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“I HAVE AUDITIONED FOR MANY ROLES, AND FACED SEVERAL REJECTIONS. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE MADE ME THE PERSON I AM TODAY.”

Slow and steady is how one can best define Shraddha Kapoor’s Bollywood innings. Before she tasted the pathbreaking success of in 2013, her previous films (2010) and (2011) met with lukewarm responses at the box office. It was only after her third film that Kapoor was finally recognised for her acting chops, and she hasn’t disappointed since. Not one to be typecast in a genre, the actor has constantly challenged herself by playing versatile roles—be it the girl-next-door Aarohi in the multi-layered protagonist Arshia Lone in the vivacious optimist Aisha in and the inimitable hip-hop dancer infranchise. Her film is proof that the actor is far from restricting herself to an industry, leave alone a genre. She lets us in on her journey, and what lies ahead.

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