Janhvi Kapoor Age, Height, Date Of Birth, Husband, Boyfriend, Mother, Family, Biography

Janhvi Kapoor is an Indian actress in Hindi movies and the daughter of famous actress Sridevi and producer Boney Kapoor. Janhvi started her acting career in 2018 with the romantic drama “Dhadak,” which was a hit. She also earned the Filmfare Award for Best Actress nominations for her roles in “Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl” in 2020 and “Mili” in 2022.

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Janhvi Kapoor Wiki/Bio

Janhvi was born on 2 March 1997 in Mumbai, India and her age is 27 years old as of 2024. She is an Indian citizen who follows the Hinduism faith and her height is 5′ 6″ inches tall. Her zodiac sign is Pisces and her ethnicity and caste are Punjabi and Khatri respectively. [mfn]famousbirthdays[/mfn]

Janhvi Kapoor Education & Qualification

Kapoor finished her schooling at Ecole Mondiale World School in Mumbai. Although her mother preferred she become a doctor, she was determined to follow her mother’s path into acting. She completed an acting course at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in California. Kapoor debuted in the film “Dhadak” in 2018, the movie earned over Rs. 100 crores worldwide within two weeks. ¹

Janhvi Kapoor Family & Parents

Janhvi Kapoor comes from an eminent family of actors and filmmakers who have been famous faces in this industry for a long time. Her father Boney Kapoor is an actor and a producer and her mother was a renowned actress who acted in Hindi, Tamil, Telegu, Kannada, and Malayalam movies.

She has a sister named Khushi Kapoor; actor Arjun Kapoor is her half-sibling, and actor Sonam Kapoor is her cousin. Actors Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor are her uncles. ²

Janhvi Kapoor Boyfriend & Husband

There were rumors that Janhvi was previously in a relationship with Ishaan Khattar then with Akshat Rajan and then with Shikhar Pahariya. ³

Janhvi Kapoor Career

Janhvi Kapoor began her acting career in 2018 with the romance film “Dhadak,” directed by Shashank Khaitan and co-starring Ishaan Khatter. The movie was a Hindi remake of the 2016 Marathi film “Sairat,” which tells the story of a rich girl who elopes with a poorer boy. Though critics gave “Dhadak” mostly negative reviews, it was a commercial hit, earning ₹1.1 billion worldwide.

In 2020, Kapoor appeared in Zoya Akhtar’s segment of the Netflix horror anthology “Ghost Stories.” Kapoor then played the lead role in “Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl,” a biopic streamed on Netflix due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She prepared for this role by training with Gunjan Saxena. Kapoor received a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actress for this role.

In 2021, Kapoor played dual roles in the comedy horror film “Roohi” with Rajkummar Rao. The film faced delays due to COVID-19 and didn’t do well at the box office. In 2022, she starred in “Good Luck Jerry,” a remake of the Tamil film “Kolamaavu Kokila,” released on Disney+ Hotstar.

Janhvi then played a woman trapped in a freezer in the film “Mili,” a remake of the Malayalam movie “Helen.” Anupama Chopra appreciated her sincerity but found her performance less impactful than the original actress. Despite this, Kapoor earned another Filmfare Best Actress nomination, though the film was a box-office failure.

In 2023, Janhvi starred with Varun Dhawan in the romantic drama “Bawaal,” about a couple learning about World War II while traveling across Europe, released on Amazon Prime Video. Beatrice Loayza from The New York Times and Leaf Arbuthnot from The Guardian criticized the lack of chemistry between the couple but praised her performance.

Kapoor has upcoming projects including the sports film “Mr. & Mrs. Mahi” with Rajkummar Rao, where she plays a cricketer, and the romantic comedy “Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari” with Varun Dhawan.

Janhvi will also star as a young Indian Foreign Service officer in the political thriller “Ulajh” and appear with N. T. Rama Rao Jr. in the Telugu action film “Devara.” Additionally, she is set to star opposite Ram Charan in the film “RC16.” ⁴

Janhvi Kapoor’s Awards & Nominations

Here are some notable awards and nominations received by Janhvi Kapoor

Lokmat Stylish Awards: Stylish Debutant of the Year – Won in 2018
Filmfare Awards: Best Female Debut for Dhadak – Nominated in 2019
IIFA Awards: Star Debut of the Year – Female for Dhadak – Nominated in 2019
Zee Cine Awards: Best Female Debut for Dhadak – Won in 2019
Filmfare Awards: Best Actress for Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl – Nominated in 2020
Pinkvilla Style Icons Awards: Super Stylish Youth Idol – Female – Won in 2022
Bollywood Hungama Style Icons in 2023
Stylish Iconic Performer – Female – Nominated in 2023
Stylish Youth Icon – Female – Won in 2023
Pinkvilla Style Icons Awards: Style Icon of the Year – Reader’s Choice – Won in 2023
Filmfare Awards: Best Actress for Mili – Nominated in 2023
Zee Cine Awards: Best Actress (Critics) for Mili – Nominated in 2023
Filmfare OTT Awards: Best Actress (Web Original Film) for Bawaal – Nominated in 2023
Pinkvilla Screen and Style Icons Awards: Best Actress (OTT) – Popular Choice – Won in 2023