BornShraddha Kapoor 3 March 1987 (age 29) Mumbai , Maharashtra , IndiaEthnicity Marathi Occupation Film actress fashion designer singer Years active2010–presentParent(s) Shakti Kapoor Shivangi Kolhapure RelativesSee Kapoor family Shraddha Kapoor (born 3 March 1987) is an Indian actress and singer who is noted for her contribution in Bollywood films. She is regarded as one of the most beautiful and popular actresses in India. 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 (2011). Kapoor gained wide recognition for playing a singer in the commercially successful romantic drama Aashiqui 2 (2013), for which she received several accolades including a Filmfare nomination for the Best Actress . The following year, she portrayed a character based on Ophelia in Vishal Bhardwaj 's critically acclaimed drama Haider (2014