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Shraddha Kapoor Birthday Special: 5 Must Watch Films Of The Actor

For her birthday, we have a compilation of her must-watch films.

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Shraddha Kapoor Birthday Special- Shraddha Kapoor celebrates her birthday on March 3. She will turn 35 this year. She is included in lists of India's most popular and best actors. For her birthday, we have a compilation of her must-watch films.
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She began her acting career with a minor appearance in the 2010 crime film Teen Patti, followed by her first big role in the teen drama Luv Ka The End.

Kapoor rose to prominence following the release of Aashiqui 2 (2013), for which she was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Female Actor. She made her impact in the Hindi film industry by appearing in a variety of genres, including comedy, dancing, thriller dramas, and love stories. Here is a list of her films that are a must-watch.

1. Aashiqui 2

Aashiqui 2 is a romantic musical drama film released in India in 2013. The storey of Aashiqui 2 revolves around a tumultuous romantic relationship between a failing singer, Rahul Jaykar played by Aditya Roy Kapur, and his apprentice, promising singer Aarohi Keshav Shirke, played by Shraddha Kapoor, which is complicated by Rahul's alcoholism.

Kapoor's performance resembled Waheeda Rehman's in Guru Dutt's classic Pyaasa. It was revealed in an interview by the actor herself.

2. Ek Villain

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Ek Villain: There's One in Every Love Story is a Hindi-language action thriller film released in India in 2014. Aisha Verma (Shraddha Kapoor) tries to leave a message for her husband, Guru Divekar played by Siddharth Malhotra, but the conversation is interrupted when a masked guy enters Aisha's house and kills her by throwing her out the window. At her funeral, CBI officer Aditya Rathore (Shaad Randhawa) says to her that finding the killer is critical, otherwise Guru will embark on a killing spree.


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3. Stree

Stree is a Hindi-language comedy horror film released in India in 2018. Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor star in the film, which also features Pankaj Tripathi, Aparshakti Khurana, and Abhishek Banerjee. The plot is inspired by the Bengaluru legend of Nale Ba (translation: Oh woman, come tomorrow) from the 1980s, which is about a spirit who knocks on people's doors at night.

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4. Haider

Haider is a crime drama film from India that was released in 2014. Haider is a modern-day rendition of William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet, set during the insurgency-hit Kashmir hostilities of 1995 and civilian disappearances. Basharat Peer's memoir, "Curfewed Night," is also used as inspiration. Haider, a young student and poet, travels to Kashmir during the height of the conflict in search of answers regarding his father's disappearance, only to become entangled in the state's politics.

Shraddha Kapoor plays Arshia Lone, who learns of her father's death at the hands of her boyfriend. She is deeply wounded and commits suicide.

5. Chhichhore

Chhichhore is a coming-of-age comedy-drama film released in Hindi in India in 2019. Set between the 1990s and 2019, Chhichhore follows Aniruddh "Anni" Pathak, a middle-aged divorcee whose son, Raghav, attempts suicide but lives, albeit he is in severe condition due to his refusal to live out of fear of being labelled a "failure." Desperate, Aniruddh goes against his former girlfriend turned ex-wife Maya's wishes to recount his own journey as a "loser" in a gang of six in 1992; as he continues to persuade Raghav, the other five learn of the tragedy and decide to join their friend in his pain to complete a storey they will never forget as a life lesson.

In the film, Sushant Singh Rajput plays Aniruddh Pathak, and Shraddha Kapoor plays Maya Sharma Pathak.

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