Shanaya Kapoor the daughter of Sanjay Kapoor will soon make her Bollywood debut with the Shashank Khaitan film Bedhadak. In a talk father Sanjay Kapoor told media about how he was never influential in Shanaya becoming an actress. He said that she had the passion and eagerness to learn things and has been training up for the big day from the age of 12. A report on zoomtventertainment.com talked about it and we take reference from that story for our write up here.
When asked if he always knew about Shanaya’s aspirations, he told Etimes, “The desire to be an actor is something that has to come from within. We cannot just counsel or guide someone into becoming an actor! If someone wants to be an actor, we shouldn’t stop that person from chasing their dream. I think this is a wonderful industry to work in and it was Shanaya’s decision to be an actor.”
Talking about how dedicated Shanaya has been, he added, “Maheep and I have always encouraged her. She has been training for the last 8-9 years. People will only catch a glimpse of her on the screen now but she has been at it, preparing hard from the age of 12. She was always attending her dance classes, diction training and what not. Even during the COVID lockdown, when everyone was sitting at home, she was on her laptop all the time doing rehearsals etc. She is very focused and it was always her decision to be an actor. I never told her to be an actor. But when she said she wants to be one, I supported her.”
Well, interesting thoughts coming from a father!!
