Shraddha Kapoor is an Indian film actress and singer who appears in Bollywood films.

The
daughter of actor Shakti Kapoor, she began her acting career with a brief role in the 2010 heist
film Teen Patti, and followed it with her first leading role in the teen dramaLuv Ka The End (2011).
Kapoor received a Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination for her breakthrough role in the
highly successful romantic drama Aashiqui 2 (2013), and subsequently featured in the
commercially successful thriller Ek Villain (2014) and the critically acclaimed
drama Haider (2014).
Kapoor, was born and raised in Mumbai into a mixed ethnic family. On her father's side, Kapoor
is of Punjabi descent, and on her mother's side, she is of predominantly Marathi ancestry. Like
her mother, Kapoor has stated that she is a complete Marathi.[1]Kapoor's family members,
including her parents, Shakti Kapoor and Shivangi Kapoor, her older brother, Siddhanth
Kapoor and her two aunts Padmini Kolhapure and Tejaswini Kolhapure are actors in Hindi films.
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She did her schooling at Jamnabai Narsee Schooland then enrolled in the American School of
Bombay. While there she played soccer and handball competitively.[3] Later, she went to Boston,
but subsequently left to appear in her debut film after she was seen on Facebook by producer
Ambika Hinduja who cast her for a role in Teen Patti.[4]