Before his big screen debut, Aditya was a VJ on a music channel, where his comic timing and unique style of hosting made him a hit.
He made his debut as a Pakistani musician in Vipul Shah's 2009 musical 'London Dreams', where he co-starred Ajay Devgn, Salman Khan and Asin.
"When I was a VJ people told me I will be an actor, I used to laugh. I had never thought I would be an actor. When you are on TV people do call for auditions for films and all. I looked at it as a fun thing and got role in 'London Dreams', I accepted the offer," Aditya said in an interview here.
Although his debut film 'London Dreams' bombed at the box office, it made Aditya realise he wanted to continue acting.
He went on to do yet another film with Shah- 'Action Replayy' alongside Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and then Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Guzaarish'.
Unfortunately all the three films where Aditya was seen in a supporting role, failed to click with the audience.
"But it did... And it was disappointing. You take it in a stride. I had got more serious about acting after I started doing 'Action Replay' and 'Guzaarish'... I was like this is going to be my profession and I was sad. The films that come up do not do well then I will be really sad," he added.
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