Om Shivpuri, Kabir Bedi and Shakti Kapoor are the popular actors who have been playing negative roles in Bollywood films for many years. However, their daughters, Ritu Shivpuri, Pooja Bedi and Shraddha Kapoor have been creating quite a hype as heroines in the Indian industry.Ritu ShivpuriThe audience will certainly remember Ritu Shivpuri as the “Lal dupatte wali” of the film Aankhen. Ritu is the daughter of Bollywood actor, Om Shivpuri, who played lots of negative roles in many films. The actress hit a bull’s eye with the success of her debut movie, which went on to become the biggest blockbuster of the year 1993. However, she gave up her career to settle down with businessman Hari Venkat, and is now a doting mom to twins, Rohail and Samara. Even after all these years, the starlet looks beautiful, and hasn’t aged a bit. Ritu is all set to make a comeback with Anil Kapoor’s TV show 24.Pooja BediDaughter of Kabir Bedi, Pooja Bedi starred in Bollywood movies from 1991 to 1995, and was also featured in a host of commercials and campaigns. She was the center of attraction in the movie Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar. Her Monroe–move in the “Pehla Nasha” song continues to appeal to the audience. She actively campaigns for HIV/AIDS awareness through celebrity appearances, print and electronic media, music videos (BBC and Levi Strauss sponsored) and fund raising events. Other causes she has supported include breast cancer awareness, street children, the world vision of India, and poverty housing with “Habitat for Humanity”.
She returned to acting in Ek Ajnabee (2005), only to find that the scene had been deleted in the final cut. She was featured in a reality show called Jhalak Dikhlaja on Sony TV in 2006, and developed a love for Latin American ballroom dance. She now performs shows all over the world at events and award ceremonies. She is also a TV host for Not Just Page 3, and Just Pooja on Zoom, as well as the brand ambassador of Allergan India, and Country Club India Limited.
As a stage actress, she took part in the box office hits Carry on Papa, Wow what a girl, and a Bengali film called Jatra. She also published her late mother’s memoirs Timepass (Penguin Books, India) which was on the national top 10 bestseller list. Her opinionated thoughts on matters of social and national concern have been published in regular columns and occasional articles in the Times of India, Hindustan Times, Midday, L’officiel, Marie Claire, The Week, etc.Shraddha KapoorShraddha Kapoor started her career as a teen actor with Luv Ka The End. For her next film, Ashiqui 2, Shakti Kapoor’s daughter received several accolades, including a Filmfare nomination for 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. She established herself as a high-profile actress in Bollywood by working in the romantic thriller Ek Villain (2014), the dance drama ABCD 2 (2015), and the action drama Baaghi (2016) - all of which rank among her biggest commercial successes.
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