At SCREEN launch, Shraddha Kapoor opens up about rising star salaries, reflects on how dad Shakti Kapoor fled from Delhi to make it as an actor

At the grand launch of Screen in Mumbai, Shraddha Kapoor looked back on the struggles of her father, Shakti Kapoor, and how it has shaped her relationship with success and failure.

By: Entertainment Desk

Mumbai | Updated: October 18, 2024 11:12 PM IST

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Shraddha Kapoor becomes the first ever digital cover of SCREEN magazine.

Actor Shraddha Kapoor, last seen in the blockbuster hit Stree 2, debuted as the first digital cover for the re-launched SCREEN magazine. Over the years, the actor has appeared in several popular films, however, Stree 2 took her already flourishing career to the next level. The horror comedy has emerged as one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time, and at the SCREEN launch, Shraddha reflected on her success, and whether it’s alienating or liberating.

She said, “I will be very honest. I still live with my parents and my pets… and for me, it’s a blast. My entire journey has been a great time in the film industry. I feel like I have been very blessed. My parents have seen me go through the ups and downs, but I do believe that failure is supremely essential towards success. Failure is a very big teacher. I am blessed to have a fabulous support system. I am grateful for where I am, because several people are waiting to live the celluloid life.”

She added, “My dad has come from a non-filmy family. His stories are so incredible. He came from Delhi. My grandfather had a textile store and he told my dad, ‘You work in Delhi and you do whatever you want’. My dad had joined a travel agency, but he wanted to act. He hopped on to a train and came to Bombay. Those stories make me want to keep my head down, because my dad really made it from scratch and made it on his own.”

“I feel like if you have your closest ones with you, you are okay through your entire journey,” she said.

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Shraddha also spoke about how the industry has changed in the years since her debut in the film Teen Patti (2010). She said, “I am earning more today than I was 14 years ago. But, there is a pay parity, which I also feel like it is changing.”

Answering a question about how remuneration for major stars has evolved in recent years, she said that these decisions are made by producers. She said, “Whatever is going to work positively in the making of a film, the way it is supposed to be made, those calls the producers will have to take. It’s their vision. I feel like there are a few who have long-term vision and really know where the industry is headed. There is no uniform way which everybody is following.”

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Among the most-followed Indian celebrities in the world and the daughter of veteran Hindi film actor Shakti Kapoor, Shraddha debuted over a decade ago, and first broke out with a co-lead role in the romantic musical film Aashiqui 2. Some of her other hits are the romantic drama Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, in which she starred alongside Ranbir Kapoor, and the emotional drama Chhichhore, directed by Dangal’s Nitesh Tiwari and starring the late Sushant Singh Rajput.

The grand Screen launch was held in Mumbai.

SCREEN was launched in 1951, and has remains one of the most reputed brands in the entertainment industry. With a special focus on Hindi films, the Screen Awards were introduced in the 1990s, and are now regarded as one of the industry’s most credible functions. In its new avatar, SCREEN will be a purely digital publication, a brand raised on cinema nostalgia, made for the moment. Readers can expect flagship events, exclusive interviews, incisive analysis, unbiased reviews, and the latest news, presented in the The Indian Express’ singular voice.

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