Karan Johar lauds Shanaya Kapoor as she bags Mohanlal’s Vrushabha

Mumbai,16th July 2023: Shanaya Kapoor, daughter of Sanjay Kapoor and Maheep Kapoor, is poised to make her feature film debut in Mohanlal’s Vrushabha.

She will play a vital part opposite Roshann Meka. Ektaa Kapoor will produce the film. Since its announcement, the news has generated a lot of attention. Karan Johar has now taken to social media to celebrate the good news.

Karan Johar who is a close friend of Shanaya’s parents took to Instagram to pen a heartfelt note. He said, “Some journeys are perceived as privileged some are also given the tag of lineage benefit … and all of that is true but in you Shanaya @shanayakapoor02 I have only seen a girl who dreamt of nothing but being a pure artist and facing the camera only when you had put in all that immense hard work and so much passion…. This is such a brilliant opportunity for you … so much to learn from the legendary @mohanlal sir.. who I admire and respect so much.”

He also extended gratitude to Ektaa Kapoor and stated his belief in the film. The phrase of “And you and I both know what exciting news is yet to come” piqued the interest netizens who pondered what the filmmaker is keeping hidden.

Shanaya was originally set to make her Bollywood debut in Dharma Productions’ Bedhadak. According to sources, the film has been shelved. When Dharma Productions announced the launch of Shanaya in 2021, it sparked a huge controversy about nepotism.

Nanda Kishore’s Vrushabha is a collaboration between Connekkt Media, Balaji Telefilms, and AVS Studios. The film is produced by AVS’s Abhishek Vyas, Vishal Gurnani, Juhi Parekh Mehta, and Shyam Sunder (First Step Movies), Balaji Telefilms’ Ektaa R Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor, and Connekkt Media’s Varun Mathur.