Sanjana Kapoor
Sanjna Kapoor | |
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| Occupation(s) | actor, theatre personality |
| Spouse | Valmik Thapar |
Sanjna Kapoor (born 1967) [1] is an Indian theatre personality and former Indian film actress, who has been running the Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai since 1993.[2]
Biography
In her childhood, she attended the prestigious Bombay International School in Mumbai. She had a love for acting and frequented the Prithvi Theatre in Juhu.
Even though she was the first woman in her family to act, her career was not successful. She made her acting debut in the 1981 film 36 Chowringhee Lane which was produced by her father and starred her mother Jennifer Kendal in the lead. She played the younger version of the character her mother played. She later appeared in Utsav (1984) also produced by her father and played her first leading role in a Bollywood film titled Hero Hiralal (1988) which was however unsuccessful at the box office.
She then appeared in Mira Nair's critically acclaimed film Salaam Bombay in 1988 but has since quit acting in films, shifting her focus to theatre in the 1990s. She manages the Prithvi Theatre in Juhu, Mumbai and runs theatre workshops for children.[3] She also hosted the "Amul India Show" on television for three and a half years.
Personal life
She is a member of the famous Bollywood family, the Kapoors. She is the daughter of Jennifer Kendal and Shashi Kapoor, and granddaughter of Prithviraj Kapoor, who founded, Prithvi Theatres, as a travelling theatre company in 1944. Her maternal grandfather, Geoffrey Kendal ran a travelling theatre company, "Shakespeareana". Her brothers Karan Kapoor and Kunal Kapoor are also actors/models.
She is married to famous tiger conservationist, Valmik Thapar and the couple have a son, Hamir.
References
- ^ Sanjna Kapoor Times of India, 11 December 2002.
- ^ High drama in Prithvi Theatre The Hindu, 18 December 2005.
- ^ Sanjna’s passion The Tribune, 6 August 2000.
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