Shraddha Kapoor is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. One of India's highest-paid actresses, Kapoor has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2014 and was featured by Forbes Asia in their 30 Under 30 list of 2016.
The daughter of actor Shakti Kapoor, she began her acting career with a brief role in the 2010 heist film Teen Patti, and followed it with her first leading role in the teen drama Luv Ka The End. Kapoor had her breakthrough playing a singer in the commercially successful romantic musical Aashiqui 2, for which she received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. The following year, she portrayed a character based on Ophelia in Vishal Bhardwaj's acclaimed drama Haider.
Kapoor established herself with starring roles in the romantic thriller Ek Villain, the dance drama ABCD 2 and the action film Baaghi. Following a series of poorly-received films, she had commercial successes in the comedies Chhichhore and Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, the action thriller Saaho, as well as the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe films Stree and Stree 2, the latter of which ranks as her highest-grossing release.