Is There Anything Aditya Roy Kapur Can’t Do?

From a VJ gig for Channel V to now being a leading Bollywood man, Aditya Roy Kapur dons many hats. In the last few years, he’s made heartbreak fashionable in Aashiqui 2, played the flirty next-door-boy in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, turned action hero in Malang, and brooding spy in The Night Manager. He’s also extremely good-looking. The kind of handsome that feels borderline unfair, like the universe went a little overboard with the hair and the cheekbones. He’s scruffy, slightly sleepy, always a half-second behind the chaos of Bollywood but somehow still always at the centre of it.

And now, as if all this wasn’t enough, he’s singing in Metro… In Dino. Yes, singing in his own voice. On screen. In a musical!

Turns out, he is lending his own voice to the musical portions of his character in Anurag Basu’s newest ensemble film. In this final instalment of the hyperlinked cityscape trilogy, this movie is a spiritual successor to Life in a …Metro. It brings together an ensemble of love, longing, and monsoon-drenched mood. It’s the kind of film where glances matter more than monologues—and music ties it all together.

At the launch of the first track, ‘Zamaana Lage’—a textured, rain-soaked ghazal-meets-ballad composed by Pritam—the composer casually revealed that Kapur has sung multiple tracks in the film. “He is sounding amazing,” Pritam offered, almost like a disclaimer before the fandom implosion. Not that we needed more reasons to obsess over him, but here we are.

At the event, Aditya said, “When you’re acting out a song, you’re trying to lip-sync something beautiful. But when you actually sing it, it changes everything.” That’s classic ARK: articulate but low-key, thoughtful without trying too hard. He says he hasn’t even heard the full album yet (there are ten songs), but he’s pretty sure it’ll be great. Same.

Kapur is known for playing the long, quiet game. The rare kind of Bollywood leading man who operates in soft focus—never absent, never overexposed. Over the last decade, he’s moved from charming VJ to reluctant heartthrob to serious actor without ever shouting about it. And Metro… In Dino is just the latest chapter in a career built on restraint, surprise, and low-key rebellion.

The film itself is an urban tapestry of love and longing threaded through the everyday. It’s the kind of cinematic space Kapur thrives in—emotionally textured, a little messy, and quietly romantic. At the launch, Kapur described the experience as “very special,” calling it an honour to be part of Basu’s world again.

So, is there anything Aditya Roy Kapur can’t do? Probably. But he’s not going to tell you what it is. He’ll just show up, hair tousled, vocals tuned, and casually make you stare at him incessantly.

Metro… In Dino hits theatres on July 4.