Shraddha Kapoor is an actress.
Shraddha Kapoor ( born 3 March 1987 ) is an Indian actress and singer who is noted for her work in Bollywood films . The daughter of actor Shakti Kapoor , she began her acting career with a brief role in the 2010 heist film Teen Patti and followed it with her first leading role in the teen drama Luv Ka The End ( 2011 ) . Kapoor gained wide recognition for playing a singer in the commercially successful romantic drama Aashiqui 2 ( 2013 ) , for which she received several accolades including a Filmfare nomination for the Best Actress . The following year , she portrayed a character based on Ophelia in Vishal Bhardwaj 's critically acclaimed drama Haider ( 2014 ) , an adaptation of William Shakespeare 's tragedy Hamlet .