Vaani Kapoor made her Bollywood debut with Yash Raj Films' Shuddh Desi Romance in 2013.
Vaani Kapoor celebrates her 37th birthday on August 23 this year, and in her career spanning more than a decade, she has balanced mainstream glamour with bold career choices. After making her debut in 2013 with Yash Raj Films' Shuddh Desi Romance, she has managed to carve a niche for herself with her willingness to take on unconventional roles. So on the occasion of her special day, let’s revisit her journey, her defining performances, and what she is looking forward to.
In Shuddh Desi Romance, directed by Maneesh Sharma, Vaani played the role of Tara, a young woman navigating modern relationships. With her natural screen presence, she impressed the audience and even bagged the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut award.
The following year, Kapoor made her foray into Tamil cinema with Aaha Kalyanam, the remake of Band Baaja Baaraat. Her willingness to cross into regional cinema showed that she was open to explore diverse opportunities and audiences.
With Befikre, opposite Ranveer Singh, Vaani took on a bold and experimental role. The film, set in Paris, broke away from traditional Bollywood romance and Vaani’s act as Shyra Gill showed how she was willing towards risk-taking narratives. Be it her bold styling or her impeccable on-screen energy, the film cemented her image as a modern Bollywood star.
The actress made a comeback to mainstream commercial cinema with War, one of Bollywood’s biggest blockbusters of 2019. In her limited role, Vaani made a glamorous presence, which added to the film’s appeal. Sharing screen space with Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff, the film placed her as one of the bankable stars associated with major productions.
In the most defining role of her career so far, Vaani played a transgender woman navigating love and identity in Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui. The audience and the critics praised her sensitivity to portraying such a complex character, and it sparked major conversations about gender representation in cinema.
Beyond films, Vaani too is known to be a style icon, thanks to her elegant red-carpet appearances and fashion-forward choices.
As she steps into her 38th year, she has got all the praise from the audience this year for her role as an IRS officer's wife opposite Ajay Devgn in Raid 2. She also made her foray into OTT space with Netflix's Mandala Murders, a thriller series which starred her as a detective investigating a series of murders.
Going further, she is expected to feature in Badtameez Gill, an upcoming film from filmmaker Navjot Gulati. It is a coming-of-age Bollywood drama-comedy. Vaani will also star with Ishwak Singh in Dinesh Vijan's social comedy film Sarvagunn Sampanna.
