Vaani Kapoor


Vaani Kapoor is an Indian actress known for her work in Bollywood films produced by Yash Raj Films. She made her film debut in the 2013 romantic comedy Shuddh Desi Romance, a critical and commercial success, which earned her Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She went on to star in the company's romantic comedies Aaha Kalyanam and Befikre.

Life and career

Kapoor's father is a furniture exports entrepreneur and her mother is a teacher-turned marketing executive. She did her schooling at the 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.
and Sushant Singh Rajput, promoting Shuddh Desi Romance at Comedy Nights with Kapil, in 2013
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 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 Telugu romantic comedy Aaha Kalyanam, an official remake of the 2010 Hindi film Band Baaja Baaraat. She was cast opposite Nani and learned Tamil and Telugu languages for the film. Upon the release, Kapoor received positive reviews for playing the lead female role. According to the Box Office India, the film was an average-grosser.
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 became an average grosser at the box office. Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express described Vaani's role as You can see Vaani trying for more in a few scenes, but she appears stymied for the most part. Better fleshed-out, she could have been a truly spunky here-and-now leading lady, changing her own gears on love and life.
In 2017, she appeared in a Yash Raj Remake Music Video titled "Main Yaar Manana Ni".
After a three-year break from films, she finally appeared in 2019's most highest grossing film,War an action-thriller film starring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff. The film is directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Yash Raj Films. War set the record for the highest-opening day collection for a Bollywood film. The film is her most successful film among all her films released so far.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2013Shuddh Desi RomanceTaraDebut Film
2014Aaha KalyanamShruthi SubramaniamTamil film
2016BefikreShyra Gill
2019WarNaina
2020ShamsheraAdarshiniFilming

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef
2013BIG Star Entertainment AwardsMost Entertaining Film Debut Shuddh Desi Romancerowspan="3"
2014Filmfare AwardBest Female DebutShuddh Desi Romance-
2014International Indian Film Academy AwardsStar Debut of the Year Shuddh Desi Romance-
2014Screen AwardsBest Female DebutShuddh Desi Romance
2014Star Guild AwardsBest Female DebutShuddh Desi Romancerowspan="2"
2014Zee Cine AwardsBest Female DebutShuddh Desi Romance-
2014Zee Cine AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting Role – FemaleShuddh Desi Romance