ADITYA ROY KAPOOR: An Underrated, Unfortunate, Underappreciated Treasure of Talent

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From Action Replay to Fitoor, this actor has tried to show the mettle of his acting abilities, but his acting prowess have always been undermined due to the co-stars or a bad script or a bad direction.  But in all these movies there is one thing that has outshone, his talent and his passion, and that is Aditya Roy Kapoor.

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Call it bad luck or whatever, but even with the backing of a big production house or a big co-star, his films have mostly found a lukewarm response among the audience. Aashiqui 2 was a game-changer in his career, where finally this talented youngster finally got a leading role and was recognized for his acting abilities, but the feeling was short lived as he began to be type-cast.  A raging alcoholic and a failed career are some of the traits that became associated with each and every role he endeavored in, but he always tried to bring something different on the table.  Here are a few of the underrated gems that Aditya Roy Kapoor (ARK) has given to the industry in his short but effective career till now:

    1.   Action Replay:

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When you have a former Miss World and one of the most bankable movie stars as the lead pair, you expect fireworks at the box office and at the screen.  But like a fuss rocket, this Diwali release proved lustreless for the critics and audience alike.  This Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer had a lousy script coupled with lousy performances by the lead pair.  The only saving grace in the movie was the character of Bunty played by ARK.  He possessed the innocence, charm, wit, humor, excitement and nervousness that his character demanded.  However, unfortunately it wasn’t enough to save this dead movie from a blink and miss appearance at theaters.

    2.   Ye Jawaani Hai Deewani:

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Okay, the commercial and critical success of the film might make this entry look a bit out of place, but when you see it from the perspective of an ARK performance, you’ll find it justified.  YJHD received almost unanimous appreciation for the performance of its lead pair Ranbir-Deepika and the director Ayan Mukerji.  However, due to these high-power co-stars, ARK’s performance was overshadowed and didn’t get the due it deserved.  Although, after the smashing success of Aashiqui 2, the character of Adi seemed like an extension of RJ but ARK breathed life into his portrayal and made it believable, relatable and actually the most realistic character in the movie (someone who actually suffered failure).

    3.   Fitoor:

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Okay, this is the most amazing and the most underrated performance in Kapoor’s career, hands down.  With acting prowess of a veteran like Tabu, popularity of a co-star like Katrina Kaif and the script based on a best-selling novel Great Expectations, the movie had the complete recipe of success, but fate had it otherwise.  The movie went down as quickly as Uday Chopra’s career.  But his portrayal of Noor will forever be etched in the minds of the audience that watched the movie.  The angst of the artist, his story of rags to riches, nothing of that all could have been done better by any other actor, but eventually the curse on ARK’s movies caught up and it bombed.  However, the movie is still an artistic masterpiece, and ARK, a revelation.

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The filmography of this talented actor is short and sweet but his success story is yet to be written.  Although, with an amazing line-up of movies with Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Sanya Malhotra with famous directors and producers, it seems like his time has finally come. So, audiences, be prepared to witness the rise of a new superstar.