Shraddha Kapoor is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. The
daughter of actor Shakti Kapoor, she began her acting career with a
brief role in the 2010 heist film Teen Patti, and followed it with her
first leading role in the teen drama Luv Ka The End (2011). Kapoor
received a Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination for her
breakthrough role in the highly successful romantic drama Aashiqui 2
(2013). She subsequently starred in the top-grossing thriller Ek Villain
(2014)movie and by Kapoor, was born and raised in Mumbai into a mixed
ethnic family. On her father's side, Kapoor is of Punjabi descent, and
on her mother's side, she is of predominantly Marathi ancestry. Like her
mother, Kapoor has stated that she is a complete Marathi. Kapoor's
family members, including her parents, Shakti Kapoor and Shivangi
Kapoor, her older brother, Siddhanth Kapoor and her two aunts Padmini
Kolhapure and Tejaswini Kolhapure are actors in Hindi films. She did her
schooling at Jamnabai Narsee School and then enrolled in the American
School of Bombay. While there she played soccer and handball
competitively. Later, she went to Boston, but subsequently left to
appear in her debut film after she was seen on Facebook by producer
Ambika Hinduja who cast her for a role in Teen Patti.