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Janhvi Kapoor
Occupation:Actor • Special Appearances
Born:March 6, 1997
Birthplace:India
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Janhvi Kapoor is the elder daughter of one of India`s most popular and successful actresses Sridevi and her husband Boney Kapoor, a film producer. Hailing from a film family, acting came very naturally to Janhvi, who had expressed her interest in acting at a very young age. After completing her schooling at Dhirubhai Ambani International School, she studied acting at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Manhattan, New York.

Upon completing her course, she returned to India to have bagged the lead role in the Hindi remake of the Marathi blockbuster hit and critically acclaimed movie Sairat, titled Dhadak opposite Ishaan Khatter in 2018. Her 2020 release includes Gunjan Saxena. In 2021, she paired alongside Rajkummar Rao in the comedy-horror film Roohi. She then featured in Good Luck Jerry (2022), Mili (2022), Bawaal (2023), Mr. & Mrs. Mahi (2024), Ulajh (2024), Devara - Part 1 (2024), and Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari (2025) .
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Sridevi
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Boney Kapoor
Father
Khushi Kapoor
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Lag Ja Gale
Peddi
Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari
Homebound
Param Sundari
Devara - Part 1
Ulajh
Mr. & Mrs. Mahi
Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
Mili

Did You Know? (11)

  • Abhishek Nayar, a former Indian cricketer, took Jahnvi Kapoor to Baroda for a six-day workshop to understand body language and mannerisms in the game of cricket to prepare for her role in Mr and Mrs Mahi (2024).
  • Jahnvi had to prepare a lot for her role as she is a non-athletic person who had to become a cricketer in Mr and Mrs Mahi (2024). She tore the ligaments in her shoulders in the first two months of training due to multi-directional instability.
  • Janhvi Kapoor reunites with Sharan Sharma and Nikhil Mehrotra after Gunjan Saxena (2020).
  • Rajkummar Rao and Janhvi Kapoor team up for a second collaboration after horror-comedy Roohi (2021).
  • Janhvi Kapoor was supposed make her debut in Student of The Year 2 but Karan Johar, later, decided to launch her in Dhadak instead.
  • Sridevi admitted that she did not want Janhvi Kapoor to be an actress, but her love towards the craft made Sridevi reconsider.
  • Janhvi Kapoor has undergone her training in the same acting institute The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, California, as Ranbir Kapoor and Aaryan Khan.
  • Janhvi Kapoor's name is inspired by Urmila Matondkar's character Jhanvi in the film Judaai starring Sridevi, who was pregnant at the time and shared a great bond with the actress.
  • Janhvi Kapoor was allegedly offered a movie with Mahesh Babu by director A.R Murugadoss. However, she reportedly denied it as she was not ready.
  • Ishaan Khatter and Janhvi Kapoor, while shooting for the song 'Pheli Baar' from Dhadak, had to shoot around a pond, which apparently had snakes in it. The actors stayed oblivious to the fact until after the shoot.
  • Janhvi Kapoor could not speak Hindi until she made her debut in Dhadak (2018), in which she is seen speaking Rajasthani and Hindi fluently.
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