Biography Sanjana Kapoor

sanjana kapoor father shashi kapoor

sanjana kapoor born in kapoor family. paternal grandfather prithviraj kapoor , paternal uncles raj kapoor , shammi kapoor. brothers kunal kapoor , karan kapoor have acted in films not successful. maternal grandparents, geoffrey kendal , laura kendal, actors toured india , asia theatre group, shakespeareana, performing shakespeare , shaw. merchant ivory film, shakespeare wallah, loosely based on family, starred father , aunt, actress felicity kendal. sanjna attended prestigious bombay international school in mumbai. had love acting , frequented prithvi theatre in juhu.

her career not successful. made acting debut in 1981 film 36 chowringhee lane produced father , starred mother jennifer kendal in lead. played younger version of character mother played. later appeared in utsav (1984), produced father , played first leading role in bollywood film titled hero hiralal (1988) unsuccessful @ box office.

she appeared in mira nair s critically acclaimed film salaam bombay in 1988 has since quit acting in films, shifting focus theatre in 1990s. in 1991, sanjana played role of japanese wife in theatre production of akira kurosawa s immortalised film rashomon based on broadway play fay , michael kanin. acted in a.k. bir s aranyaka (1994). manages prithvi theatre in juhu, mumbai , runs theatre workshops children.

she hosted amul india show on television 3 , half years.

in 2011, announced decision leave prithvi theatre, , launch own theatre company, junoon in 2012, work travelling groups staging plays @ smaller venues across india.