Vaani Kapoor (born 23 August 1988) is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi films and Tamil films. She made her film debut in the 2013 romantic comedy Shuddh Desi Romance, a critical and commercial success, which earned her Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Later she marked her debut in Tamil film Aaha Kalyanam (2014). She is known for her work in the film Befikre (2016) opposite Ranveer Singh and in the Spy film War (2019) with Hrithik Roshan. She also had a brief role in Akshay Kumar's Bell Bottom (2021).Kapoor's father Shiv Kapoor is a furniture exports entrepreneur and her mother Dimpy Kapoor is a teacher-turned marketing executive. She did her schooling from Mata Jai Kaur Public School in Ashok Vihar, Delhi. Later she enrolled in Indira Gandhi National Open University, completing a bachelor's degree in tourism studies, after which she took up an internship with Oberoi Hotels & Resorts in Jaipur and later worked for ITC Hotel. She was signed by the Elite Model Management for modeling projects.