship with a Tamilian girl. Both movies were a huge success at
the Box Office and Kapoor received some well deserved critical acclaim.
With
2 States, Kapoor's lovers got the opportunity to witness his romantic side, a different vision compared to his previous movies.
In
his short career, Kapoor has managed to win the BIG Star Entertainment
Award for Most Entertaining Debut Actor, Zee Cine Award for Best Male
Debut, and the Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow (Male) for his
role in
Ishaqzaade (2012).
Currently, Kapoor is working on
Finding Fanny Fernandes opposite
Deepika Padukone. The movie is slated to release at the end of the year 2014.
Tevar (the remake of
Okkadu)
is another film in Kapoor's kitty, in which he is starring opposite
Sonakshi Sinha. This film is still under production and is also supposed
to release in the last quarter of 2014.
On his birthday, BollyCurry presents to you a few of Kapoor's songs that managed to cause a stir on the music charts.
Here's
BollyCurry wishing the handsome hunk Arjun Kapoor a very happy
birthday! We hope that he keeps shining with success in all his upcoming
projects.Author: Shreya S.
Editor(s): Vaishnavi.V and Sonia R.
Graphics: Gurprit K.
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