Shraddha Kapoor

At 37 years old, Shraddha Kapoor has this physical status:

Shraddha Kapoor (born 3 March 1987) is an Indian actress and singer who appears in Hindi films.

She began her acting career with a brief appearance in the 2010 heist film Teen Patti, then followed it with her first leading role in the teen drama Luv Ka The End (2011). Kapoor earned a nomination for Best Actress in the commercially lucrative romantic drama Aashiqui 2 (2013), for which she received a nomination for Best Actress.

In Vishal Bhardwaj's critically acclaimed drama Haider (2014), a play adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet, she portrayed a character based on Ophelia.

Kapoor made a name for herself in the romantic thriller Ek Villain (2014), the dance drama ABCD 2 (2015), and the action drama Baaghi (2016).

Following a string of poorly received films, she had the highest-grossing debuts with the comedy horror Staho (1999), the action thriller Saaho (2019), and the comedy-drama Chhichore (2019). Kapoor has performed several of her film roles in addition to acting in films.

She is a celebrity endorser for many brands and products, and she started her own line of clothing in 2015.

She appears in stage shows and concerts.

Kapoor appears in the Indian charts of the most popular and highest paid actresses.

Early life and background

Kapoor was born and raised in Mumbai. Kapoor is of Punjabi descent on her father's side, and on her mother's side, she is of Marathi and Konkani descent. Pandharinath Kolhapure, her maternal grandfather (the nephew of Deenanath Mangeshkar) was born in Kolhapur, and her maternal grandmother hailed from Panaji, Goa. Kapoor revealed that she was raised as a Marathi as her maternal relatives lived in Maharashtra in an interview with The Hindustan Times. She has stated that she went through a rough childhood as an adult and described herself as having a positive attitude as a result of her deliberate selection of boys.

Kapoor's family members include her father Shakti Kapoor and mother Shivangi Kapoor, her elder brother Siddhanth Kapoor, Padmini Kolhapure, and Tejaswini Kolhapure. She is the great-niece of Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Meena Khadikar, Usha Mangeshkar, and Hridaynath Mangeshkar. Kapoor aspired to become an actor from a young age, owing to his family's support. She used to film dialogues and dance to Bollywood hits in front of the mirror wearing her parents' clothes. In her youth, she carried her father to various shooting locations. Kapoor befriended actor Varun Dhawan to play with him, they were holding a torch pretending it to be a camera while delivering film lines to each other and dancing to Govinda's film songs.

Kapoor attended Jamnabai Narsee School and then migrated to Bombay's American School of Bombay, where she worked with actress Athiya Shetty and actor Tiger Shroff. Shetty revealed that they all used to compete in dance competitions during an interview with The Times of India. Kapoor, who wanted to be a professional at the age of 17, loved soccer and handball because she felt these games were difficult. Both Kapoor and Shroff confessed to having a crush on each other in school when interviewed by The Hindustan Times in 2016, but not to each other.

Kapoor later enrolled in Boston University to major in psychology, but she dropped out in freshman year to appear in her debut film after being seen on Facebook by producer Ambika Hinduja, who also starred her in Teen Patti. Shakti Kapoor revealed that Kapoor was only 16 years old when she was given her first film, Lucky: No Time for Love by Salman Khan, after he saw one of her school plays, but she turned down the bid because she was aspiring to become a psychologist. Kapoor's maternal grandfather and mother are classical singers, and she was trained as a singer from the start of her youth.

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Career

Kapoor appeared in the 2010 drama Teen Patti, alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Ben Kingsley, and R. Madhavan. She played the role of a college girl. Generally critical feedback, the film was received, but her performance was much appreciated. "She's a little raw, but she has a lot of potential," Preeti Arora, a Rediff.com columnist, said. "Shraddha Kapoor's debut as the edgy youngster who sheds her name for sleaze with alacrity is an interesting appearance," Nikhat Kazmi says. Kapoor had been nominated for the Best Female Debut Award by the Filmfare Institute, but it didn't do well at the box office. She joined Yash Raj Films on a three-film contract and appeared in their 2011 teen comedy Luv Ka The End, starring Taaha Shah. After he cheats on her, Kapoor played the lead role in a teen girl who plans to sue her boyfriend. Critics mixed on the film's demise at the box office, but it did get mixed feedback from critics. Despite this, Kapoor's performance received a warm critical reception. "Shraddha is a revelation, catching you unaware of such a good show." Taran Adarsh wrote: "Shraddha is a revelation." She's electrifying in the sequence when she falls apart after discovering the true intentions of her lover." Kapoor received the Stardust Searchlight Award for Best Actress for her appearance. Kapoor was later offered the lead female role in Aurangzeb as part of her Yash Raj Films contract. Nevertheless, she opted for Vishesh Films' Aashiqui 2 instead, effectively ending the three-film deal with Yash Raj Films.

Kapoor appeared in Mohit Suri's romantic musical drama Aashiqui 2, a sequel to the 1990 film Aashiqui, in 2013. She was portrayed as Aarohi Keshav Shirke, a small-town bar singer who becomes a well-known male singer with the support of a well-known male singer (played by Aditya Roy Kapur). The film was a huge box office hit with a global sales of 1.09 billion (US$14 million). Anupama Chopra, a film critic, called Kapoor a "true triumph," and added that her "porcelain visage has a haunting vulnerability." However, Vinayak Chakravorty of India Today wrote that she "looks pretty but doesn't have fire," and she "hasn't added spark." Kapoor received multiple awards in the Best Actress category, including one at the Filmfare Awards. She appeared in a guest appearance on the romantic comedy Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, this year, as Imran Khan's fiancée.

Kapoor's next appearance was with Suri for the thriller Ek Villain (2014), in which she also performed the song "Galliyan." The film tells the tale of a young criminal (played by Sidharth Malhotra) whose terminally ill wife (played by Kapoor) is brutally murdered by a serial killer. The film was largely copied from the Korean film I Saw the Devil, although Suri maintained that it was an original film. Raedita Tandon of Filmfare called the film a "gritty, riveting drama" and said that Kapoor was a revelation in it. The film eventually became a huge commercial success with domestic sales of over $11 billion (US$13 million). Vishal Bhardwaj's critically acclaimed drama Haider, a recreation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet set during the 1995 Kashmir war, was her second release this year. Arshia, a journalist based in Ophelia, appeared in the Ophelia-based film, opposite Shahid Kapoor and Tabu. Critic Kusumita Das lauded Kapoor's efforts in capturing the nuances of her character's portrayal as "surprisingly composed" in a Deccan Chronicle column. Kapoor also appeared in Ungli, a Karan Johar-produced thriller.

Kapoor starred in ABCD: Any Body Can Dance, a sequel to ABCD: Any Body Can Dance, in 2015. She portrayed the role of a hip-hop dancer who competed in an international hip-hop tournament with her childhood friend Suresh Mukund (essayed by Varun Dhawan). She learned about dance form from choreographers Prabhudeva and Remo D'Souza in preparation for her role. The film, which was produced by Walt Disney Pictures, earned 1.57 billion (US$20 million) worldwide, making it the most seen film to that date.

Kapoor started 2016 by starring in the action drama Baaghi, about a pair of rebellious lovers set against the backdrop of a martial arts academy. To fulfill her duties, she was required to practice Kalaripayattu (a martial art that originated in India's south). Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express considered her character to be aged, but she said she did the romantic and action sequences "well enough." The film, on a commercial basis, did well and grossed $1.26 billion (US$16 million).

Kapoor's last film release in 2016 was Rock On 2, a follow-up to 2008's Rock On!!. Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, and Prachi Desai were among her cast members. She portrayed Jiah Sharma, an introverted singer and keyboard player, who has a neglectful relationship with her father. She spent time in silence and undertook vocal lessons under the guidance of singer Samantha Edwards to prepare. Namrata Joshi of The Hindu disliked the film and called Kapoor's appearance "self-consciously meek and submissive." Rock On 2 did not recover its 450 million (US$5.6 million) investment.

Kapoor appeared in Shaad Ali's romantic drama Ok Jaanu in 2017, reuniting with Aditya Roy Kapur. The film, which was produced by Karan Johar under the banner of Dharma Productions, is a remake of Mani Ratnam's Tamil romantic drama O Kadhal Kanmani. Kapoor was first introduced in the romance Half Girlfriend in which she was paired opposite Arjun Kapoor. It was based on Chetan Bhagat's novel of the same name, and director Mohit Suri brought her together with director Mohit Suri. Raja Sen of NDTV called it a "preposterously dimwitted romance" and criticized Kapoor as "shrill and insubstantial." Kapoor appeared in Haseena Park, a biographical of terrorist Dawood Ibrahim's sister, who had a criminal network of her own, later this year. Kapoor played the titular role alongside her brother Siddhanth Kapoor, who portrayed Ibrahim's character. The film received critical feedback; Anna M. Vetticad of Firstpost considered Kapoor's appearance to be "bland as the screenplay," adding that "she tries to be mature and menacing, but the effort shows too much." None of her 2017 debuts did well at the box office.

In the comedy horror film Stree (2018), Kapoor Nadj starred opposite Rajkummar Rao. The film, based on Nale Ba's legend, depicted her as a mystery, unidentified woman who falls in love with Rao's character. The film's feminist subtext was taken note by Saibal Chatterjee, who found Kapoor to be "suitably icy as the enigmatic woman." Rajeev Masand opined that she "blends in nicely as the alluring out-of-towner with an air of mystery surrounding her." Stree became the country's highest-grossing debut to that point, with gross earnings of over 1.7 billion (US$21 million). Kapoor reteamed with Shahid Kapoor in Batti Gul Meter Chalu, a social problem film in rural India, this year. She committed to the initiative due to the social information she found in the script. When the studio KriArj Entertainment refused to remunerate the crew, filming was interrupted by a controversies. Following a brief hiatus, production was revived after Bhushan Kumar took over the project. Charu Thakur, a writer for India Today, said that Kapoor "needs to go a long way as far as her acting abilities are concerned."

Kapoor had promised to be in a biopic of badminton player Saina Nehwal directed by Amole Gupte, but after filming for a few days, she dropped out due to a scheduling conflict. In Sujeeth's action film Saaho, she began 2019 as the leading lady opposite Prabhas. It is one of India's most expensive films ever made, with a budget of 3.5 billion (US$44 million). Kapoor shot her portions in Telugu and Hindi languages. Mayank Shekhar dismissed her role as "rather pale and pointless" in a scathing review for Mid-Day. The Telugu version of the film did not do well, but the Hindi version was a commercial hit, despite being a commercial success. Chhichore, Nitesh Tiwari's comedy-drama about college life, co-starring Sushant Singh Rajput, was her next film release. "In spite of a lackluster presence, Kapoor delivers a touching and likeable performance," Udita Jhunwala of Mint said of it as a "lively homage to hostel life." The film earned more than $2 billion (US$25 million) worldwide, and it was one of her most popular titles.

Kapoor kicked off the new decade by uniting with Dhawan in the dance film Street Dancer 3D (2020), which Namrata Joshi described as a "compilation of indistinguishable performances." It didn't do well commercially. In the spiritual sequel Baaghi 3, she reunited with Shroff. It was disappointing economically due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which closed down theatres.

In Luv Ranjan's as-yet-untitled project and in Nikhil Dwivedi's trilogy film in which she will play a shapeshifting serpent, Kapoor will appear alongside Ranbir Kapoor.

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