Shanaya Kapoor, daughter of actor Sanjay Kapoor and Maheep Kapoor, will debut in Bollywood with Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions. Shanaya is excited to commence shooting for her first film in July this year.
Karan Johar took to his Twitter account on March 22 and welcomed the celebrity kid Shanaya to Dharma Cornerstone Agency (DCA). He posted stunning photos of Shanaya and wrote “Welcome to the #DCASquad, Shanaya! It’s going to be an unforgettable and exciting journey that begins with your first film with Dharma Productions, this July.”
Welcome to the #DCASquad, @shanayakapoor! It’s going to be an unforgettable and exciting journey that begins with your first film with @DharmaMovies, this July.@apoorvamehta18 @buntysajdeh @RajeevMasand #UdaySinghGauri @dcatalent pic.twitter.com/WlNcPyEEzR
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) March 22, 2021
Karan also shared a small video of Shanaya with the tweet “Another beautiful addition to our growing @dcatalent family! Welcome to the #DCASquad, @shanayakapoor02. Her enthusiasm, perseverance, and diligence is so amazing to see. Join us in showering your love & blessings as she begins her first film with @DharmaMovies, this July! Watch this space for film details!!!”
Another beautiful addition to our growing @dcatalent family! Welcome to the #DCASquad, @shanayakapoor. Her enthusiasm, perseverance and diligence is so amazing to see. Join us in showering your love & blessings as she begins her first film with @DharmaMovies, this July! pic.twitter.com/u9b6AKwZwQ
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) March 22, 2021
Shanaya announced her Bollywood debut on her Instagram account by posting some pictures, along with the caption “Woke up today with the most grateful heart! Here’s to a great journey ahead with the Dharma Cornerstone Agency family. Excited to kickstart my FIRST FILM (ahh!) this July by Dharma Productions, can’t wait for you all to see what we’re up to! Stay tuned! #DCASquad.”
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Shanaya Kapoor, who has now 4 lakh followers on Instagram, received best wishes from her fans, friends, and family members as the news went viral. In the comment section, actress Amrita Arora dropped clapping hand emojis, Suhana Khan dropped a heart emoji, Karisma Kapoor wrote, “All the best darling” and Anil Kapoor wrote, “All my best always.”
Sanjay Kapoor wished her daughter all the best for a wonderful and successful career. He posted Shanaya’s video on Instagram and wrote “With her unabashed enthusiasm, resilience, and sparkle – My daughter is all set to take over your screens soon. Give her your love and blessings as she is ready to start the journey of her FIRST FILM with Dharma Movies this July. Watch out for the announcement of the film! #DCASquad.”
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Karan Johar criticized for promoting nepotism
Director Karan Johar has launched several celebrity kids including Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, and Janhvi Kapoor in Bollywood. After the news of Shanaya’s debut in Bollywood, netizens trolled Karan Johar for promoting nepotism.
RJ Himani Monalisa D tweeted “You bet he changed Bollywood forever. For once you are right Swara Bhaskar. He is responsible for introducing drugs and nepotism in the film world. And you are one of his biggest chamchis.”
You bet he changed Bollywood forever. For once you are right Swara Bhaskar. He is responsible for introducing drugs and nepotism in the film world. And you are one of his biggest chamchis. @smitaparikh2@iujjawaltrivedi@itsSSRhttps://t.co/4Qd8cNJfao
— RJ Himani Monalisa D (@RjHimaniDutta1) March 20, 2021
A Twitter user wrote, “waah nepotism …waah….as expected…..it was very very obvious that Sanjay Kapoors daughter will be launched by Karan Johar…..ndthats because Sanjay n Karan belong to the same circle of friends…. ufff.”
waah nepotism …waah….as expected…..it was very very obvious that sanjay kapoors daughter will be launched by karan johar…..nd thats because sanjay nd karan belong to the same circle of friends….
ufff https://t.co/js6LuM4npG— arun (@partha721) March 22, 2021
Another user wrote, “Karan Johar back again. Promoting Nepotism. If we still watch his and Nepokid’s movies then we are fool.”
Karan Johar back again. Promoting Nepotism. If we still watch his and Nepokid's movies then we are fool
— MRUDUL (@MRUDULABHAY) March 22, 2021