Siddharth Roy Kapur

Siddharth Roy Kapur (born 2 August 1974) is an Indian film producer and the founder of Roy Kapur Films. He is the former managing director of The Walt Disney Company India and the former president of the Producers Guild of India in a tenure lasting six terms (2016–22).

He has featured for eight consecutive years (2017–2024) on Variety’s annual list of the Top 500 Most Influential People in Global Entertainment, has been part of The Economic Times Top 40 Indian Business Leaders Under 40 and The Hollywood Reporter Next Generation Asia Inaugural Class of Young Leaders. In 2023, Siddharth was invited to be a member of the prestigious Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

Early life and education Siddharth Roy Kapur was born in Bombay (present-day Mumbai) on 2 August 1974 to Kumud Roy Kapur and Salome Roy Kapur (née Aaron) who is a former Miss India and a dance choreographer known for her forte in Western Dance forms including Ballroom, Latin American, Tap; and Indian dance forms including Bharatnatyam, Kathak and Kathakali. She is the daughter of Sam and Ruby Aaron, attributed to have introduced the Samba dance form in India. Roy Kapur is the eldest of three brothers; his younger brothers are actors Kunaal Roy Kapur and Aditya Roy Kapur.

Roy Kapur received his bachelor's degree in commerce from Sydenham College, then obtained a master's degree in Management Studies from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS).

Star TV After P&G, he moved to Star TV in the strategic planning division. Under his leadership from 2014 to 2016, Disney produced India's highest-grossing film of all time, Dangal (2016) and India's then highest-grossing English film of all time The Jungle Book (2016), as well as a host of other successful movies like PK, Kick, 2 States, ABCD 2, Haider, Heropanti, Highway, Khoobsurat and Filmistaan.

Roy Kapur produced the first-ever broadway-scale theatrical in India, the Beauty and the Beast, which released in 2015.

Roy Kapur Films In 2017, Roy Kapur moved on from Disney to set up his own production house, Roy Kapur Films (RKF). RKF's first feature film production, The Sky Is Pink, starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas, had its Gala Premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. In 2020, the Netflix original film Yeh Ballet, produced by RKF, released to great acclaim.

RKF's first streaming series, the crime thriller Aranyak, streamed in 2021 and broke into the Global Top 10 list of non-English Series on Netflix in its first week of launch. 2022's Rocket Boys, a SonyLIV original series about the establishment of India's space and atomic programmes, also attained huge success. The second season of Rocket Boys was released in 2023.

The Gujarati film Last Film Show (Chhello Show) was selected as India's official submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 2023 Academy Awards, making it to the official shortlist for the category, becoming the fourth Indian film to reach this stage. It also won the National Award 2023 for Best Gujarati Film.

RKF's most recent releases, "Tumse Na Ho Payega," a comedy-drama film, and the war drama Pippa, are currently available for streaming on Disney+ Hotstar and Amazon Prime Video, respectively and the action-thriller Deva, that released in theatres on 31 January 2025 and is available on Netflix.

The studio’s latest series, Matka King, premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 17 April 2026, where it emerged as the No. 1 show in India and trended in the Top 10 across 37 countries, with a second season already greenlit for development. As part of the international slate, the studio is developing the official series adaptation of William Dalrymple's 2019 best-seller The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company, which is to be directed by Oscar-nominated British director Stephen Frears.

Personal life

His first wife, editor Aarti Bajaj, was his childhood friend. After divorcing her, he married television producer Kavita, whom he divorced in 2011. He then married actress Vidya Balan on 14 December 2012.

Filmography

Films

Series + Series Title Year Aranyak 2021 Rocket Boys 2022–2023 Matka King 2026

+ Films in other languages Title Year LanguageNotesLast Film Show 2022 Gujarati Shortlisted for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai 2015 Tamil Yatchan 2015 Tamil Naan Sigappu Manithan 2014 TamilAnjaan 2014 Tamil Sigaram Thodu 2013 Tamil Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru 2013 Tamil Settai 2013 Tamil Ivan Veramathiri 2013 Tamil Thaandavam 2012 Tamil Mugamoodi 2012 Tamil Kalakalappu 2012 Tamil Husbands in Goa 2012 Malayalam Grandmaster 2012 Malayalam Vettai 2012 Tamil Co-producer Vazhakku Enn 18/9 2012 Tamil Co-producer Deiva Thirumagal 2011 Tamil Co-producer Muran 2011 Tamil Co-producer Harishchandrachi Factory 2009 Marathi Co-producerExTerminators 2009 English Co-producer Poi Solla Porom 2008 Tamil Co-producer Kannamoochi Yenada 2007 Tamil Associate producer

Awards 2009 - Best film for Jodhaa Akbar at Filmfare Awards, Screen Awards, 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 2013 - Best film for Barfi! at BIG Star Entertainment Awards, Zee Cine Awards, Filmfare Awards, Stardust Awards, IIFA Awards 2013 - Screen Award for Best Film for 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 at Filmfare Awards 2022 - Best Series for Rocket Boys at Filmfare OTT Awards 2022 - Variety 500 - Most Influential People in Global Entertainment 2023 - Best Gujarati Film for Chhello Show at National Film Awards 2023 - 'Motion Pictures Association Asia Pacific Copyright Educator of the Year Award' at CineAsia Awards 2023 2023 - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) - Invited into membership under the Producers Branch