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Shraddha Kapoor
Kapoor at Dior Anniversary Bash.
Born	(1992-03-03) March 3, 1992 (age 32) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2010–present
Parent(s)	Shakti Kapoor (father) Shivangi Kapoor (mother)
Relatives	Padmini Kolhapure (aunt) Siddhanth Kapoor (brother)

Shraddha Kapoor (born March 3, 1992) is an Indian film actress. Hailing from a filmi background, she wanted to become an actress from a young age. Prior to making her cinematic debut, she took up theatre studies at Boston University. Kapoor marked her debut in Leena Yadav's 2010 Bollywood film Teen Patti alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Ben Kingsley.

Kapoor earned critics approvals and the Stardust Award for Best Actress for her leading role in Y-Films's 2011 melodrama Luv Ka The End although the film was a below average at the box office. In 2013, after a disheartening debut, several setbacks, walking out of her Y-Films three—films contract, and almost a two years break from the limelight and films, Shraddha Kapoor finally rose to prominence playing the role of "Arohi" in the romantic musical drama film Aashiqui 2 which earned her rave reviews for her performance and turned out to be a 'blockbuster', earning more than ₹100 crore.

Early life

Shraddha Kapoor was born on 03 March 1992 in Mumbai to actor Shakti Kapoor and Shivangi Kapoor. She is the niece of actress Padmini Kolhapure and Tejaswini Kolhapure. And also, the distant niece of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. Her older brother, Siddhanth Kapoor, is a former Disc Jockey who made his film debut with Shootout at Wadala.

Kapoor has been brought up with a nurture upbringing, tending to receive pleasant vibes from her relatives. Having a descent of both Maharashtrian and Punjabi, she always explore different celebrations and cultures. Despite, she inherited her father's whencesoever, she always wishes to inclination her mother's culture and inheritance. She has been whetted to be a personality in the film-industry since, childhood.

She did her schooling at Jamnabai Narsee School in Juhu, Mumbai, completing her twelfth standard. During her persuasion of her academic studies, she never had the attribution of studying due to her focus of being an actress. She stated ''when she was in eighth standard, she had cheated on exam and got caught, but luckily she had a good teacher, she did not report to her parent.'' In order, to pursue her acting career—she enrolled at Boston University, majoring in Theatre Studies. Still, a teenager in institution, she was cast in her debut film, for which she quit her freshman year at BU after, being noticed by director Leena Yadav.

Acting career

2010-2012

Kapoor made her acting debut in 2010 with the film Teen Patti alongside Amitabh Bachchan, R. Madhavan, and Raima Sen. The film tanked at the box office, and her performance went partially unnoticed. For her role as college rockstar Aparna, she had workshops with Royston Abel, Ashley Lobo and Barry John. Shraddha described her character as "a studious girl and is also a guitarist in her college’s music band" and "a very intriguing person."

In 2011, she signed a three-movie contract with Yash Raj Films. However, the contract was soon to be cancelled due to Kapoor decision to transition elsewhere and sign her next film with Mahesh Bhatt's forAashiqui 2. She starred in Y-Films's venture, Luv Ka The End alongside newcomer Taaha Shah. Of her role and this film, Kapoor stated: "I play a character name Rhea Dialdas who is very feminine, quirky, all in all a typical teenage girl but one with a vindictive dark side when she found out what her boyfriend been really up to. It's a passtime chick-flick, So I feel in someways most of the burden to carry this film forward lies a lot on me but I just hope I make it worth it to watch." Despite the film's poor performance at the box office, Kapoor's performance attracted generally positive reviews. Rachana of Glamsham Editorial wrote, "Shraddha Kapoor clearly steals the show and it's her performance which lights up the film. She is the star of the film." Kapoor was also awarded Stardust Searchlight Award For Best Actress for the film.

2013–Present

In 2013, Kapoor starred in Aashiqui 2, a romantic musical drama film opposite Aditya Roy Kapur. Her character in the film, Arohi Shirke, is a small-town bar singer who later becomes a successful playback artiste. The film received a positive to mixed critical reception. However, reviewers were mostly positive about Kapoor's performance.

Anupama Chopra calls her the "real triumph" and said that she is "very good as the woman in the throes of a grand passion who believes that love will show the way" The Times Of India's Madhureeta Mukherjee adds, saying that Kapoor lets "her emotions play out brilliantly in high-strung scenes with supreme confidence". Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama stated, ' Shraddha also gets to sink her teeth into this challenging character and the attractive youngster is simply amazing, more so towards the demanding moments in the second hour. Furthermore, the chemistry between Aditya and Shraddha is incredible, which also proves yet again that the right casting can work wonders.'

The film went on to became a major box-office success attaining a blockbuster status by grossing more than ₹100 crore. Kapoor will feature in the upcoming Gori Tere Pyaar Mein which is directed by Punit Malhotra. She is also confirmed to be the leading lady in Ekta Kapoor's The Villain opposite Sidharth Malhotra.

Personal life

Kapoor shares a close bond with her family and friends. Kapoor has revealed countless times that she is a die-hard hopeless romantic, Stating,"I believe that love should be something mad and full of pagalpan. It should not be kaam chalau. A lot of things in life today are like that. Love should not be one of them. It should be mad or should not be there." Kapoor even went on to confess that "Well, it’s not like it’s in fine print but I am a very emotional soul — I fall for romance easily, sometimes maybe too easily. I believe in bonds that last. I personally feel it’s very hard to find true love or even understand what it is. From what I see and hear around me, there are so many divorces and separations. I just wish it wasn’t like that, but there’s nothing I can do about it. I think I'll always be a hopeless romantic, I just hope, dream and pray I found the right soul mate someday". There have been numerous reports regarding her dating life, however, she has never confirmed to any of them.

During the filming of Kapoor's film, Aashiqui 2 it was widely speculated that she was in a romantic relationship with co-star Aditya Roy Kapoor. However, it was denied by both the actors. Kapoor stated "Aditya and I got comfortable with each other... Off screen, we have become good friends and somewhere that has translated on the screen as well. That is wonderful."

Later pictures of Kapoor and actor Varun Dhawan surfaces, when they were both having dinner together. Although it appeared as though they were in a relationship, it was later confirmed by Varun Dhawan that the two were merely childhood friends..

In 2013, Grazia asked about her relationship status, Kapoor stated "Currently, I am single, I’ve never been in a serious relationship. The whole idea of having a companion for life sounds like the best thing in the world. I think people who have found it are very lucky. I wouldn’t say I’m looking for love, but I wouldn’t mind if love surprises me." “It was liberating to travel alone this year, and I see a lot of that coming! I was thinking about it on my trip – the whole idea of sharing your life with someone, it’s so rare nowadays, na? Everyone thinks they want more, even marriage is not enough. That sort of commitment is not enough. How will you make it last?” For Delhi Couture Week 2013, Kapoor attented her favorite designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee's show to show her support then during the event the designer stated: "Shraddha Kapoor is gen next muse." Fashion critics has also given her compliments on her minimalist style and her Marathi style.

In the media

Mass media, describes Shraddha Kapoor as fearless, having cool attitudes, one of the most selective newcomer in bollywood and also graving her career as a great point. She constantly, refers as her aunt’s Padmini Kolhapure. Her praises had been delicate to many websites and prestigious magazines. Times of India—TOI, ranked her at #27 in ‘’50 Most Desirable Women of 2012’’. In 2011, Femina cited ″Shraddha is on carrying Shakti Kapoor—her father gene.″ In 2013, Kapoor has become the one of the most admired and revered actress, according to itimes poll she ranked #1 position in 2013. Grazia indicates her, ″as the Girl On Fire″, as Cosmopolitan criticizes her, ″she is on living her dream, tackling criticism and finding Mr. Right.″ FHM India's ranked her #5. on 100 Sexiest Women In The World 2013.

She became the ambassador of Lakmé which she was critical claimed as an ″exciting new face″ for the brand. She was named the official brand ambassador for the petroleum jelly beauty brand Vaseline in India. She will launch the new Gitanjali's Jewellery brand Nirvana, being the official brand ambassador.

Media specaculated that after her grand success of Aashiqui 2, she has chosen her career wisely as she does not want to pair with 40-plus actors due to Hindi cinema is a male nominating cinema. Hence, she had refused to work with leading actors such as John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan. She was later denied about it on her social networking site.

″I read a story that appeared in a tabloid today. I must clarify that there is no truth in this. I would absolutely love to work with AB. It's upon my director to decide who will be my co-star. Where is the question of me deciding to work with my co-stars?.″

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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External links

• Shraddha Kapoor at IMDb

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• Indian actresses
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