In 2013, Kapoor Khan collaborated with Ajay Devgn for the fourth time in Prakash Jha's Satyagraha, a socio-political

drama
loosely inspired by social activist Anna Hazare's fight against corruption in 2011.[105] The film received little praise from critics and
underperformed at the box office earning ₹675 million (US$8.5 million) domestically.[105] Following an appearance in the poorly
received romantic comedy Gori Tere Pyaar Mein (2013),[19] Kapoor Khan decreased her workload for the next two years to focus
on her marriage and family.[106] She took on smaller parts where she played the love-interest of Ajay Devgn in the action
film Singham Returns (2014) and Salman Khan in the drama Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015). The former, in which Kapoor Khan had a
role written specifically for her, met with mixed reviews and Kapoor received criticism for taking a role of minimal importance.[107]
[108]
Conversely, the film was a financial success with a revenue of over ₹1.4 billion (US$18 million).[109] Kabir Khan's Bajrangi
Bhaijaan emerged as India's highest-earning film of the year grossing a total of ₹3.20 billion (US$40 million),[110] and earned
the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.[111]
In 2016, Kapoor Khan took on a starring role in Ki & Ka, about gender stereotypes, to which she was particularly drawn for its
relevance.[106] Critics were divided in their opinion of the film,[112] but it emerged a financial success grossing over ₹1 bil-
lion (US$13 million) worldwide.[113] Meena Iyer of The Times of India mentioned Kapoor as remarkable,[114] and Sukanya Verma
considered the actress to be the film's prime asset.[115] She next featured in Udta Punjab (2016), a crime drama that documents
the substance abuse endemic in the Indian state Punjab. Kapoor Khan was initially reluctant to do the film due to the length of
her role, but agreed after reading the completed script and partially waived her fees to star in it.[116][117] Udta Punjab generated
controversy when the Central Board of Film Certification deemed that the film represented Punjab in a negative light.
[118]
The Bombay High Court later cleared the film for exhibition with one scene cut.[119] Rediff.com stated that the film relies on her
character,[120] and Mehul S. Thakkar of Deccan Chronicle wrote that she was successful in delivering such a strong performance.
[121]
For her performance, Kapoor Khan received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Filmfare and Zee Cine award
ceremonies.[122][123]

Veere Di Wedding and beyond (2018–present)

Kapoor Khan with co-stars Swara Bhaskar, Sonam

Kapoor and Shikha Talsania (l-r) at a promotional event for Veere Di Wedding in 2018
Following the birth of her first child, Kapoor Khan was persuaded by her husband to return to acting.[124] She was keen to work on
a project that would accommodate her parental commitments and found it in Shashanka Ghosh's female buddy film, Veere Di
Wedding (2018).[125] Initially approached for the project in 2016, the makers rewrote Kapoor Khan's role to accommodate her
pregnancy, but the lack of maternity insurance in India led filming to begin after she gave birth.[126] She liked the idea of telling a
story of friendship and love from a female perspective, which she believed was rare in Hindi film, and was pleased to work with
three other leading ladies.[126][127] Anna M. M. Vetticad praised the film for portraying women with "agency, flaws, humanity and,
above all, a sense of humour", and took note of Kapoor Khan's restrained performance.[128] With a worldwide gross of over ₹1.38
billion (US$17 million), Veere Di Wedding emerged as one of the highest-grossing female-led Hindi films.[129]
Kapoor Khan reteamed with Akshay Kumar in Good Newwz (2019), a comedy about two couples' tryst with in vitro fertilisation.
[130]
Mint's Udita Jhunjunwala wrote that it is "hard to keep your eyes off Kapoor Khan".[131] She received Best Actress nominations
at Filmfare, IIFA and Zee Cine Awards,[132] and the film earned over ₹3 billion (US$38 million) to emerge as the fifth highest-
grossing Hindi film of the year.[133] She next took a supporting role in Angrezi Medium (2020), a spiritual sequel to Hindi Medium.
[134]
According to her, it was a deliberate attempt to move away from her comfort zone; she filmed her role in 10 days while she
was accompanying her husband on his film shoot in London.[135] The feature released in India amid the COVID-19 pandemic and
its commercial performance was affected due to the closing of the cinemas.[134] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in commended her
"ability to glitter in a handful of moments", but Vinayak Chakravorty for Outlook thought the portions involving Kapoor Khan were
inessential to the story.[136][137]
In 2022, Kapoor Khan starred in an adaptation of Forrest Gump, titled Laal Singh Chaddha, star