A director’s favourite! Here are Aditya Roy Kapur’s best works with top filmmakers

The very talented and charming Aditya Roy Kapur has undoubtedly had a wonderful 2020 with the huge success of his action-thriller ‘Malang’ followed by his next collaboration with filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt for ‘Sadak 2’ to him completing 11 wonderful years in the industry.

Currently, when the good looking actor is gearing up for his highly anticipated next ‘Ludo’, it’s interesting to learn how Aditya has always been a director’s favourite and has worked with the biggest filmmakers in the country. Below we list down some of his best works over the years. Take a look…

1. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) – Ayan Mukerji

Aditya Roy Kapur with Ayan Mukerji

The coming-of-age romantic comedy drama featured Aditya playing the role of Avinash Arora. Directed by ace filmmaker Ayan Mukerji, the film beautifully captures the bond of friendship between Avi aka Aditya’s character with Bunny (Ranbir Kapoor) and Aditi (Kalki Koechlin). Soon after the film had hit the theatres, fans had loved Roy Kapur’s character and showered massive love on him.

2. Kalank (2019) – Abhishek Verman

Aditya Roy Kapur with Alia Bhatt and director Abhishek Verman

Helmed by Abhishek Verman, ‘Kalank’ saw Aditya portraying the role of Dev Chaudhry, who runs a liberal newspaper. For the first time ever, he’s s en romancing Alia Bhatt and thei chemistry manages to  strike the right chord with the audiences. Aditya’s performance in the film was received well both, by the audiences and critics.

3. Malang (2020) – Mohit Suri

Aditya Roy Kapur with Mohit Suri

Blockbuster ‘Malang’ marked Aditya Roy Kapur’s second collaboration with Mohit Suri after ‘Aashiqui 2’. The dark thriller turned out to be the biggest hit of the actor’s career and established him as the new action hero, a genre which he attempted for this first time in his career. The action drama won the audiences with its unpredictable and edgy storyline and turned out to be a game changer for the star.

Portraying the role of Advait Thakur, Roy Kapur underwent a massive physical transformation and donned two completely different avatars in the film. His new bad ass avatar soon became a rage with the fans all across.

4. Sadak 2 (2020) – Mahesh Bhatt

Aditya Roy Kapur with Mahesh Bhatt

‘Sadak 2’ starred Aditya Roy Kapur as Vishal Agnihotri and the actor was once again seen opposite Alia Bhatt (after their chemistry was loved in Kalank by the cinelovers). Sequel to the 1991 film Sadak, the film was a road drama under the Vishesh Films banner. This was the first time the actor joined hands with filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt for a project and once again won everyone with his unique role.

5. Ludo (2020) – Anurag Basu

Aditya Roy Kapur with Sanya Malhotra and director Anurag Basu

A dark comedy crime film, ‘Ludo’ stars Roy Kapur portraying the role of Akash Chauhan. A Netflix release, film’s gripping trailer has been received really well by the audiences. Romancing co-star Sanya Malhotra for the very first time, Aditya is expected to surprise fans with a never seen before avatar in Ludo.

Ludo is directed by Anurag Basu and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Anurag Basu, Divya Khosla Kumar, Taani Somarita Basu & Krishan Kumar. The film is slated for its big digital release on November 12, 2020. The film marks Aditya’s first collaboration with the celebrated filmmaker.