Seerat Kapoor is an Indian actress, model, choreographer and dancer who predominantly works in

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. She began her career as an Assistant

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. She made acting debut in 2014 Telugu film ''

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''.

Early life

Kapoor was born on 3 April 1993 in

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. Her father, the late Vineet Kapoor was a

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and her mother, Neena Sihota Kapoor, is an air hostess with

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. Kapoor was educated at

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, Santa Cruz and completed her pre-university course at R. D. National College,

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. She subsequently enrolled for a Bachelor Of Arts degree in

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, but quit it due to scheduling conflicts with her acting. At the time, she was at the peak of her dance career, which she began at age 16 for Bollywood choreographer;

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, The Danceworx,

. Kapoor was a full-time dance instructor at the academy. In the course of her journey, Kapoor worked on Rockstar and was brought on board as Assistant

. Intrigued by modelling, she trained as an actor at her cousin's grandfather's institution, Roshan Tanejaa School Of Acting. In 2014, Kapoor debuted in

Career

In 2011 Kapoor have worked as assistant choreographer in '' Rockstar'' film. she announced in 2014 that she would appear in ''

'' opposite ''

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'', directed by

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. ''

'' was a commercial success. In 2015 Madhu B. and N.V. Prasad signed her to play Ganga in the action film ''Tiger''. Set against the backdrop of

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, the film also starred Sundeep Kishan and Rahul Ravindran. Her next release (2015) came alongside Sumanth Ashwin in the R. Shamala directed romantic comedy, ''Columbus,'' produced by Ashwani Kumar Sahdev. Kapoor's performance was applauded as the highlight of the film in the role of Neeraja. In October 2017, she completed filming ''

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'' opposite

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and was filming ''

Touch Chesi Chudu ''Touch Chesi Chudu'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language action comedy film co-written and directed by Vikram Sirikonda in his directorial debut in Telugu cinema and story by Vakkantham Vamsi. It features Ravi Teja, Raashi Kha ...

'' opposite

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and

Allu Sirish Allu Sirish (born 30 May 1987) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu films. He is the younger brother of leading Telugu cinema actor Allu Arjun. He debuted as a lead actor with '' Gouravam'' (2013) and later went on to appear in f ...

's ''Okka Kshanam''. Her latest release was on Netflix titled

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(2020) Kapoor endorsed several brands and products, including Vivel, Engage Cologne Sprays,

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for

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, Mahindra gusto and Intex with

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. She is currently shooting for big screen project of Dil Raju’s Production.

Other work

In addition to acting and dancing, Kapoor is a trained Indian Classical singer from Rajesree School Of Music from age 12. She is also a fitness enthusiast.

Filmography

Television

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kapoor, Seerat Living people 21st-century Indian actresses 1993 births Indian film actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Female models from Mumbai Indian dance teachers Actresses from Mumbai