Shanaya Kapoor, daughter of actor Sanjay Kapoor and Maheep Kapoor, is preparing for her Bollywood debut under Karan Johar’s Dharma Production. Just before her big Bollywood debut, Karan Johar took to Instagram to share an advertisement featuring Shanaya.

The ad is for a hair straightener brand but in the video, you see the star kid as a model who cannot eat spaghetti without making a mess. Sharing the ad, Karan Johar wrote on Instagram, "Oh my god, @shanayakapoor02! Your hair looks gorgeous. But are you sure you have seen a bowl of spaghetti before? Thank you for this gem @the_misfit_way!"

Here’s the video:

After the video started getting traction, people started to bash her for her acting in the advertisement. They also addressed her as a copy of Ananya Panday and were not very impressed with the fact the Karan is always promoting star kids. 

Here are the reactions: 

© Instagram/Karan Johar

© Instagram/Karan Johar

Shanaya is a part of Karan's Dharma Cornerstone Agency. Announcing her partnership with Dharma, Karan had shared in March, "Another beautiful addition to our growing @dcatalent family! Welcome to the #DCASquad, @shanayakapoor02. Her enthusiasm, perseverance, and diligence are so amazing to see. Join us in showering your love & blessings as she begins her first film with @DharmaMovies, this July!"

Earlier, in an interview, Sanjay Kapoor had spoken about the big announcement. He had said, “She's been wanting to be an actress for a very, very long time. This line is such that you learn with your own experience, having said that, she knows I am gonna be right behind her. Honestly, I feel every individual should grow on their own and it's better that, she learns from her own mistakes and experience. This way she will enjoy her journey much more rather than I hold her hand for everything.” 

Though Shanaya is yet to make her Bollywood debut, she has worked as one of the assistants on Janhvi Kapoor's Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl.

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