At 16, this actress received a film alongside Salman Khan. However, she turned it down to priortise her studies.
This actress, who began her career with one of the biggest flops, is now among the highest-paid stars in Bollywood. We are talking about none other than Shraddha Kapoor. Daughter of veteran actor Shakti Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor has been raised in a family of renowned actors. Her two aunts Padmini Kolhapure and Tejaswini Kolhapure are also actors in Indian cinema. She is also the great niece of legendary playback singers Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle.
When Shraddha was just 16, she got an offer to play the lead role in Lucky: No Time For Love alongside Salman Kahn. But she rejected the offer as was merely young and wanted to focus on her studies. Later, shraddha made her Bollywood debut in 2010 with the film Teen Patti, alongside Amitabh Bachchan and R Madhavan. The film received mix reviews, though her performance was well appreciated. After her debut, she featured in 2011 teen comedy Luv Ka The End. The film underperformed at the box office and received mix reviews from the audience.
In 2013, Shraddha found her breakthrough role in Mohit Suri’s romantic musical Aashiqui 2, the sequel to the 1990 superhit film Aashiqui. The film became a box office hit, earning widespread recognition for both Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur.
After Aashiqui 2, Shraddha received many great projects, due to which she was successful in building her own identity. Films like Ek Villain, Haider, ABCD 2, Baaghi, and Stree took her to the new heights. Her recent release Stree 2 created history at the box office. The film has earned more than Rs 800 crore worldwide and gained a lot of love from the audience.
Shraddha currently boasts a total of of 94.1 million followers on Instagram. She has surpassed A-list actress in terms of her social media followers including Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma, Kareena Kapoor and became the most-followed Indian actress on Instagram.
Talking about her personal life, Shraddha was earlier rumoured to be dating her Aashiqui 2 co-star Aditya Roy Kapur, although neither of them addressed it in public. She was also linked to screenwriter Rahul Mody after the two got close to each other while working on Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar.
According to reports, Shraddha Kapoor’s net worth is estimated to Rs 130 crore. The actors reportedly charges Rs 15 crore per film and lives in a sea-facing house worth Rs 60 crore.
