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{{Infobox person
| name = Siddharth Roy Kapur
| image = Siddharth Roy Kapur 1.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|08|02}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
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| occupation = Film producer
| relatives = See [[List of Hindi film clans#Roy Kapur—Balan family|Roy Kapur family]]
| spouse = {{Plainlist|* {{marriage|Aarti Bajaj|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Kavita||2011|end=div}}
* {{marriage|[[Vidya Balan]]|2012}} }}
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'''Siddharth Roy Kapur''' (born 2 August 1974) is an Indian film producer, founder and managing director of Roy Kapur Films<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhushan |first1=Nyay |title=Netflix Expands Indian Slate With 10 Original Films {{!}} Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/netflix-produce-10-more-original-films-india-1202029 |access-date=10 October 2020 |work=Hollywood Reporter |date=14 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Sanjukta |title=Embracing technology is the only way to remain relevant: Siddharth Roy Kapur |url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/vK8fluGeIY8nXR4h4b7RUO/Embracing-technology-is-the-only-way-to-remain-relevant-Sid.html |access-date=10 October 2020 |work=mint |date=22 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref> and the President of the Producers Guild of India.

==Early and personal life==
[[File:Vidya Siddharth cropped.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|alt=Vidya Balan and Siddharth Roy Kapur are smiling at the camera.|Kapoor and [[Vidya Balan]] at their wedding ceremony in December 2012]]
Siddharth Roy Kapur was born in [[Bombay]] (present-day Mumbai) on 2 August 1974 to father Kumud Roy Kapur, and mother, Salome Roy Kapur who is a former Miss India and renowned dance choreographer.<ref name="Bio"/> She is the daughter of Sam and Ruby Aaron, who were pioneering teachers of [[Ballroom dancing|ballroom]] and [[Latin American dance]] forms in India. Kapur is the eldest of three brothers; his younger brothers are the well known actors [[Aditya Roy Kapur]] and [[Kunaal Roy Kapur]].

Kapur did his schooling at G.D. Somani Memorial School where he was Head Boy, and went on to study Commerce at [[Sydenham College]], where he headed the Dramatics Society and edited the annual college magazine. After completing his Bachelors in Commerce, he obtained a Masters in Management Studies from [[Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies]] (JBIMS).<ref name="Bio"/>

His first wife, Aarti Bajaj was his childhood friend. After divorcing her, he married television producer Kavita, whom he divorced in 2011. Kapur married actress [[Vidya Balan]] on 14 December 2012.<ref name="Bio">{{cite news |title=Birthday: Vidya Balan is the third wife of Siddharth Roy Kapur |url=https://english.newstracklive.com/news/siddharth-roy-kapur-happy-birthday-love-life-age-vidhya-balan-sc87-nu612-ta612-ta294-1109802-1.html |access-date=7 October 2020 |work=News Track |date=2 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Vidya-Siddharth to tie the knot tomorrow, will he be third time lucky? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/vidya-balans-wedding-ceremony-siddharth-roy-kapur-124184-2012-12-13 |access-date=7 October 2020 |work=India Today |date=13 December 2012 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Famous celebrities who married thrice in their lives - OrissaPOST |url=https://www.orissapost.com/famous-celebrities-who-married-thrice-in-their-lives/ |access-date=7 October 2020 |work=Orissa Post |date=13 November 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
Kapur began his career with the [[Procter & Gamble]] Company in Mumbai in brand management. From P&G, Kapur moved to [[Star India|Star TV]] in the strategic planning division. After a brief stint in [[Hong Kong]] as part of the Newscorp Executive Development Program, he moved back to Mumbai to work on the launch marketing of the first season of '[[Kaun Banega Crorepati]]' on [[Star Plus]]. In recognition for the ground-breaking marketing efforts behind the success of the show, he was nominated for the Team Newscorp Global Excellence Awards. Kapur then moved to the [[Star India|Star TV]] Middle East operations, based in Dubai, where he was Regional Marketing Manager for the network, responsible for Ad Sales, Marketing, PR and Corporate Communications for the region.

In 2002, Kapur moved back to the STAR headquarters in Hong Kong, as Director (Marketing) and was promoted to Vice President in 2003, the youngest Vice President in STAR TV at the time. At the STAR headquarters in Hong Kong, he led the Central Marketing & Creative Services team, which developed marketing campaigns for STAR channels across [[India]], [[China]], [[Taiwan]], [[Southeast Asia]], the [[United Kingdom|U.K.]] and the [[United States|U.S]].

Kapur joined [[UTV Software Communications|UTV]] in Mumbai in 2005, as Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications for the Group, across Motion Pictures, Broadcasting, TV Production, Animation and Corporate. He led the marketing efforts responsible for taking [[Hungama TV]] to a leadership position in the competitive kids broadcasting space. He also led the marketing efforts behind multiple path breaking films, including the cult BAFTA-nominated blockbuster ''[[Rang De Basanti]]'' and the sleeper hit ''[[Khosla Ka Ghosla]]'', both of which released in 2006 and started a new trend in the way movies were marketed in India. In his next role, he took over the Revenue function at UTV Motion Pictures and was responsible for Distribution & Syndication worldwide, in addition to his marketing responsibilities.

In January 2008, Kapur took over as CEO of UTV Motion Pictures and after the integration of UTV with The Walt Disney Company (India) in 2012, he held the role of managing director, Studios. Responsible for all aspects of Development, Production, Marketing, Distribution and Syndication, he led the studio to incredible commercial success and critical acclaim across a six-year period, producing and releasing some of the most important and successful films of the decade, such as ''[[Taare Zameen Par]],'' ''[[Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na|Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na]],'' ''[[Jodhaa Akbar]]'', ''[[Fashion (2008 film)|Fashion]]'', ''[[Aamir (film)|Aamir]]'', ''[[A Wednesday!]]'', ''[[Dev D]],'' ''[[Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!]], [[Kaminey]], [[Wake Up Sid]], [[Raajneeti]], [[Udaan (2010 film)|Udaan]], ''[[Peepli Live]]'', ''[[Welcome to Sajjanpur]]'', [[No One Killed Jessica]], [[Delhi Belly (film)|Delhi Belly]], [[Paan Singh Tomar (film)|Paan Singh Tomar]], [[Shahid (film)|Shahid]], [[Rowdy Rathore]], ''[[Barfi!]]'', [[ABCD: Any Body Can Dance|ABCD]], [[Kai Po Che!|Kai Po Che]], [[Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani]], [[The Lunchbox]]'' and ''[[Chennai Express]]''. The films produced by UTV under Kapur's leadership won numerous awards, including National Awards, [[Filmfare Awards]] and many others, establishing [[UTV Motion Pictures]] as one of India's most admired and successful studios. Five of the movies that were selected to represent India at the [[Academy Awards]] during this period were either produced or released by UTV, under Kapur's leadership

In January 2014, Kapur was promoted to managing director of [[Disney India]], with the responsibility for driving the strategy and growth for [[The Walt Disney Company]] in one of its most important growth markets in the world. Disney India's business spans across broadcasting, movies, consumer products, digital experiences and live entertainment, and is represented through multiple brands namely [[Disney]], [[UTV Motion Pictures|UTV]], [[Marvel Entertainment|Marvel]], [[Lucasfilm]], [[Pixar]], [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[bindass]], [[Indiagames]] and [[Hungama TV]].

Under Kapur's leadership over three years from January 2014 till December 2016, Disney emerged as one of India's leading media and entertainment companies. It produced and released India's Highest and Second Highest Grossing Movies of All Time ( ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]'' in 2016 ) (''[[PK (film)|PK]]'' in 2014) as well as India's highest grossing Hollywood movie of All Time (''[[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' in 2016), as well as a host of other successful movies like ''[[Kick (2014 film)|Kick]], [[2 States (2014 film)|2 States]], [[ABCD 2]], [[Haider (film)|Haider]], [[Heropanti]], [[Highway (2014 Hindi film)|Highway]], [[Khoobsurat (2014 film)|Khoobsurat]]'' and ''[[Filmistaan]]''. It also pioneered a new format of entertainment in the country, producing the first-ever Broadway-scale theatrical show to be mounted in India with a completely local cast and crew, ''Disney's [[Beauty and the Beast (musical)|Beauty and The Beast]]'', which opened to huge commercial and critical success in Mumbai and Delhi in 2015.

Starting January 2017, Kapur moved on from [[Disney]] to set up his own production house, Roy Kapur Films, which produces movies and digital content across all scales and genres. Roy Kapur Films' first production [[The Sky Is Pink]] starring, [[Priyanka Chopra Jonas]] and [[Farhan Akhtar]] was the only Asian film to be selected for the Gala Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2019. More recently, Roy Kapur Films' [[Yeh Ballet]], a Netflix original released to great acclaim.

Kapur has featured on Variety's [https://variety.com/v500-search/#q=&page=1&per_page=24&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bcontent_type%5D=Variety%20500&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bcountry_of_residence%5D%5Btype%5D=and&filters%5Bpage%5D%5Bcountry_of_residence%5D%5Bvalues%5D%5B0%5D=India #Variety500 global list] #Variety500Global of the most influential people in global entertainment for three consecutive years from 2018-2020.

Kapur is President of the Producers Guild of India, Co-Chair of the CII National Media & Entertainment Committee 2020-21 and a Managing Trustee of (MAMI) Mumbai Academy of Moving Images, India's pre-eminent international film festival. He has been featured on [[The Economic Times]] Top 40 Indian Business Leaders Under 40 and [[The Hollywood Reporter]] Next Generation Asia Inaugural Class of Young Leaders, amongst numerous other awards for his leadership and achievements.

==Filmography==

===Producer===
* ''[[Yeh Ballet]]'' (2020)
* ''[[The Sky Is Pink]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Pihu (film)|Pihu]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Jagga Jasoos]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Mohenjo Daro (film)|Mohenjo Daro]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Fitoor]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai]]'' - Tamil film (2015)
* ''[[Katti Batti]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Yatchan]]'' - Tamil film (2015)
* ''[[Phantom (2015 film)|Phantom]]'' (2015)
* ''[[ABCD 2]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Filmistaan]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Pizza (2014 film)|Pizza]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Raja Natwarlal]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Khoobsurat (2014 film)|Khoobsurat]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Haider (film)|Haider]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Shahid (film)|Shahid]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Sigaram Thodu]]'' – Tamil film (2013)
* ''[[Satyagraha – Democracy Under Fire|Satyagraha]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Chennai Express]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Ghanchakkar (film)|Ghanchakkar]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru]]'' - Tamil Film (2013)
* ''[[Settai (2013 film)|Settai]]'' – Tamil film (2013)
* ''[[Ivan Veramathiri]]'' – Tamil film (2013)
* ''[[Kai Po Che!]]'' (2013)
* ''[[ABCD: Any Body Can Dance]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Thaandavam]]'' – Tamil Film (2012)
* ''[[Heroine (2012 film)|Heroine]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Husbands in Goa]]'' – Malayalam film (2012)
* ''[[Barfi!]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Mugamoodi]]'' – Tamil Film (2012)
* ''[[Arjun: The Warrior Prince]]'' -Animated film (2012)
* ''[[Kalakalappu]]'' – Tamil film (2012)
* ''[[Grandmaster (2012 film)|Grandmaster]]'' – Malayalam film (2012)

===As co-producer/associate producer===
* ''[[The Lunchbox]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Rowdy Rathore]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Paan Singh Tomar (film)|Paan Singh Tomar]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Chillar Party]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Delhi Belly (film)|Delhi Belly]]'' (2011)
* ''[[No One Killed Jessica]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Peepli Live|Peepli [Live]]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Udaan (2010 film)|Udaan]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Raajneeti]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Kaminey]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Dev.D]]'' (2009)
* ''[[A Wednesday!]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Aamir (film)|Aamir]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Fashion (2008 film)|Fashion]]'' (2008)

==Awards==
* 2009 – Best film for ''[[Jodhaa Akbar]]'' at [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Filmfare Awards]], [[Screen Award for Best Film|Screen Awards]], [[IIFA Award for Best Movie|IIFA Awards]]
* 2012 – [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]] for ''[[Chillar Party]]''
* 2013 – [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]] for ''[[Paan Singh Tomar (film)|Paan Singh Tomar]]''
* 2013 – Best film for ''[[Barfi!]]'' at [[BIG Star Entertainment Awards]], [[Zee Cine Award for Best Film|Zee Cine Awards]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Filmfare Awards]], [[Stardust Award for Film of the Year|Stardust Awards]], [[IIFA Awards]]
* 2013 – [[Screen Award for Best Film]] for ''[[Paan Singh Tomar (film)|Paan Singh Tomar]]''
* 2013 – Society Young Achievers Awards 2013 in the Business category
* 2014 – The Economic Times – Spencer Stuart '40 under Forty' India's Hottest Business Leaders Award
* 2017 – Best Film for ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]'' at [[Filmfare Awards]]

==Media stories==
* Exclusive Interview with Siddharth Roy Kapur, ''[[Filmfare]]'', March 2013 issue
* Bollywood having a dream run at the box office, ''[[Business Today (business magazine)|Business Today]]'', 16 September 2012
* ''Barfi!'' is one of the finest films that we have produced, ''[[Koimoi]]'', 11 September 2012
* Siddharth Roy Kapur's script for success, ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]'' 16 September 2012
* 2012 turns out to be a jolly good year for Bollywood, ''[[Business Standard]]'', 11 December 2012
* What an idea, Sirjee!, ''[[Mid-Day]]'', December
* Forbes – 1 Nov Issue<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forbesindia.com/article/real-issue/movies-are-not-a-firstweekend-game-siddharth-roy-kapur/36455/1 |title=Forbes India Magazine – Movies Are Not A First-Weekend Game: Siddharth Roy Kapur |publisher=Forbesindia.com |access-date=22 July 2014}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.livemint.com/2008/12/05233016/Siddharth-Roy-Kapur--The-bios.html Bio at Livemint.com]
* {{IMDb name|3032965}}

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