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| name        = Vaani Kapoor
| name        = Vaani Kapoor
| image      = Vaani Kapoor walks the ramp for Payal Jain.jpg
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| caption    = Kapoor at an event in 2018
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| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|08|23}}<ref name="Kapoor, Vaani">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Vaaniofficial/status/406677220682252288|title=its 88!*sigh*|date=29 November 2013|accessdate=3 February 2014|author=Kapoor, Vaani|publisher=Twitter.com}}</ref>
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| occupation  = Actress
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'''Vaani Kapoor''' (born 23 August 1988)<ref name="Kapoor, Vaani"/> is an Indian actress known for her work in [[Bollywood|Hindi films]] produced by [[Yash Raj Films]].<ref>{{cite web |title='Shuddh Desi Romance' more challenging than fun: Vaani Kapoor |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/sep/180913-shuddh-desi-romance-more-challenging-than-fun-vaani-kapoor.htm/ |date=18 September 2013 |accessdate=19 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/personal-agenda-vaani-kapoor/story-OC3Gtg0iKiKbKgrahd8UaK.html|title=Personal Agenda: Vaani Kapoor|date=18 October 2013|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> 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]]'' (2014) and ''[[Befikre]]'' (2016), and in the action thriller ''[[War (2019 film)|War]]'' (2019).
'''Vaani Kapoor''' (born 23 August 1988)<ref name="Kapoor, Vaani"/> is an Indian actress. She is known for her work in [[Bollywood]] movies produced by [[Yash Raj Films]].<ref>{{cite web |title='Shuddh Desi Romance' more challenging than fun: Vaani Kapoor |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/sep/180913-shuddh-desi-romance-more-challenging-than-fun-vaani-kapoor.htm/ |date=18 September 2013 |accessdate=19 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/personal-agenda-vaani-kapoor/story-OC3Gtg0iKiKbKgrahd8UaK.html|title=Personal Agenda: Vaani Kapoor|date=18 October 2013|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> Her first movie role was in the 2013 romantic comedy ''[[Shuddh Desi Romance]]''. She also starred in ''[[Aaha Kalyanam]]'' (2014) and ''[[Befikre]]'' (2016).


== Life and career ==
==References==
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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]], [[New Delhi|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.<ref name="interview">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-vaani-kapoor-was-very-scared-of-the-director-of-shuddh-desi-romance/20130904.htm|title=Vaani Kapoor: Was VERY SCARED of the director of Shuddh Desi Romance|website=Rediff}}</ref>
== Other websites ==
 
[[File:Vaani Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra and Sushant Singh Rajput promoting SHUDDH DESI ROMANCE on the sets of COMEDY WITH KAPIL.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Kapoor with [[Parineeti Chopra]] (center) 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]].<ref>{{cite web|title='Shuddh Desi Romance' more challenging than fun: Vaani Kapoor|url=http://archive.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/sep/180913-shuddh-desi-romance-more-challenging-than-fun-vaani-kapoor.htm/|publisher=Mid Day|date=18 September 2013|accessdate=13 October 2014|archive-url=https://archive.is/20141013160234/http://archive.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/sep/180913-shuddh-desi-romance-more-challenging-than-fun-vaani-kapoor.htm/|archive-date=13 October 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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 relationship]]s; 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"<ref name="Basu">{{cite web|last=Basu|first=Mohar|title=Shuddh Desi Romance Review |url=http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/shuddh-desi-romance-review/|publisher=[[Koimoi]]|date=6 September 2013|accessdate=12 October 2014}}</ref> while Madhureeta Mukherjee of ''[[The Times Of India]]'' thought that she was "impressive, pretty and commands a good screen-presence".<ref>{{cite web|last=Mukherjee|first=Madhureeta|title=Shuddh Desi Romance: Movie Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-review/Shuddh-Desi-Romance-movie-review/movie-review/22326739.cms |publisher=[[The Times Of India]]|date=6 September 2013|accessdate=12 October 2014}}</ref> ''Shuddh Desi Romance'' collected [[Indian rupee|₹]]46 [[crore]] (US$6.8 million) at the domestic box-office and emerged as a commercial success.<ref name="Basu"/>  At the [[59th Filmfare Awards]], Kapoor was awarded with the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]] award.<ref name="filmfare" />
 
Kapoor's next release was the [[Tamil Cinema|Tamil]] romantic comedy ''[[Aaha Kalyanam]]'', an official remake of the 2010 Hindi film ''[[Band Baaja Baaraat]]''.  She was cast opposite [[Nani (actor)|Nani]] and learned [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] languages for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/I-understand-Tamil-well-Vaani-Kapoor/articleshow/28680148.cms|title=I understand Tamil well: Vaani Kapoor|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=30 August 2017}}</ref> Upon the release, Kapoor received positive reviews for playing the lead female role.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140222/entertainment-movie-reviews/article/aha-kalyanam-movie-review-subject-no-match-telugu |work = [[Deccan Chronicle]] | title= Aha Kalyanam movie review: Subject no match for Telugu audience |accessdate=22 February 2014|url-status=dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140222231411/http://deccanchronicle.com/140222/entertainment-movie-reviews/article/aha-kalyanam-movie-review-subject-no-match-telugu |archivedate=22 February 2014 }}</ref> According to the [[Box Office India]], the film was an average-grosser.<ref name="IndiaGlitz">{{cite web|title=Aaha Kalyanam Review – Happily ever after |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/18285.html|publisher=IndiaGlitz|date=21 February 2014|accessdate=13 October 2014}}</ref>
 
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ranveer-singh-on-befikre-trailer-launch-at-eiffel-tower-3075812/|title=It’s surreal:Ranveer Singh on Befikre trailer launch at Eiffel Tower|date=10 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="IndiaGlitz"/> It received negative reviews from critics and became an average grosser at the box office.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/vaani-kapoor-befikre-aditya-chopra-ranveer-singh-bollywood-news-interview/17922156|title=Vaani Kapoor feels 'Befikre' debacle was because of her|work=mid-day|access-date=2017-07-16|language=en}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta of [[The Indian Express]] described Vaani's role as <nowiki>''</nowiki>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.<nowiki>''</nowiki> In 2017, she appeared in a music video for "Main Yaar Manana Ni".
 
After a three-year break from films, she appeared in 2019's highest-grossing release, ''[[War (2019 film)|War]]'', an action thriller film, alongside [[Hrithik Roshan]] and [[Tiger Shroff]]. The film was directed by [[Siddharth Anand]] and produced by Yash Raj Films.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/hrithik-roshan-tiger-shroffs-next-titled-war/article28434842.ece|title='War' teaser promises an exhilarating Hrithik vs Tiger spectacle|last=Ians|date=2019-07-15|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-07-16|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> ''War'' set the record for the highest-opening day collection for a Bollywood film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office-collections/worldwide/2019/|title=Bollywood Top Grossers Worldwide Bollywood Hungama|access-date=17 October 2019|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> The film is her most successful film among all her films released so far.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/vaani-kapoor-on-war-handling-the-failure-of-befikre-and-having-aditya-chopra-as-mentor/cid/1709675|title=Vaani Kapoor on War, handling the failure of Befikre and having Aditya Chopra as mentor|website=Telegraph India|first=Karishma|last=Upadhyay|date=4 October 2019}}</ref>
 
== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Notes
|-
| 2013
!scope="row"| ''[[Shuddh Desi Romance]]''
| Tara
| Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]]
|-
| 2014
!scope="row"| ''[[Aaha Kalyanam]]''
| Shruthi Subramaniam
| [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]]
|-
| 2016
!scope="row"| ''[[Befikre]]''
| Shyra Gill
|
|-
| 2019
! scope="row" |''[[War (2019 film)|War]]''
| Naina
|
|-
|2020
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;";scope="row"|''[[Shamshera]]''{{dagger}}
|TBA
|Filming<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/shamshera-ranbir-kapoor-vaani-kapoors-film-goes-on-floors-1956175.html|title=Shamshera: Ranbir Kapoor, Vaani Kapoor’s Film Goes on Floors|website=News18|accessdate=4 December 2018}}</ref>
|-
|2021
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;";scope="row"|''[[Bell Bottom (2021 film)|Bell Bottom]]''{{dagger}}
| TBA
|Filming<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-20|title=Bell Bottom shoot SET to begin FINALLY; Akshay Kumar and Vaani Kapoor’s 14 day quarantine ends|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/bollywood/bell-bottom-shoot-set-begin-finally-akshay-kumar-vaani-kapoors-14-day-quarantine-ends/|access-date=2020-08-20|website=Bollywood Hungama|language=en}}</ref>
|}
 
== Awards and nominations ==
 
{|  class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! width=5%|Year
! style="width:30%;" |Award
! style="width:29%;" |Category
! style="width:20%;"|Film
! style="width:15%;"|Result
! width=1%|Ref
|-
| 2013
| [[BIG Star Entertainment Awards]]
| Most Entertaining Film Debut (Female)
| rowspan="7"| ''[[Shuddh Desi Romance]]''
| rowspan="3" {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Nominations for 4th Big Star Entertainment Awards|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5890/|publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6"| 2014
| [[Filmfare Award]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]
| <ref name="filmfare">{{cite news|title=59th Idea Filmfare Awards Winners|url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-59th-idea-filmfare-awards-5220.html|publisher=[[Filmfare]]|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
| [[IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female|Star Debut of the Year (Female)]]
| <ref name="IIFA 2014">{{cite news|title=IIFA 2014 Winners|url=http://www.iifa.com/winners-2014/|publisher=IIFA|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Screen Awards]]
| [[Screen Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Screen Awards 2014: Complete list of Nominees|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/20th-annual-screen-awards-2014-the-complete-list-of-nominees/444093-8-66.html|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Star Guild Awards]]
| [[Star Guild Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]
| rowspan="2" {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Guild Awards 2014 Winners|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/news/2014/renault-star-guild-awards-2014-winners-list-129864.html|publisher=filmibeat|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Zee Cine Awards]]
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Zee Cine 2014 Winners|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/zee-cine-awards-2014/zee-cine-awards-2014-winner-s-list_151176.html|publisher=ZeeNews|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female|Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Zee Cine Awards 2014: Complete list of nominations|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/zee-cine-awards-2014/zee-cine-awards-2014-complete-list-of-nominations_150384.html|publisher=ZeeNews|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref>
|}
 
== References ==
 
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Revision as of 14:59, 21 October 2020

Vaani Kapoor
Kapoor in 2018
Born (1988-08-23) 23 August 1988 (age 37)[1]
Delhi, India
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Vaani Kapoor (born 23 August 1988)[1] is an Indian actress. She is known for her work in Bollywood movies produced by Yash Raj Films.[2][3] Her first movie role was in the 2013 romantic comedy Shuddh Desi Romance. She also starred in Aaha Kalyanam (2014) and Befikre (2016).

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kapoor, Vaani (29 November 2013). "its 88!*sigh*". Twitter.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "'Shuddh Desi Romance' more challenging than fun: Vaani Kapoor". 18 September 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Personal Agenda: Vaani Kapoor". Hindustan Times. 18 October 2013.

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