Sanjana Kapoor

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Sanjana Kapoor is a former Indian film actress and member of the famous Bollywood family, the Kapoors. She is the daughter of Jennifer Kendal and Shashi Kapoor. Her brothers Karan Kapoor and Kunal Kapoor are also actors/models. She is married to Valmik Thapar, and has a son named Hameer.

Even though she was the first female of her family to act, her career was not successful. She made her acting debut in the 1981 film 36 Chowringhee Lane which was produced by her father and starred her mother Jennifer Kendal in the lead. She played the younger version of the character her mother played. She later appeared in Utsav (1984) also produced by her father and played her first leading role in a Bollywood film titled Hero Hiralal (1988). The film was however unsuccessful.

She then appeared in Mira Nair's critically acclaimed film Salaam Bombay in 1988 and has since quit acting.