Janhvi Kapoor is a big name in the Bollywood industry, well known for her natural acting, melodic singing, and superb modeling skills. She belongs to the most reputable Bollywood Kapoor family. Despite being a member of the Indian most renowned family, Janhvi Kapoor imprints her name in the industry with flawless acting and modeling. She is one of the most paid actresses in India.
As of 2024, Janhvi Kapoor's net worth is estimated to be $8 million.
Net Worth | $8 million |
Famous Name | Janhvi Kapoor |
Source(s) of Fame | Actress |
Age | 27 |
Date of Birth | March 6, 1997 |
Place of Birth | Mumbai, India |
Height | 5'3" |
Relationships | Single, , |
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Indian actress Janhvi Kapoor was born on 6 March 1997 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She belongs to the Kapoor dynasty, the daughter of iconic Indian director and film producer Boney Kapoor and a most versatile actress, Sridevi. Granddaughter of late Surinder Kapoor, a great director, film producer, and the founder of Anil Kapoor Film Company, and the niece of great Indian actors Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor.
Janhvi Kapoor’s siblings include a younger sister, Khushi Kapoor, brother Arjun Kapoor and sister Anshula Kapoor are her two half-siblings from the first marriage of Boney Kapoor.
Janhvi Kapoor did her schooling at Dhirubhai Ambani International School situated in Mumbai. Before making her acting debut in the Bollywood film industry, Janhvi Kapoor did an acting course at Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute in California.
Janhvi Kapoor’s mother, Sridevi, was India’s most appealing and gorgeous actress. Janhvi Kapoor was greatly inspired by her mother’s actions and wanted to pursue acting as a profession. Unfortunately, Janhvi Kapoor lost her mother at a very young age when her mother, Sridevi, was mysteriously found dead in the bathroom of Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Indian actress Janhvi Kapoor started her acting career with the romantic film Dhadak in 2018, which was immensely applauded by the Indian audience. Janhvi Kapoor’s first movie Dhadak was a remake of the Marathi movie Sairat. Janhvi Kapoor appeared as a young rich girl who fell in love with a poor guy played by Ishaan Khatter.
Although the movie was highly criticized, Janhvi Kapoor’s acting won many hearts. She got Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut for the movie Dhadak.
In the year 2018, she also became the brand ambassador for the cosmetics brand Nykaa. In 2020, she appeared in Zoya Akhter’s Netflix horror series Ghost Stories. Her role as Gunjan Saxena in the movie The Kargil Girl was immensely admired. To perform the character of air force officer Gunjan Saxena naturally, she spent day and night with officer Saxena. She also performed the dual role in the comedy-horror movie Roohi.
Due to her natural and inborn acting skills, Janhvi Kapoor is also starring with many big names in her upcoming movies. India’s most renowned film-maker Karan Johar’s movies, Mr. and Mrs. Mahi, Dostana 2, Takht, and Ranbhoomi are in the pipeline for Jhanvi Kapoor. Besides that, Janhvi Kapoor will also appear in Boney Kapoor’s upcoming film Milli and Sajid Nadiadwala’s movie Bawaal and Good Luck Jerry by Anand L Rai.
Janhvi Kapoor’s name is spelled ‘Jhanvi’, but since ‘Janhvi’ trended, she is commonly known as ‘Janhvi’. This name was given to Janhvi Kapoor by her mother after the Urmilla Matondkar’s character in the movie Judai, as the date of release of the film and the birth of Janhvi were the same.
After her mother’s death, Janhvi Kapoor shared a great bond with her brother Arjun Kapoor and her sister Anshula Kapoor. After the departure of Sridevi, her father, Boney Kapoor, equally supports her and loves her. Janhvi Kapoor lives with her family in Mumbai’s popular suburb, Green acre, in Lokhandwala Villa, elegantly built with textured walls and a sea-facing view.
In the Indian film industry, she is very close to the film actress Sara Ali Khan and Indian actor Shahid Kapoor. They all can be seen attending many parties together.
Janhvi Kapoor has a tattoo note ‘I love you my labbu’ on her forearm by her late mother.
Janhvi Kapoor is a non-vegetarian. She is fond of traveling, listening to music, and dancing. Her favorite cuisines include Rajasthani, Italian, and dishes made of Mutton.
Salman Khan and Shahid Kapoor are her favorite actors, and she idealizes Kareena Kapoor as an actress. Her favorite film is Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.
Currently, Janhvi Kapoor has 16.8 million followers on Instagram. Reportedly, she used to have a private Instagram profile but deleted everything when she had to make her profile public after becoming a public figure. The Instagram account of Janhvi Kapoor features both promotional pictures as well as personal pictures.
Janhvi has also a Youtube channel with 9.5 thousand subscribers.
Although Janhvi Kapoor does not possess any Facebook and Twitter accounts, there are many fan pages available on both social platforms with her name but none of them belongs to Janhvi Kapoor.
Janhvi Kapoor is in a relationship with Shekhar Pahariya, and they both have been dating for a while. Shekhar Pahariya is the grandson of politician Sushil Kumar Shinde.
Previously, she was in a relationship with an entrepreneur Akshat Rajan. Her private photos were leaked in which they were kissing; those photos were taken while both were attending a party in a nightclub.
Her late mother wanted Janhvi Kapoor to become a doctor, but she wanted to be an actress.
Once she was offered a role against Mahesh Babu, but she refused as she was very young and wanted to continue her studies.
Janhvi expressed that she learned Hindi before making her debut film Dhadak.
Although she only performed in four movies, Janhvi Kapoor knows her worth and charges a bulk amount like many others in the Hindi mainstream industry.
In one of her social media videos, she revealed her pink water bottle named Chuski, which went viral afterward.
In an interview, she expresses about her life partner. She wants her life partner to be trustworthy, talented, and passionate about what he does, with a good sense of humor, and the one who is obsessed with her.
Indian movie actress Janhvi Kapoor is born into a wealthy, multitalented, and most prominent family in Bollywood. But at the start of her acting career, she struggled hard to prove herself and make her own separate identity. Jahnvi Kapoor earned a lot of fan following in a limited time. The vast number of her followers on social media is evidence of her stardom. Most of her movies do exceptionally well at the box office mainly due to her natural acting. Janhvi Kapoor’s net worth in 2022 stands around $8 million.
Janhvi Kapoor has sometimes been associated with other Actors such as Ester Expósito, Ravi Teja, Lili Reinhart, Angus Cloud, Raveena Tandon, Piper Perabo, Brahmanandam, Nia Sharma, and Ana de Armas.