Vaani Kapoor- Expect The Unexpected

Ahead of her career-shifting role that may just make her Bollywood’s newest sweetheart, Vaani Kapoor is eager to shoot from ingénue to movie star.

- Anil Thakraney 

Let’s go over to Paris for a moment. The city where Vaani Kapoor’s new film—Befikre—has been shot, and with whose beauty she has had to compete in every frame. It’s hard to decide who’s more enchanting—the City of Lights or the radiant Vaani Kapoor—even after watching the decidedly ‘hot trailer’, as Rishi Kapoor tweeted. And then there’s her face: part Nargis Fakhri, part Anushka Sharma, part crème brûlée. What’s not to love? Kapoor walks up to me with a studied degree of confidence and effervescence, her hand stretched out for a warm, full bodied handshake. Dressed in jeans, a tee, jacket and white Adidas sneakers, the 28-year-old appears super excited about Befikre. It’s the body language of someone who genuinely believes she’s “nailed it this time”.

Amidst loud laughter, high-fives and a few moments of sadness, Kapoor takes us through her life journey, from being an overweight, over-protected Delhi girl to playing an important role in a big-budget Bollywood film directed by Aditya (Adi) Chopra, no less.

THE NEXT B-TOWN DIVA?

All eyes will be on her this month, I point out. Kapoor looks unfazed; she wants to stay firmly grounded. “I don’t want to think of myself as a diva. I am very real. I am that person even when I am performing. I give my hundred per cent to whatever I am a part of, be it a movie, my family or a relationship. All I can say is I have a feeling this (Bollywood) will become my home,” she says.