Shraddha Kapoor
Shraddha Kapoor is an Indian actor, best known for Tamil cinema. Shraddha Kapoor began their career in 2010 and has been a prominent figure in the industry for over 16 years. With 30 credits to their name and an average audience rating of 6.1, Shraddha Kapoor remains one of the most prolific and celebrated talents in the industry. Spanning 10+ years, Shraddha Kapoor's career remains one of the longest and most celebrated in Tamil cinema.
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Biography
Shraddha Kapoor is a Hindi cinema actress and daughter of veteran actor Shakti Kapoor, best known for her roles in commercially successful films spanning romance, action, and horror-comedy genres. Her breakthrough came with Aashiqui 2 (2013), which earned her a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actress, followed by Haider (2014) directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and the blockbuster Stree (2018) alongside Rajkummar Rao. She demonstrates notable range across musical dramas, psychological thrillers, and horror-comedies, and has performed her own dance sequences in films like ABCD 2 (2015) and Street Dancer 3D (2020). Stree 2 (2024) became one of the highest-grossing Hindi films ever, earning her the Zee Cine Award for Best Actress in 2025.
Career Milestones
Film debut in Teen Patti, followed by first lead role in Luv Ka The End
Breakthrough role as Aarohi in Aashiqui 2, earning Filmfare Best Actress nomination and national recognition
View film →Featured in Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 list
Stree became a massive horror-comedy hit, establishing her in commercial blockbuster territory
View film →Stree 2 broke box office records, becoming one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of all time
View film →Iconic Roles
Aashiqui 2
Her breakout role as a talented singer who finds love and redemption. The performance earned her a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actress and established her as a major Bollywood star.
Ek Villain
Widely considered her best performance — a vivacious, life-loving woman whose optimism and warmth drive the emotional core of the film. Her dialogues from this role are among the most quoted in Bollywood.
Haider
Inspired by Ophelia from Shakespeare's Hamlet, this role in Vishal Bhardwaj's critically acclaimed drama showcased her dramatic range and earned widespread critical appreciation.
Stree
A mysterious, supernatural woman in this hit horror-comedy franchise. The role became iconic for its eerie mystique and she reprised it in Stree 2 (2024), cementing the character as one of Hindi cinema's memorable modern figures.
ABCD 2
A hairdresser-turned-dancer who competes at an international hip-hop competition. The commercially successful role highlighted her dancing abilities and broadened her mainstream appeal.
Defining Moments
Aarohi's emotional breakdown and singing revelation — the scene where a struggling bar singer performs and is discovered, launching her meteoric rise while her mentor-lover spirals into jealousy and self-destruction. Shraddha's raw vulnerability in this role made her a household name overnight.
Her breakout performance that established her as a leading actress; earned her a Filmfare Best Actress nomination and made her synonymous with the role. The film's musical success was inseparable from her emotional portrayal.
View film →Arshia's confrontation with Haider (Shahid Kapoor) as she is torn between her love for him and loyalty to her family — a scene echoing Ophelia's tragic conflict, delivered with restraint and depth in a politically charged Kashmir setting.
Proved her dramatic range beyond romance; widely cited as her most critically acclaimed performance in a prestige Vishal Bhardwaj adaptation of Hamlet.
View film →The mysterious woman's final reveal — Shraddha's unnamed character is shown to be the titular 'Stree' herself, a folklore figure, in the film's climactic twist that recontextualizes the entire story.
Her enigmatic, minimalist performance anchored a cult classic horror-comedy that launched Bollywood's biggest franchise. Critics praised her 'suitably icy' screen presence.
View film →Maya comforting Sexa (Sushant Singh Rajput) during the college reunion — an emotionally grounded scene where she conveys decades of unspoken regret and warmth between former college friends, performed with quiet maturity.
Demonstrated her ability to hold her own in an ensemble cast alongside Sushant Singh Rajput in one of Bollywood's most beloved recent hits about friendship and second chances.
View film →Stree's return and the grand confrontation sequence — the climax where the supernatural feminine force returns more powerful than ever, with Shraddha reprising her role in a film that became one of the biggest Bollywood blockbusters ever.
Stree 2 became a historic box office phenomenon, cementing her franchise-anchor status. Her return was one of the most anticipated moments in recent Bollywood history.
View film →Shraddha Kapoor by the Numbers
If you watched every Shraddha Kapoor film back-to-back, you'd be at it for roughly 2 days and 3h. Most-paired with Mohit Suri — 3 films together.
Filmography
See all 30 credits →
Collaboration Network
The Constellation
Top 10 most-paired collaborators. Bubble size and line thickness reflect how many films they share with Shraddha Kapoor.
Career Analytics
Genre Breakdown
Language Distribution
Films by Decade
Top Co-Actors
See all →Shraddha Kapoor has worked most frequently with Mohit Suri (3 films), Ahmed Khan (2 films), Varun Dhawan (3 films), Tiger Shroff (3 films), and Jackie Shroff (2 films).
Did You Know?
Shraddha Kapoor is the daughter of veteran Bollywood actor Shakti Kapoor and Shivangi Kapoor.
She made her acting debut with a minor role in the 2010 film Teen Patti, starring alongside Amitabh Bachchan.
Her breakthrough role came with the 2013 romantic musical Aashiqui 2, which was a major commercial success.
She is also a playback singer and has sung songs for films like Ek Villain and Baaghi 2.
She is a trained Kathak dancer.
Signature Dialogues
Muskurane mein na koi tax nahi lagta
Aisha Verma·Ek Villain
Zindagi ko aaisi party ki tarah jeena chahti hoon ki maut jab aaye toh saath baithkar do drink maar kar, jaan lekar chali jaye
Aisha Verma·Ek Villain
Andhere ko andhera nahi sirf roshni mita sakti hai, Nafrat ko nafrat nahi sirf pyaar mita sakta hai
Aisha Verma·Ek Villain
Tumhare ishq se bani hoon mai, pehle zinda thi, ab jee rahi hoon main
Aarohi·Aashiqui 2
Mere bure waqt mein tum the mere saath, ab agar achche waqt mein tum nah, toh yeh waqt bhi mujhe nahi chahiye
Aarohi·Aashiqui 2
Photos
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News & Stories
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Legacy & Influence
Shraddha Kapoor has carved a distinct niche in contemporary Bollywood by embodying relatable, often aspirational, young women in commercially successful films that resonate with a wide audience. Her career trajectory showcases a strategic shift from early teen-centric roles to more substantial performances in diverse genres. Kapoor's breakthrough came with the musical romance 'Aashiqui 2' (2013), where her portrayal of Aarohi, a singer rising from obscurity, struck a chord and cemented her status as a leading actress. This was followed by a critically acclaimed performance in Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of 'Hamlet', 'Haider' (2014), where she played Arshia (Ophelia), demonstrating her ability to handle complex, dramatic material. She further diversified her filmography with the dance film 'ABCD 2' (2015), the horror-comedy 'Stree' (2018), which became a major cultural phenomenon, and the poignant campus drama 'Chhichhore' (2019), a film celebrated for its message on mental health and suicide prevention. Her contribution lies in her consistent choice of projects that, while mainstream, often explore themes of love, ambition, resilience, and societal issues, connecting strongly with the youth. As a trained singer, she has also lent her voice to several songs in her films, adding another dimension to her on-screen characters. Kapoor represents a generation of actors who balance commercial appeal with selective forays into content-driven cinema, maintaining a strong box-office record and a loyal fanbase, thereby influencing the types of female-led narratives that gain prominence in the industry.