Siddharth Roy Kapur Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Siblings

Siddharth Roy Kapur Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Siblings

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Siddharth Roy Kapur Quick Info
Height 5 ft 11 in
Weight 97 kg
Date of Birth August 2, 1974
Zodiac Sign Leo
Spouse Vidya Balan

Siddharth Roy Kapur is an Indian producer who served as the CEO of UTV Motion Pictures from 2008 until 2012 and was instrumental in making UTV Motion Pictures one of India’s leading film studios. Under his leadership, UTV produced and released films like Taare Zameen Par (2007), Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na (2008), Fashion (2008), A Wednesday! (2008), Dev.D (2009), Peepli Live (2010), No One Killed Jessica (2011), Barfi! (2012), Kai Po Che! (2013), Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), The Lunchbox (2013), Chennai Express (2013), etc.

Born Name

Siddharth Roy Kapur

Nick Name

Siddharth

Siddharth Roy Kapur as seen in 2012Siddharth Roy Kapur as seen in 2012 (Bollywood Hungama / Wikimedia / CC BY 3.0)

Sun Sign

Leo

Born Place

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Residence

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Nationality

Indian

 

Education

Siddharth studied at G.D. Somani Memorial School located in Cuffe Parade, Mumbai. He then graduated with a commerce degree from Sydenham College. Following which, he pursued his master’s degree in Management Studies from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies.

Occupation

Producer

Family

  • Father – Kumud Roy Kapur
  • Mother – Salome Roy Kapur (née Aaron) (Former Miss India, Dance Choreographer)
  • Siblings – Kunaal Roy Kapur (Younger Brother) (Actor), Aditya Roy Kapur (Younger Brother) (Actor)
  • Others – Sam Aaron (Maternal Grandfather) (Taught Ballroom and Latin American Dance in India), Ruby Aaron (Maternal Grandmother) (Taught Ballroom and Latin American Dance in India), Shayonti Salvi (Sister-in-law) (Kunaal’s Wife)

Build

Average

Height

5 ft 11 in or 180.5 cm

Weight

97 kg or 214 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Siddharth Roy Kapur has dated –

  • Aarti Bajaj – He was married to Aarti Bajaj in the past.
  • Kavita – Siddharth got married for the second time to a woman named Kavita. Not much is known about their marriage except that they got divorced in 2011.
  • Vidya Balan (2012-Present) – The director Karan Johar played cupid and introduced Siddharth to the award-winning actress Vidya Balan in 2012. They tied the knot on December 14, 2012, in a private ceremony in Bandra, Mumbai. The couple does not have any children together.

    • Siddharth Roy Kapur and Vidya Balan as seen on their wedding day in December 2012Siddharth Roy Kapur and Vidya Balan as seen on their wedding day in December 2012 (Bollywood Hungama / Wikimedia / CC BY 3.0)

    Race / Ethnicity

    Multiracial (Asian and White)

    He is of Punjabi Khatri descent on his father’s side and has Jewish ancestry on his mother’s side.

    Hair Color

    Black

    Eye Color

    Dark Brown

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    Square face

    Religion

    Hinduism

    (From r to l) Siddharth Roy Kapur, Arjun Rampal, Kareena Kapoor, Madhur Bhandarkar, and Divya Dutta seen at the First look launch of Heroine in 2012(From r to l) Siddharth Roy Kapur, Arjun Rampal, Kareena Kapoor, Madhur Bhandarkar, and Divya Dutta seen at the First look launch of Heroine in 2012 (Bollywood Hungama / Wikimedia / CC BY 3.0)

    Siddharth Roy Kapur Facts

  • He was included in Variety Magazine’s annual list of the ‘Top 500 Most Influential People in Global Entertainment’ for 6 consecutive years from 2017 until 2022.
  • In 2000, Siddharth was part of the marketing team that launched the debut season of Kaun Banega Crorepati with Amitabh Bachchan as its host.
  • During his tenure as the head of UTV Motion Pictures, 5 movies that were either produced or released by the studio were selected as India’s submission for ‘Best Foreign Language Film’ at the Academy Awards.   
  • Siddharth launched his own production house called Roy Kapur Films (RKF) in 2017. Films produced under the banner include The Sky Is Pink (2019), Yeh Ballet (2020), Last Film Show (Chhello Show) (2021), etc. The latter was chosen as India’s official submission for ‘Best International Feature Film’ at the 2023 Academy Awards. Moreover, the Gujarati film became the fourth Indian film to reach the official shortlist stage of the nomination process.

    • Featured Image by Bollywood Hungama / Wikimedia / CC BY 3.0

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