Shanaya Kapoor Confirms Debut Under Karan Johar Productions

Shanaya Kapoor, daughter of actor Sanjay Kapoor and Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives actor Maheep Kapoor finally took to Instagram to share the news of her debut in Bedhadak. Her first Bollywood film will be under Karan Johar’s production and she will make her debut alongside Lakshya Lalwani and Gurfateh Pirzada.

This announcement was long-awaited since her launch on March 22, 2021, by Dharma Cornerstone Agency (DCA), a talent acquisition and management agency launched by Karan Johar. Karan Johar also took to his Instagram and Twitter announcing the debut and shared the first look of the movie.

Bedhadak is to be directed by Shashank Khaitan. Sharing the first look on Instagram, Shanaya Kapoor wrote, “I am extremely grateful and humbled to join the Dharma Family with Bedhadak - directed by the brilliant Shashank Khaitan. I can’t wait to kickstart this journey, I need all your blessings and love!’’ See post here. Soon after other Bollywood celebrities, showered her with best wishes. 

Shanaya Kapoor Confirms Debut under Karan Johar Productions

Shanaya’s first association with Dharma was as an assistant director on her cousin Janhvi Kapoor’s film Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, produced under Johar’s banner. The film will also be starring Gurfateh Pirzada, who rose to fame in 2020 through Netflix's Original movie Guilty. Pirzada will be seen playing the character Angad, and Lakshya Lalwani, who is a well-known face in Indian Television will be seen playing the character Karan, in Bedhadak, his Bollywood debut. 

Previously in 2019, Shanaya had told news agency IANS that she would love bagging a debut with Johar. “I don’t think any actor would say no. He is family. He is talented and the most amazing director. I think I would start crying if Karan ever directs me. I would get emotional and just die.”

There has been a rapid increase in the coverage of lives and times of star kids in the last two years. Especially, those who will be making their debut in Bollywood soon. Shanaya Kapoor, who hails from the Kapoor clan of Bollywood, has added pressure considering the family history in Bollywood and narratives around infamous nepotism.

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