Ayesha Kapur

{{Infobox person

| name = Ayesha Kapur

| image = Ayesha kapur (portrait).jpg

| caption = Kapur in 2012

| birth_name = Ayesha Giulia Kapur

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|9|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Düsseldorf, Germany

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2005–2009, 2023–present

}}

Ayesha Giulia Kapur (born 13 September 1994){{Cite web |title='I don't think I look like Rani' |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/feb/02aye.htm |website=Rediff |last1=N |first1=Patcy |date=2 February 2005}} is an Indian-German actress, who is best known from the Bollywood movie Black.{{Cite web |title=Brand Ayesha |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2011/nov/18/brand-ayesha-311467.html |website=The New Indian Express |date=18 November 2011 }}{{cite web |last1=N |first1=Patcy (2 February 2005) |title='I don't think I look like Rani' |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/feb/02aye.htm |website=Rediff |access-date=17 September 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14668642&cid=2359 |title=Ayesha Kapoor refuses Preity Zinta |work=Sify |publisher=7 May 2008 |access-date=18 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514171649/http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14668642&cid=2359 |archive-date=14 May 2008 |url-status=dead}} Kapur became the recipient of many awards in the "Best Supporting Actress" category. In doing so, she became the second youngest (behind Darsheel Safary) to be both nominated and win a Filmfare Award and is currently the youngest person ever to win a Zee Cine Award and an IIFA Award.{{Cite web |title=GENE JUNCTION: AYESHA GUILIA KAPUR |url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/people/ayesha-guilia-kapur-jewellery-designer |publisher=Verve Magazine |last=Shah |first=Zaral |date=22 February 2016 }}

Personal life

Kapur grew up and resides in Auroville, Puducherry. Her mother Jacqueline is German, and her father is Punjabi businessman Dilip Kapur, owner of the Hidesign chain of leather goods stores.{{cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=13662236 |title=Ayesha Kapoor: The stunning 9-year-old in 'Black' |date=3 February 2005 |work=Sify |access-date=18 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050206193808/http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=13662236 |archive-date=6 February 2005 |url-status=dead}} She has one brother, Milan, and two half-brothers from her father's first marriage, Akash and Vikas.{{cite web |last1=Ramani |first1=Priya (30 August 2008) |title=Dilip Kapur: The French Connection |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/PkfcfOu4TlmTX9Kfi6qBGP/Dilip-Kapur--The-French-connection.html |website=LiveMint |date=30 August 2008 |access-date=17 September 2014}} She grew up speaking English, German and Tamil, and also speaks Hindi. Kapur finished her schooling at Deerfield Academy and graduated from Columbia University in 2020.{{Cite web |title=#WhereAreThey Series: I want to focus on my career in health and wellness, says Black actor Ayesha Kapur |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/wherearethey-series-i-want-to-focus-on-my-career-in-health-and-wellness-says-black-actor-ayesha-kapur-101634146062364.html |website=The Hindustan Times |last1=Chakraborty |first1=Juhi |date=16 October 2021 }}

Career

Kapur starred in her first major role in Bollywood in the 2005 movie Black, as the young Michelle McNally opposite Rani Mukerji and Amitabh Bachchan. She received praises and critical acclaim for her role.{{cite web |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/feb/04black.htm |title=Black: Bhansali's passion, pain and pleasure |author=Sita Menon |date=4 February 2005 |publisher=Rediff |access-date=15 January 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/Reviews/Bollywood/Black/articleshow/1014887.cms |title=Black |author=Nikhat Kazmi |date=3 February 2005 |work=The Times of India |access-date=15 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926182845/http://movies.indiatimes.com/Reviews/Bollywood/Black/articleshow/1014887.cms |archive-date=26 September 2009 |url-status=dead }} For her role, Kapur won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress (2006) at the 51st Filmfare Awards and she holds the record for the youngest nominee and winner of the award in the female category. Kapur's second movie was Sikandar in 2009 where she played the role of a young Kashmiri Muslim girl, Nasreen opposite the lead Parzan Dastur, with whom she develops a bond and becomes his conscience keeper.{{cite web |last1=Sahgal |first1=Geety (26 September 2014) |title=YRF signs Ayesha Kapur for a three film deal |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/yrf-signs-ayesha-kapur-for-a-three-film-deal/ |website=TheIndianExpress |date=26 September 2014 |access-date=15 December 2020}}{{cite web |title=I am afraid fame will change me: Ayesha Kapur |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-i-am-afraid-fame-will-change-me-ayesha-kapur-1283353 |website=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=15 December 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Das |first1=Sushmita (6 May 2009) |title=ALL WORK & ALL FUN |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/all-work---all-fun/455173/ |website=TheIndianExpress |access-date=15 December 2020}}

Since 2010, Kapur along with her mother Jacqueline, also runs her own brand of accessories, Ayesha Accessories.{{Cite web |title=From Black to brilliant hues |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/fashion/from-black-to-brilliant-hues/article4546919.ece?homepage=true |website=The Hindu |last1=Paitandy |first1=Priyadarshini |date=25 March 2013 }}{{Cite web |title=A good ride |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/fashion/ayesha-accessoriess-jacqueline-kapur-on-her-venture/article7615770.ece |website=The Hindu |last1=Mallimadugula |first1=Niharika |date=4 September 2015}}

Filmography

=Films=

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! Title

! Role

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2005

| Black

| Young Michelle McNally

| Bollywood Debut

2009

| Sikandar

| Nasreen Banu

| {{Pending film|Hari Ka Om}}

| {{TBA}}

| Pre Production

|{{Cite web |title=Bhansali's 'Black' fame child actor Ayesha Kapur to debut in 'Hari-Om' |url=https://theprint.in/features/bhansalis-black-fame-child-actor-ayesha-kapur-to-debut-in-hari-om/1117275/ |website=The Print |date=5 September 2022 }}{{Cite web |title=Ayesha Kapur, Who Played Young Rani Mukerji in Black, is Making Her Leading Role Debut with Hari-Om |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ayesha-kapur-who-played-young-rani-mukerji-in-black-is-making-her-leading-debut-with-hari-om-5895709.html |website=News18 |date=5 September 2022 }}{{Cite web |url=https://indisches-filmfestival.de/film/hari-om/ |title=HARI KA OM / HARI'S OM gast/GUEST: Harish Vyas und Ayesha Giulia Kapur |website=indisches-filmfestival.de |access-date=22 October 2022 }}

=Web series=

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2023

| Sweet Kaaram Coffee

| Julia

| Tamil

|{{Cite web |title='Sweet Kaaram Coffee' review: Sugar, spice – and bitterness |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1051990/sweet-kaaram-coffee-review-sugar-spice-and-bitterness |website=Scroll.com |date=7 July 2023 }}

Awards

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rowspan="7" \| 2006 \| 7th IIFA Awards \| Best Supporting Actress \| rowspan="7" \| Black \| {{won}} \| {{cite news \| url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/little-star/article3218664.ece \| title=Little star \| newspaper=The Hindu \| date=29 June 2006 }}
51st Filmfare Awards \| Best Supporting Actress \| {{won}} \|
9th Zee Cine Awards \| Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female \| {{won}} \|
Bollywood Movie Awards \| Best Supporting Actress \| {{won}} \|
Producers Guild Film Awards \| Best Actress in a Supporting Role \| {{won}} \|
Screen Awards \| Best Child Artist \| {{won}} \|
Stardust Awards \| Exciting New Face of the Year \| {{won}} \|

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rowspan="7" | 2006

| 7th IIFA Awards

| Best Supporting Actress

| rowspan="7" | Black

| {{won}}

| {{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/little-star/article3218664.ece | title=Little star | newspaper=The Hindu | date=29 June 2006 }}

51st Filmfare Awards

| Best Supporting Actress

| {{won}}

9th Zee Cine Awards

| Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female

| {{won}}

Bollywood Movie Awards

| Best Supporting Actress

| {{won}}

Producers Guild Film Awards

| Best Actress in a Supporting Role

| {{won}}