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Vaani Kapoor
Kapoor at the 2018 Lakme Fashion Week
Born	(1988-08-23) 23 August 1988 (age 36) Delhi, India
Occupations	Actress Model
Years active	2010 – present

Vaani Kapoor (born 23 August 1988) is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi films. She made her film debut in the 2013 romantic comedy Shuddh Desi Romance, a critical and commercial success, which earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. After facing criticism for her performances in Aaha Kalyanam (2014), the Telugu remake of Band Baaja Baaraat, and Befikre (2016), she took a three-year break from films, before starring in brief roles as the romantic interest of the lead male character in the action thrillers War (2019) and Bell Bottom (2021). She was praised for her performance as a transgender woman in the romantic drama Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui (2021) opposite Ayushmann Khurrana.

Early life and education

Kapoor's father Shiv Kapoor is a furniture exports entrepreneur and her mother Dimpy Kapoor is a teacher-turned marketing executive. She did her schooling from Mata Jai Kaur Public School in Ashok Vihar, Delhi. Later she enrolled in Indira Gandhi National Open University, completing a bachelor's degree in tourism studies, after which she took up an internship with Oberoi Hotels & Resorts in Jaipur and later worked for ITC Hotel. She was signed by the Elite Model Management for modeling projects.

Acting career

Kapoor later signed a three-film deal with Yash Raj Films. She was selected through an audition to play a supporting role in the romantic comedy Shuddh Desi Romance, alongside Sushant Singh Rajput and Parineeti Chopra. The film dealt with the subject of live-in relationships; it received positive feedback from critics, and Kapoor's portrayal of an outspoken girl, Tara, was praised. Mohar Basu of Koimoi wrote that Kapoor was "a pleasant debutant though she isn’t an overtly powerful actress" while Madhureeta Mukherjee of The Times Of India thought that she was "impressive, pretty and commands a good screen-presence". Shuddh Desi Romance collected ₹46 crore (US$6.8 million) at the domestic box-office and emerged as a commercial success. At the 59th Filmfare Awards, Kapoor was awarded with the Best Female Debut award.

Kapoor's next release was the Tamil romantic comedy Aaha Kalyanam, an official remake of the 2010 Hindi film Band Baaja Baaraat. She was cast opposite Nani and learned the Tamil language for the film. Upon release, the film received negative reviews.

In 2016, Kapoor appeared in Aditya Chopra's romantic drama Befikre opposite Ranveer Singh. The film, set in Paris, was released on 9 December 2016. It received negative reviews from critics and was considered to be a box-office failure.

After a three-year break from films, she appeared in the action thriller War, alongside Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff. Directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Yash Raj Films, the film was released on 2 October 2019 to coincide with Gandhi Jayanti. War set the record for the highest-opening day collection for a Bollywood film and also became the highest-grossing Hindi film of 2019, thereby being her most successful film so far. However, she was criticised for her limited screen space, and her presence was widely considered as mainly to add a glamour quotient to the film.

Kapoor next starred in the 2021 action thriller Bell Bottom alongside Akshay Kumar, which marked her first film not to be produced by Yash Raj Films. It was theatrically released on 19 August 2021 and received mixed-to-positive reviews. In addition, Kapoor starred in her second non-YRF film, the romantic drama Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui opposite Ayushmann Khurrana, which released theatrically on 10 December 2021; she was praised for her portrayal of a trans woman in the film.

Kapoor's next release is Shamshera, a period drama co-starring Ranbir Kapoor and also produced by Yash Raj Films, which will release on 18 March 2022.

Filmography

Accolades

References

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External links

• Vaani Kapoor at IMDb

• Biography
• Fashion
• Film
• India

• 21st-century Indian actresses
• 1988 births
• Actresses in Hindi cinema
• Actresses in Telugu cinema
• Indian film actresses
• Living people
• Actresses from Delhi
• Zee Cine Awards winners