Janhvi Kapoor

Janhvi Kapoor (born 6 March 1997) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Born to Sridevi and Boney Kapoor, she made her acting debut in 2018 with the romantic drama Dhadak, which was a commercial success. Kapoor went on to receive a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for playing the titular aviator in the biopic Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020).

Janhvi Kapoor
Kapoor in 2020
Born (1997-03-06) 6 March 1997
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActress
Years active2018–present
Parent(s)Sridevi
Boney Kapoor
RelativesSee Kapoor family

Early life

Janhvi Kapoor was born on 6 March 1997.[1][2] Her father is Boney Kapoor, the son of the late filmmaker Surinder Kapoor, and the founder of the Anil Kapoor Films Company.[3] Her mother is actress Sridevi, titled the "First Female Superstar" of Indian cinema and one of its most influential actresses. She is the niece of film actors Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor.[4] She has one younger sister, Khushi, and two half siblings, actor Arjun Kapoor and Anshula Kapoor from her father's first marriage.[5] Kapoor lost her mother at age 21, when she was found dead of an accidental drowning in her guest room at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[6]

Kapoor studied at Dhirubhai Ambani International School in Mumbai. Before making her film debut, she took an acting course from Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in California.[1]

Career
Kapoor in 2018

Kapoor made her acting debut in 2018 with the Shashank Khaitan-directed romance Dhadak, co-starring Ishaan Khatter. A Hindi-language remake of the 2016 Marathi film Sairat, it featured her as a young upper-class girl whose life turns tragic after she elopes with a lower-class boy (played by Khatter). The film received predominantly negative reviews,[7] but with a worldwide collection of ₹1.1 billion, it proved to be a commercial success.[8][9] Writing for CNN-News18, Rajeev Masand criticised the film for removing caste-based references and deemed it inferior to the original, but felt Kapoor had "a fragility that makes her instantly endearing, and a soulful quality that makes it hard to take your eyes off her on screen".[10] Conversely, Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost thought that she "lacks personality and delivers a colourless performance".[11] She won the Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut.[12] In the same year, the cosmetics brand Nykaa selected Kapoor to be their brand ambassador.[13]

Kapoor's next screen appearance came in 2020 when she starred in Zoya Akhtar's segment in the Netflix horror anthology film Ghost Stories.[14] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express disliked the segments but added that the "only real surprise comes from Janhvi Kapoor in a solid, real act".[15] She then took on the titular role of aviator Gunjan Saxena in the biopic Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, which due to the COVID-19 pandemic could not be released theatrically and instead streamed on Netflix.[16] In preparation, she spent time with Saxena, underwent physical training, and learned the body language of an air force officer.[17] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV described Kapoor's performance as "passably steady" while Rahul Desai of Film Companion was more appreciative of her "deceptively private performance" which he considered to be "pitch-perfect".[18][19]

In 2021, Kapoor played a dual role opposite Rajkummar Rao in the comedy horror film Roohi.[20] The film was theatrically released in India on 11 March 2021 after several delays due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic .[21] The film and Kapoor's performance received poor reviews from critics[22][23] and was deemed a box office failure.[24]

Kapoor will next star in Good Luck Jerry, a Hindi adaptation of the 2018 Tamil film Kolamavu Kokila, produced by Aanand L. Rai.[25] She will then star in Mili with Sunny Kaushal, a remake of Helen.[26] Kapoor also has committed to the sports film Mr and Mrs Mahi with Rao[27] and the action film Bawaal with Varun Dhawan.[28]

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role(s) Notes Ref.
2018 Dhadak Parthavi Singh Rathore [29]
2020 Ghost Stories Sameera Zoya Akhtar's segment [30]
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl Gunjan Saxena [31]
2021 Roohi Roohi Arora / Afzana Bedi [32]
2022 Good Luck Jerry Jerry Completed [33]
Mili Mili Completed [34]
2023 Bawaal TBA Filming [35]

Music video
Year Title Singer(s) Composer Notes Ref.
2020 "Kudi Nu Nachne De" Vishal Dadlani, Sachin–Jigar Sachin–Jigar, Tanishk Bagchi Promotional song for Angrezi Medium [36]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2019 Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Dhadak Nominated [37]
IIFA Awards Star Debut of the Year – Female Nominated [38]
Zee Cine Awards Best Female Debut Won [39]
2020 Filmfare Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl Nominated [40]
2022 Indian Television Academy Awards Popular Actress - Web Star vs Food (Season 2) Nominated [41]

See also

References
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  2. "Janhvi Kapoor shares a throwback picture of Boney Kapoor and late Sridevi". Business Standard. 2 June 2019.
  3. "Sonam Kapoor: My love life has been unsuccessful". Gulf News. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  4. N, Patsy. "Sonam is a better actor than Anil". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  5. "Arjun Kapoor, Khushi, Anshula come together for father Boney Kapoor at Maidaan mahurat ceremony. See pics". Hindustan Times. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
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  11. Anna M. M. Vetticad. "Dhadak movie review: Janhvi-Ishaan are so-so in an insipid Sairat remake that is afraid to discuss caste". Firstpost.
  12. "Zee Cine Awards full winners list: Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone win big". India Today. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
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  15. Gupta, Shubhra (31 December 2019). "Ghost Stories review: Where are the scares?". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  16. "Netflix's Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl to premiere on August 12". The Indian Express. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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  18. Chatterjee, Saibal (10 August 2020). "Gunjan Saxena - The Kargil Girl Movie Review: Spry Biopic Flies Light With Passably Steady Janhvi Kapoor". NDTV. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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  25. "Janhvi Kapoor shares pics as she wraps Good Luck Jerry: 'So many things have happened, evolved, learnt and unlearnt'". Hindustan Times. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  26. "Janhvi Kapoor's Hindi remake of 'Helen' titled 'Mili'". BizAsia. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  27. "Karan Johar announces 'Mr and Mrs Mahi' featuring Rajkummar Rao and Janhvi Kapoor". Times Of India. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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  36. "Angrezi Medium Song Kudi Nu Nachne De: Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif And Anushka Sharma Will Set Your Mood For The Week". NDTV. 4 March 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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