Janhvi Kapoor Biography


Biography
Janhvi Kapoor was born on 6 March 1997 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, into a celebrated film-family: her mother was the legendary actress Sridevi and her father the producer Boney Kapoor. She attended Ecole Mondiale World School and later pursued acting training at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in California. Growing up amid Bollywood’s legacy, she entered the film industry with both anticipation and challenge due to her lineage.

Career Life
Janhvi made her acting debut in 2018 with the romantic drama Dhadak, which became a commercial success. Over the next years she starred in both mainstream and female-led films like Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020) and Mili (2022), receiving nominations for top acting honours. Her filmography continues to evolve as she takes on diverse genres, inclusive of biopics, thrillers and big-budget multilingual projects.

Personal Life
In her personal life, Janhvi is known for her close-knit family bonds and her older sister Khushi Kapoor. The untimely passing of her mother Sridevi in February 2018 deeply affected her, shaping her as both individual and performer. She maintains a public profile as a fashion-icon and brand ambassador, while keeping much of her romantic life and personal routines relatively private and out of the media glare.