Biography: Jhanvi Kapoor, born on 6 March 1997, is the daughter of Sridevi and Boney Kapoor. While the couple has two daughters, Jhanvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor, Jhanvi is the eldest. She received the training in acting from a renewed film institute in the USA named The Lee Strasberg Theater & Films institute along with Aryan Khan, the son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan. Arjun Kapoor is Jhanvi’s half-brother, whereas Anshula Kapoor is Jhanvi's half-sister.In the Karan Johar’s film Dhadak(2018) she made a headstart to her career with her Bollywood debut. In this film opposite to Jhanvi is Ishaan Khattar (brother of Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor).‘Dhadak’ was the Hindi remake of the blockbuster Marathi language film Sairat (2016). Dhadak is her first breakthrough film and become one of the biggest hits of the year. That film collected more than ₹100 crore (INR) collection worldwide at the box office from the estimated budget of ₹25 crore. For her acting and cuteness, she got many good reviews from critics and audiences. She is now considered one of the youngest actresses in the Bollywood film industry.Like Sanjay Dutt, her mother Sridevi died before her debut film Dhadak was released. Her next upcoming bollywood movie is Takht starring Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor, and Alia Bhatt at the lead role.Takht movie is produced by Karan Johar and set to release in 2020.
In 2016, Janhvi Kapoor's pictures with her rumored BF Akshat Ranjan were leaked online. In one picture, the duo was seen locking lips. The picture went viral on the Internet and created a lot of buzzes.