Shraddha on not using her father Shakti Kapoor's name

Shraddha Kapoor is Shakti Kapoor's daughter and despite belonging to a film background, it was quite difficult for Shraddha to get work in the industry initially. While everyone talks about nepotism, Shraddha reveals that her father Shakti Kapoor was quite clear about the fact that she has to make it on her own. In a recent interview, Shraddha revealed how her father never requested anyone to cast her when she became an actress.
The actress said during an interview with GQ India, "Despite being from the industry, my father (Shakti Kapoor) wasn’t making any calls to get me work. He was always a strong advocate of individualism. He said, ‘I made it on my own; you have to do it too. Face your battles. Don’t rely on me.’ This made me experience rejection and failure on a very personal level. Until

Aashiqui

happened, it was very difficult to convince people to cast me."
Meanwhile, Shraddha was recently seen at the Red Sea Film Festival, where she ended up meeting Andrew Garfield at the red carpet. As they posed together, the internet thought that this moment was created by AI. But that was for real. Andrew was asked about the viral moment and here's what he said about Shraddha. "We had a lovely, very brief meeting at the red carpet. She seems very, very lovely and kind and gentle," he said.
On work front, Shraddha was last seen in '

Stree 2

' which was a massive success at the box office. It also starred Rajkummar Rao, Abhishek Banerjee, Aparshakti Khurrana and Pankaj Tripathi.