Ranbir Kapoor is a superstar because he's a superb actor: Shraddha Kapoor

Ranbir Kapoor is a superstar because he’s a superb actor: Shraddha Kapoor

Ahmed

March 23, 2023

If you go by social media stats, Shraddha Kapoor is the kind of Bollywood actress, fans just cannot seem to get enough of. With over 78.9m followers on Instagram alone, it’s safe to say her virtual appeal transcends her reel life pull.

Whether it be her goofy pictures at home with her girl-next-door spectacles perched at the end of her nose, or simply sipping a hot cuppa tea on her Mumbai terrace, what fans seem to love is her relatability. This despite the fact that her edgy debut in 2010’s thriller Teen Patti was not exactly the conventional route to stardom for the star daughter of 70s ace villain Shakti Kapoor.

If Aashiqui 2 made her the nation’s sweetheart, she followed it up with hard hitting movies like Haider and Stree among others. Her chequered career took a hit in 2020, like that of many of her peers.

“Covid just came and my film Baaghi 3 was playing and it just paused everything for everybody,” she says in a recent Zoom interaction with City times.

“I’m sure Covid was difficult for everybody for different reasons,” she goes on to add as if to explain her movie coming to a halt at the cinemas wasn’t exactly the biggest catastrophe to befall one.

Her Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, directed by Luv Ranjan and starring her alongside Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor, also has taken its own time to reach the cinemas – the movie was shot through Covid and after some delays is finally hitting theaters on March 8.