Shivani Kapoor

Shivani Kapoor

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Shivani Kapoor Profile

  • Name:
  • Shivani Kapoor
  • Profession / Known For:
  • Model
  • Mother:
  • Malati Lall

Shivani Kapoor Biography

Shivani Kapoor is a British model who has appeared as the cover girl of Indian edition of leading fashion magazine, August 2002. She is a cousin of Kapoor sisters of Bollywood, Karishma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor. She has won the Lakme "Face of the Year" in 2001 at the age of 17 and took part in the Lakme India Fashion Week in Mumbai. She has signed with the director Sanjay Leela Bhansali for his upcoming movie, Bajirao Mastani. She is to make her debut in Bollywood opposite Salman Khan through this movie. She is to play the title role of Maharani Mastani in this movie.

 

She was born on 20 September 1984 in London. Kapoor attended school in Sydenham, South London. This British model moved to India at the age of 17 to pursue a career in modelling. She is a trained singer too and has trained for four years in London to sing for operas. She studied music as she believed that learning music can improve her performance on stage as a model. She started her modelling career in London at the age of 14, starting with ‘the Asian Woman & Bride magazine’ where she was ropped for still photography.

 

At the age of 17, she became the new face of Lakme, winning Lakme "Face of the Year" in 2001, soon after she reached Mumbai. She has also participated in the fashion Week of this brand held at Mumbai. After that she became one of the top models of the country. Delhi designer Mandira is her favorite designer. Some 20 years ago, her mother Malati Lall was invited by Lakme to be their face. But she didn’t accept the offer as she felt that her mother won’t like it.

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Updated: May 12, 2014

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