Vaani Kapoor

Vaani Kapoor

Kapoor at a promotional event for Shuddh Desi Romance, 2013
Born 23 August 1988[1][2]
Delhi, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2010–present

Vaani Kapoor (born 23 August 1988) is an Indian actress and model.[3][4] She played leading roles in two films produced by Yash Raj Films — Shuddh Desi Romance (2013) and Aaha Kalyanam (2014).

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.[5] Later she enrolled in IGNOU, 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.[5] She was signed by Elite Model Management.[5]

Kapoor debuted on television in the series called Rajuben. She later signed a three film deal with Yash Raj Films.[6] Kapoor was selected through an audition to play in the movie Shuddh Desi Romance. Mohar Basu of Koimoi wrote that Kapoor was "a pleasant debutant though she isn’t an overtly powerful actress"[7] while Madhureeta Mukherjee of The Times Of India thought that she was "impressive, pretty and commands a good screen-presence".[8] Kapoor received the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for her portrayal of Tara in the film.[9]

Her next release was the romantic comedy Tamil film Aaha Kalyanam, a remake of Band Baaja Baraat. During the making of the film, Kapoor trained in Tamil and Telugu. IndiaGlitz called Kapoor's performance "impressive, with her expressions and dialogues perfectly in place with the attitude of her character".[10]

Filmography

Year Title Role Language
2013 Shuddh Desi Romance Tara Hindi
2014 Aaha Kalyanam Shruthi Subramaniam Tamil

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations
Year Film Award Category Result Ref
2013 Shuddh Desi Romance BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Film Debut (Female) Won [11]
2014 Filmfare Award Best Female Debut [9]
International Indian Film Academy Awards Star Debut of the Year (Female) [12]
Screen Awards Best Female Debut Nominated [13]
Star Guild Awards Best Female Debut Won [14]
Zee Cine Awards Best Female Debut [15]
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female Nominated [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Vaani Kapoor - contact 09988135577About". Facebook. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Kapoor, Vaani (29 November 2013). "its 88!*sigh*". Twitter.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "'Shuddh Desi Romance' more challenging than fun: Vaani Kapoor". 18 September 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Personal Agenda: Vaani Kapoor".
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Vaani Kapoor: Was VERY SCARED of the director of Shuddh Desi Romance".
  6. ↑ "'Shuddh Desi Romance' more challenging than fun: Vaani Kapoor". Mid Day. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Basu, Mohar (6 September 2013). "Shuddh Desi Romance Review". Koimoi. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Mukherjee, Madhureeta (6 September 2013). "Shuddh Desi Romance: Movie Review". Times Of India. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "59th Idea Filmfare Awards Winners". Filmfare. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Aaha Kalyanam Review - Happily ever after". IndiaGlitz. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Nominations for 4th Big Star Entertainment Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "IIFA 2014 Winners". IIFA. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "Screen Awards 2014: Complete list of Nominees". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  14. ↑ "Guild Awards 2014 Winners". filmibeat. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "Zee Cine 2014 Winners". ZeeNews. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "Zee Cine Awards 2014: Complete list of nominations". ZeeNews. Retrieved 4 September 2014.

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