Aditya Kumar is an Indian actor who predominantly works in the Bollywood film industry. He is popular for his role as ‘Perpendicular’ in the Hindi crime film ‘Gangs of Wasseypur 2’ (2012), which catapulted him to the height of fame.
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Aditya Kumar was born on Monday, 7 December 1992 (age 30 years; as of 2022) in Biharsharif, Nalanda district of Bihar, India. Their zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He was brought up in Pabhera village near Patna in Bihar. Aditya studied at De Nobili School, FRI in Dhanbad, Jharkhand.
Aditya Kumar’s childhood picture
Aditya studied his 10th grade at DAV Public School in Kumhrar, Patna, Bihar, after which he expressed to his father his desire to join an acting school to pursue a career in acting. Aditya later moved to Mumbai, where he attended the National Law College, Bandra and joined Indian theater director, actor and teacher Barry John’s performing arts school ‘The Free Birds Collective’ to lay the foundation for his acting career.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Weight (Approx): 65 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Jayant Kumar, while his mother’s name is Asha Devi. Aditya Kumar’s father has a motor workshop in Bihar.
Aditya Kumar with his parents
Wife
Aditya Kumar is unmarried.
livelihood
film
Aditya Kumar made his Bollywood debut with the film ‘Gangs of Wasseypur 2’ starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadha, Huma Qureshi and Pankaj Tripathi among others. He played the role of Perpendicular in the film.
Aditya Kumar as Perpendicular in a scene from the film ‘Gangs of Wasseypur 2’ (2012)
Aditya’s skill of rotating the blade in his mouth as perpendicular in the film caught the attention of the audience.
In 2016, she appeared as Kadambari in the film ‘Kerry on Kuttan’.
Aditya Kumar as Kadambari in the film ‘Carry on Kuttan’ (2016)
Kumar appeared in many other films including ‘Banjo’ (2016), ‘Dhadak’ (2018), ‘Choked’ (2020) and ‘Harami’ (2020).
short film
Aditya Kumar worked in some Hindi short films like ‘Sujata’ (2011) and ‘Agony of a Purple Clot’ (2013).
Aditya Kumar in a scene from the short film ‘Agony of a Purple Clot’ (2013)
web series
Aditya Kumar made his digital debut in 2017 with Alt Balaji’s Indian historical drama web series ‘Bose: Dead/Alive’. He appeared as ‘Nakli Bose’ in the series. In 2018, he appeared as Rajan (Tantrik) in the web series ‘Cheers – Friends’. Reunion. Goa.’
Aditya Kumar as Rajan (Tantrika) in a scene from the web series ‘Cheers – Friends’. Reunion. ‘Goa’ (2018)
Facts/General Knowledge
- Aditya Kumar is fondly called ‘Raju’ by his family and friends.
- Aditya Kumar is an animal lover. He often shares his pictures with cats and dogs on social media.
- He has a pet dog named ‘Chini’.
Aditya Kumar’s Instagram story about his pet sugar
- According to his Facebook bio, his favorite quote is ‘Acting is a kind of life… everything is about improvisation.’
- He is a fitness enthusiast and practices yoga.
Aditya Kumar’s Instagram post about yoga practice
- Aditya loves photographing landscapes, animals and birds, which he often posts on his social media handles.
- In 2007, Aditya was cast in the lead role by Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap in the film ‘Mumbai Cutting’, which was never released.
- In an interview, Aditya Kumar revealed that it took him almost a decade to break out of the teenage typecast after appearing as a teenager, Perpendicular, in the film ‘Gangs of Wasseypur 2’ (2012). He said that despite being a thirty-year-old man, he received offers for similar roles from many filmmakers. Aditya said,
I take it as a blessing and good fortune that Anurag (Kashyap) sir gave me that coveted role. My first film set the bar a little higher. I am yet to find a role that can match its standard. I was around 19 when I did GOW2 and now I’ll be 30 in December but people still see me as that teenager! When producers come to me with similar roles I’m like ‘Come on, please… I’m not a kid anymore!’
- In an interview, Aditya revealed that he wanted to work under Karan Johar’s production house ‘Dharma Productions’, which came true when Indian filmmaker Shashank Khaitan offered him the role of Devi Lal in the film ‘Dhadak’ (2018). Offered. Talking about his dream of working under Karan Johan’s banner in the interview, Kumar said,
I have grown up watching Karan Johar’s films and it was always a dream to work under his banner. And that dream came true when Shashank offered me the role of Devilal Singh in Dhadak. Big thanks to Shashank with whom I learned new dimensions as an actor and a human being.
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